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I believe that it would be better said that the idea that she was bodily assumed is adiaphora. The Bible neither speaks in confirmation or denies it. That said, I personally do not ascribe to the belief and it would seem that most Lutherans also believe that she died and was not bodily assumed...

As a former Catholic as well, I echo what @Josiah said 100%. Don't get me wrong, I love the Catholic Church and fully enjoyed my time there. But as I explored the faith deeper, with a more open eye as to how the Catholic faith is lived out by many of the devoted members, I could not stay. The...

They don't bother me at this point, I just don't itch them and they go away in an hour or two. My wife on the other hand gets them very bad, usually she uses hydrocortisone cream. She also recently bought this thing on Amazon that is really hot, it is supposed to stop the itch. when you touch...

I still do not understand the question in that case. Personally I think that the Protestant faith movements hold the most "truth". Within that movement I think the confessional Lutheran and confessional Reformed hold the most "truth". I think the Catholic Churches are missing parts of the...

I think that we are all part of whatever denomination we think is closest to the Truth, or at least I hope that we are. Sometimes people change denominations based on their reasoning and what they may see as evidence of anther Faith Tradition being closer to the "truth", sometimes they change...

The LCMS does not have an official position on the age of the Earth, but they may have an opinion, or at least the person/s managing the website Q&A have a position. YEC is certainly the most common position in the LCMS, but it is neither doctrine nor dogma.

If I may interject: I don't think this is the thread to debate the age of the Earth. The OP is struggling enough with the subject, we should not hijack her thread for a debate on a subject that is difficult for many people.

Yes, I do agree that this should not be a foundational issue as it is not really an issue doctrinally or dogmatically. I personally have been around a fair amount of different denominations, and it can be tough to understand what is official and what is not, and to differentiate when something...

In the end you should go where the Spirit leads you, where you are taught and are "filled up" by Jesus. Maybe that is the RCC, maybe that is a Lutheran church, maybe somewhere else. But don't base that decision on something that is really just not a part of the churches we are talking about...

In time they will likely get closer to the Episcopal Church. There are already shared parishes and the two denominations have a pulpit fellowship. It is not entirely out of the realm of possibility for the ELCA, TEC and UMC to merge in the next 20 years as a United Church as we see in some other...

It is not binding, if they made that statement they were incorrect. Now, that said, it is by and large the view of the members in the denomination, and culturally holding a differing view could cause strife - but only if you decide to make it so. Just try and ignore conversations about it, I...

The lack of an official liturgy or book of liturgies derived from the Roman or Eastern church does not mean there is no liturgy. Except for services that are spontaneous, like some Quaker meetings are, a liturgy inevitably develops. If you consider it, I am sure that your church service is very...

Very valid point. However, I know my home city well enough to avoid this and when I travel I generally have no need to walk anywhere outside of the main tourist spots; I am not much of an "urban explorer". Not that all tourist areas are safe, but by and large they are safer areas of town for the...

Nowhere in the states, I think overall it is sage enough if you take precautions and stay out of the "bad" areas. Outside of the USA I would say any major city in Russia. Even before the war I felt this way. I have known too many people that had issues with the police and residents trying to...

Generally they are pretty much in line. My mother believes in "prosperity doctrine" and I do not, but otherwise our beliefs are pretty similar.

Lock the chain/slide/bolt - whatever, don't just close the door thinking the auto handle/key card lock will be sufficient. I have been in more than 5 hotel rooms where someone was given the wrong key card and tried to come into the room thinking it was the room they had just checked into; I have...

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I do not believe I have ever commented on this subject, and I certainly do not appreciate being called out for it. I don't see a value in trying to convince anyone of anything over the internet, it is a rare person that changes their mind based on internet debates. *Edit* I realize that I did...

I honestly can't remember completely, but I think it was to a tennis practice. At the time I was on a tennis team, so that would make sense.

None that I am aware of. In all honesty, I really only have three close friends at this time. I have a lot of "friends", but they are not people that I talk about deep or deeply personal things with. Out of the three one is more of a Deist and the others are religious, but they don't have a...