The nice thing is though, that same chaos and division has protected American Lutherans from the situation European Lutherans have found themselves in. Over in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, etc., the story is this simple: the state Lutheran Church has cucked but they have all the funding and ecclesiastical power thanks to the power of the sword, so you're hosed and have to travel 80 miles to maaaybe go to a faithful congregation in the middle of nowhere. God made America insane to protect American Lutherans from suffering the same fate.