I was raised Presbyterian, but I got sucked into ELCA Lutheranism when I went to St. Olaf College. It was the music that pulled me in, I think: Presbys aren't nearly as musically oriented as Lutherans. I frequently serve as the Assistant Minister (singing the Kyrie) at my church.

I'm most irritated with the ELCA Lutheran church over their (less than progressive) stand disallowing gays in relationships to serve as ministers. I concentrate on trying to change the church from the inside (I thought it was a hopeful sign that my church devoted one of the adult Sunday School forums to discussing The Wild Swans).

Peg