Christian Identity is the closest you're going to find to unchanged Holy Tradition but they're few and far between. The ideal solution is to start our own Church on these basic founding Principles.
Sadly it depends very much on the congregation. Luther’s idea of a "priesthood of all believers" is heavily misused by heretics, but also allows for the most based priests ever to talk freely.
> 1. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~3 million
>
> - Gay Marriage: Explicitly supports and allows same-sex marriage in its congregations.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Allows openly gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals to be ordained as clergy.
>
> - Note: The ELCA is the most progressive of the major Lutheran denominations in the U.S. on these issues.
> 2. Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~1.8 million
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The LCMS is more conservative and adheres to traditional views on these issues.
> 3. Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~300,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: LCMC does not have an official denominational stance on same-sex marriage, as it allows individual congregations to decide. However, many congregations within LCMC oppose same-sex marriage.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: LCMC does not have an official denominational stance on LGBT clergy, but many congregations oppose ordaining openly LGBT individuals.
> 4. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~300,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: WELS is theologically conservative and aligns with the LCMS on most social issues.
> 5. Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~150,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The ELS is smaller and more conservative than the ELCA but has some theological similarities to the LCMS and WELS.
> 6. Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~100,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The CLBA is a smaller, evangelical Lutheran denomination with conservative views.
> 7. Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~40,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The AFLC is a smaller, conservative denomination that emphasizes biblical literalism.
u/NikolaiVsevolodovich avoid Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Churches for sure, be wary of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC), and instead consider Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) if there is one near you. They are a *"smaller, conservative denomination that emphasizes biblical literalism."*
>> [Biblical Literalism of The Wickedness of the Jews](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelations%202%3A9%2C%20Revelations%203%3A9%2C%20Titus%201%3A14%2C%20John%208%3A44%2C%20Deuteronomy%2032%3A28-33%2C%20Hosea%209%3A1%2C%209%3A7%2C%209%3A9%2C%209%3A15%2C%209%3A17%2C%20Matthew%2027%3A22-26%2C%201%20Thessalonians%202%3A14-16%2C%20Leviticus%2020%3A2-5%2C%20Numbers%2025%3A3-5%2C%20Judges%202%3A11-13%2C%201%20Kings%2011%3A5-7%2C%20Zephaniah%201%3A4-6%2C%20Acts%207%3A43%2C%20Jeremiah%207%3A31-32%2C%20Jeremiah%2019%3A4-6%2C%20Jeremiah%2032%3A30-35&version=NLT), from the Old & New Testaments.
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~3 million
>
> - Gay Marriage: Explicitly supports and allows same-sex marriage in its congregations.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Allows openly gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals to be ordained as clergy.
>
> - Note: The ELCA is the most progressive of the major Lutheran denominations in the U.S. on these issues.
> 2. Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~1.8 million
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The LCMS is more conservative and adheres to traditional views on these issues.
> 3. Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~300,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: LCMC does not have an official denominational stance on same-sex marriage, as it allows individual congregations to decide. However, many congregations within LCMC oppose same-sex marriage.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: LCMC does not have an official denominational stance on LGBT clergy, but many congregations oppose ordaining openly LGBT individuals.
> 4. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~300,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: WELS is theologically conservative and aligns with the LCMS on most social issues.
> 5. Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~150,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The ELS is smaller and more conservative than the ELCA but has some theological similarities to the LCMS and WELS.
> 6. Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~100,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The CLBA is a smaller, evangelical Lutheran denomination with conservative views.
> 7. Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC)
>
> - Estimated Membership: ~40,000
>
> - Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman.
>
> - LGBT Clergy: Does not ordain openly gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals as clergy.
>
> - Note: The AFLC is a smaller, conservative denomination that emphasizes biblical literalism.
u/NikolaiVsevolodovich avoid Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Churches for sure, be wary of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC), and instead consider Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) if there is one near you. They are a *"smaller, conservative denomination that emphasizes biblical literalism."*
>> [Biblical Literalism of The Wickedness of the Jews](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelations%202%3A9%2C%20Revelations%203%3A9%2C%20Titus%201%3A14%2C%20John%208%3A44%2C%20Deuteronomy%2032%3A28-33%2C%20Hosea%209%3A1%2C%209%3A7%2C%209%3A9%2C%209%3A15%2C%209%3A17%2C%20Matthew%2027%3A22-26%2C%201%20Thessalonians%202%3A14-16%2C%20Leviticus%2020%3A2-5%2C%20Numbers%2025%3A3-5%2C%20Judges%202%3A11-13%2C%201%20Kings%2011%3A5-7%2C%20Zephaniah%201%3A4-6%2C%20Acts%207%3A43%2C%20Jeremiah%207%3A31-32%2C%20Jeremiah%2019%3A4-6%2C%20Jeremiah%2032%3A30-35&version=NLT), from the Old & New Testaments.