Meridae'n

If the word actually exists, can someone please explain to me what Lutheranism is and what makes Lutherans any different to other christians?

I put this thread in here as I want a serious response. I've just met a chick who is fair dinkum fucking my universe and she's a Lutheran teacher and her family are devout to the religion, so I want to know a little about it to help me snare this bird. As far as I know it's a bit like the Church of England, but that's all. I don't really want this to turn into a Lutheran vs Rest of the World stoush, and I already know most of you are smarter than me, so let the big words go through to Gilly, I'm just interested in a bit of a description of Luther and the sect in layman's terms.

Cheers in advance

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