I love that we have a religious conversation in a movies thread, originally inspired by a Morgan Freeman quote.
This place rules.
Also, I love Alanis!God. I also love the Jesus in Reefer Madness: The Musical.
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
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Gris - Jun 01, 2005 1:58:10 pm PDT #3643 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Anne W. - Jun 01, 2005 2:00:57 pm PDT #3644 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
The best explanation (as in 'makes sense') explanation I ever heard a pastor give for using grape juice rather than wine at communion was that a) kids below drinking age took communion at that church and b) they had a number of recovering alcoholics in the congregation. Yeah, there are probably some good counter-arguments, but bonus points for not wanking the Bible to justify a no-alcohol stance.
Edit: I have yet to see Dogma, but desperately want to. My thoroughly agnostic dad walked out of it, not because he was offended, but because he was bored. I think Ben Affleck irks him.
ChiKat - Jun 01, 2005 2:03:11 pm PDT #3645 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
The best explanation (as in 'makes sense') explanation I ever heard a pastor give for using grape juice rather than wine at communion was that a) kids below drinking age took communion at that church and b) they had a number of recovering alcoholics in the congregation.
That's why my church uses grape juice. They don't care about booze (Methodists), but they want everyone to be able to participate.
Kathy A - Jun 01, 2005 2:04:44 pm PDT #3646 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm not too sure how it works in non-Catholic services--is drinking the wine/juice optional, or pretty much expected?
ChiKat - Jun 01, 2005 2:06:51 pm PDT #3647 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
is drinking the wine/juice optional, or pretty much expected?
Partaking in communion at my church is totally optional. And, we only do it the first Sunday of the month.
ChiKat - Jun 01, 2005 2:07:58 pm PDT #3648 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Post Toasties...
This is also the church that offers rice cakes instead of bread for the people with wheat or gluten allergies.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2005 2:08:45 pm PDT #3649 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The best explanation (as in 'makes sense') explanation I ever heard a pastor give for using grape juice rather than wine at communion was that a) kids below drinking age took communion at that church and b) they had a number of recovering alcoholics in the congregation.
Every Reform synagogue I've ever been too has offered both wine and grape juice. (Of course, the wine being Manichevitz, it can be hard to tell the difference.)
Betsy HP - Jun 01, 2005 2:16:05 pm PDT #3650 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
That's why my church uses grape juice. They don't care about booze (Methodists), but they want everyone to be able to participate.
That's completely honorable in my book. Some Friends' meetings also have a witness against alcohol -- not because Jesus didn't drink it, but because drinking it sets a bad example for other people, people who might be hurt by it.
It's the claim that Jesus was a teetotaler that gets up my nose.
Sheryl - Jun 01, 2005 2:16:29 pm PDT #3651 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Every Reform synagogue I've ever been too has offered both wine and grape juice. (Of course, the wine being Manichevitz, it can be hard to tell the difference.)
Naah, the grape juice taste like grapes, as opposed to the Manishevitz, which tastes like Robitussin.
(There are good kosher wines out there. Manishevitz ain't one of them)
Sean K - Jun 01, 2005 2:19:06 pm PDT #3652 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Edit: I have yet to see Dogma, but desperately want to. My thoroughly agnostic dad walked out of it, not because he was offended, but because he was bored. I think Ben Affleck irks him.
Dogma is a very Catholic movie, which may or may not have anything at all to do with why a non-Catholic might or might not like it, but as an ex-Catholic, there's a world/God-view in it that appeals to me for reasons that I can't put my finger on beyond just a common frame of reference.