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Please expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish Wikipedia. After translating, {{Translated|fi|Lestadiolaisuus}} must be added to the talk page to ensure copyright compliance. Translation instructions  · Translate via Google · Involve your language class

I'm removing the blurb about how Laestadians commonly have 10-15 children and get married young. It seems irrelevant and lacks a good source. Please feel free to re-add if you have a source for this.

-- Joshua Rodd

This is a natural delusion from the fact they don't use contraception... Kahkonen 18:09, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

This article is generally about laestadianism. Not all laestadian branches think contraception is a sin. Operationkunskap 18:09, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Not Exactly NPOV

The guideline of their faith is the Bible.

That pretty much covers any Christian denomination.

Laestadians emphasize a Christian lifestyle.

Again, how is this different from any other Christian denomination?

Laestadius met a Lappish woman named Milla Clementsdotter of Föllinge, during a 1844 inspection tour of Åsele, who narrated various biblical teachings to Laestadius. This was an important meeting for Laestadius, because after it, he first understood the secret of living faith.

This seems a little POV to me, particularly the reference to "the secret of living faith."

He received his sins forgiven

Not even sure what this means.

I'm not really familiar with this denomination, so I'm reluctant (Be Bold notwithstanding) to muck around with it, but it surely looks as though it could use a cleanup.

Septegram 14:10, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

OK, since no one has offered to work on this, I made a couple of minor changes, and am unwatching. You're on your collective own...

*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 13:18, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

This not-NPOV still remaining:

She told Laestadius about her spiritual experiences on her journey to a truly living Christianity.

I believe the expression "truly living Christianity" could be a citation, and then it needs double blips (") and a citation. Said: Rursus (☻) 11:22, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Finnish translation

Tried to translate from fi-wiki. Cites and references are in Finnish, so I didn't copy them. Kahkonen 09:26, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, and I hope you are also willing to translate the remaining parts of the Finnish article :)Labongo 14:19, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Not in near future, sorry :-) Kahkonen 15:53, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Exclusion

The article implies "a difference between believers and others". According to Laestadean doctrine / opinion, what is the actual meaning of this 'difference', and who are the 'believers' (what is necessary or sufficient property of a "true believer")? IMO the declared discussion should be included in the article.

-- kyyni

I don't know if this is correct (and will therefore not change the article), but I think a believer is a Laestadian. I also don't think that they regard others are regarded as non-believers in the sence of not being Christians.Labongo 22:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)