I am a Thrivent employee and pro-life. I am active in Lutherans For Life and often speak on life issues as I will be doing this Life Sunday. While I am saddened by Thrivent's recent decisions I need to report that I have also had my contributions to LFL matched by Thrivent for the past 12 years. In fact, when I was on a State Board the match was 2-1. I also have had gifts matched to the Navigators, as well as non-religious charitable organizations I support. I do not view this as the same kind of issue as the one raised by Thrivent Choice. The employee matching funds are, to me at least, a fringe benefit like those provided by many other companies. Thrivent makes no value judgement on where my dollars go and I would not want them to. Also, we must understand that not all Thrivent employees will agree with our pro-life values and will make different choices that we will regarding our charitable gifts.