Politics...revealed

Captain Peabody · Post by **Captain Peabody** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:31 am

No...Communion is practised in pretty much every Christian denomination, as far as I can tell.

I may be mistaken (as usual.)

Don't worry...you are forgiven.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:49 pm

The confusion may come from whether the denomination in question holds with the doctrine of transubstantiation or not. Catholicism holds that the Eucharist is literally the body and blood of Christ while most, if not all, Protestant denominations believe that it's merely symbolic.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:36 pm

I will certainly check into it, but have any of you ever been to a Pentecostal tent revival, or a Kingdom Hall, or an Iglesia de Adventista? I have, and I don't recall ever having seen communion being made or offered.

PS - No, I wasn't talking about transubstantiation. I was referring to whether or not communion was offered. I may not be Catholic, but I believe I have enough brainpower to understand some the mystery concepts.

Captain Peabody · Post by **Captain Peabody** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:41 pm

I will certainly check into it, but have any of you ever been to a Pentecostal tent revival, or a Kingdom Hall, or an Iglesia de Adventista? I have, and I don't recall ever having seen communion being made or offered.

Well, a lot of those groups (Pentecostals, Baptists, etc.) do not practise weekly communion, which may be what you mean. Depending on the group, they could hold it monthly, quarterly, or just once or twice a year; which, again, seems pretty strange to me, considering as Jesus did tell us to take Communion, whereas his command to hold revival meetings is a little harder to find...

Deepcrush · Post by **Deepcrush** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:59 pm

Puritans, people so up tight that even the british kicked them out. That says alot for them as a people.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:14 pm

Captain Peabody wrote:Well, a lot of those groups (Pentecostals, Baptists, etc.) do not practise weekly communion, which may be what you mean. Depending on the group, they could hold it monthly, quarterly, or just once or twice a year; which, again, seems pretty strange to me, considering as Jesus did tell us to take Communion, whereas his command to hold revival meetings is a little harder to find...

That may very well be what I mean. I have done sociological research on many of these sects a/o just observed by way of attending with a friend or acquaintance, and as I said, I personally hadn't seen anything resembling the sacrament of communion. Of course, some folks wouldn't recognize it in it's form in my wife's branch of the Catholic Church, as they have gone back to the Old Word practice of combining the sacraments of baptism and confirmation - thus, my three-year-old takes communion.

And I imagine the commandment to handle snakes is buried in Leviticus somewhere along with the tent revivals...

Or maybe those are a tribute to the mobile Hebrew tabernacle?

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:33 pm

Nevada goes to Romney with McCain and Huckabee in second and third.

Jordanis · Post by **Jordanis** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:30 pm

Nevada for Clinton, dammit. Probably due to the Dem vote being 59% female.

Interestingly, Edwards hardly registered in this caucus.

And where do you get McCain and Huckabee as second and third? CNN is showing Paul in second, McCain in third, and Huckabee in fourth.

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:21 am

From yahoo. But that was earlier in the day, maybe the areas with big Paul supporters hadn't been counted by then. That's good news though, I like paul.

And sucks big about Clinton

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:20 am

Actually.. Obama won Nevada. Clinton won the popular vote but Obama recieved more deligates. How about that?

Jordanis · Post by **Jordanis** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:08 am

Monroe wrote:Actually.. Obama won Nevada. Clinton won the popular vote but Obama recieved more deligates. How about that?

That's nice and all, but the early states aren't about delegates. They're about the perception of momentum going into Super Tuesday.

Captain Peabody · Post by **Captain Peabody** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:25 pm

On the positive side, McCain won South Carolina!

Whoo!

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:03 pm

Don't really care too much about the GOP side, but McCain's win in SC is indicative of a very positive concept. Even with his vocal opposition to the rebel flag flying over the State House, he was able to carry the state.

Captain Peabody · Post by **Captain Peabody** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:03 pm

Well, the big deal with South Carolina on the Republican side is that since 1980 every Republican candidate to win South Carolina has gone on to win the nomination...so a victory there is a pretty big morale- and momentum-booster.

Just as a side note: did any of you hear about the big Clinton-Obama scuffle at the Democratic debate last night? Crikey, people...act like adults.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:58 pm

No, what happened?