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My pastor told me that I CAN be a member of the LCMS “in good conscience.”

But what if I feel uncomfortable with that “in good conscience”? I have to say right now (if I haven’t already at some point ) I have OCD, obviously.

What do you mean?

since I was Catholic and went to a Catholic grade school I didn’t go to Sunday School. We had Religion class.

Me too! Especially seeing a double rainbow.

I felt better until you said that……

That’s what’s been bothering me.^ this.

No way am I reading 800 pages of that book! I have skipped around in it though. And FTR, I don’t know how I feel about purgatory or Marian dogma’s either. I do miss my rosary but I’m conflicted about repeating the Hail Mary overandover again since Matthew 6:7 tells us not to. Im not sure how I...

I figured you’d say that. IRL and online Catholics want me to return to Catholicism, Lutherans want me to return to Lutheranism.

That’s it? I think we discussed this Q&A site before. What were your thoughts on it? Because at first it says that The LCMS doesn’t have a position on the age of the earth but the it goes on, making it sound as if the church believes it’s young.

I’d like to hear from Josiah when he gets on here.

Yeah, but @Josiah, what about this, below, from the LCMS Q & A site? <<<<<< QUESTION: What is The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s position regarding the age of the earth? Must we accept literally the creation account that points in the direction of a relatively young earth, given the amount of...

So you’re saying the genealogies prove 6,000 years or they don’t.

Wrong. Talked to my pastor for a long time today in email and the help from him plus what I got here from Josiah helped me, a lot. Now it’s all good. I plan on staying put.

IOW, you agree that this 6,000 year old thing isnt part of the churches we’re talking about here and I shouldnt let this obsession of mine influence my decision?

I want to be part of a church community, a vibrant one. I’ve been trying to talk to people more, saying more than the obligatory “hi, how are you doing?” I have a lot of anxiety and it can be hard for me to converse with people I don’t know well, in person.

Yeah, my friend goes there and from the way she talks, in time, the church will be no more. Which I don’t get since they’re such a big denomination in the USA