http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/07/10/is-that-the-body-of-christ-in-your-pocket-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me Comments On: Is That the Body of Christ In Your Pocket... Or Are You Just Happy To See Me? by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by paul c]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:54:21 -0700 The Stranger
That being said, I determined many years ago, there is no explaining the "unexplainable" to those not growing up Catholic. We do a lot of bat shit crazy things non-Catholics will never understand. A great book outlining the experiences of Catholic youth is "Growing Up Catholic" by Mary Jane Frances Cavolina. The book is chocked full of similar experiences of many that grew up in a Catholic household, and is quite humorous.

It's not all bad, being Catholic. It does provide for some humor, in the right environment, for my non-Catholic friends. And, sadly for my mother, she is like many Catholic mothers, that only wished one of her sons had become a Priest. But that's a whole other story.
Posted by Frau Blucher]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:49:17 -0700 The Stranger
Harper was just trying to respect the flow of the ceremony. I care far more about Arctic sovereignty, our obligation to give our fresh water to the US, and the Alberta bitumen sands than I do about where he puts a fucking cracker.

It is a complete insult to our intelligence that this "issue" takes up time, energy, and print space when Canadian troops are dying in Afghanistan for the amusement of Greg Gutfeld and for the sake of American bloodlust.
Posted by Why does this fascinate atheists?]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:48:05 -0700 The Stranger Christianist idiot.
Posted by CanadaPoster]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:02:52 -0700 The Stranger
Listen to me rant! Kim in Portland, thanks for being your humorous, forgiving self. I'm outta here; I've got a date with a drink.
Posted by Irena]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:48:16 -0700 The Stranger
Rumors are they don't feature the magical ingredient anymore, but I'd expect when Dan was munching on the spares in little sandwiches, he was getting dosed.
Posted by Uriel-238]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:42:49 -0700 The Stranger
I wish you love, joy, peace, and justice.
Posted by kim in portland]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:42:25 -0700 The Stranger
You're an atheist. We get it. So are many of us.

But must you be such an unfunny, smug douche-bag about it all?

Do you get an erection when you argue with Loveschild?
Posted by Find a hobby. Or some friends.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:25:31 -0700 The Stranger
And really, who cares? I hate Harper with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns, but I have to agree with him that this is a friggin' non issue. It's a wafer. You can buy them in a deli. Not really the body of some imagined deity. .
Posted by Charm]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:14:11 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Rob in Baltimore]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:36 -0700 The Stranger
I don't think it matters to him, it is done by the faithful in rememberance and is for the benefit of the faithful.
Posted by kim in portland]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:40:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Rob in Baltimore]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:33:13 -0700 The Stranger Posted by charlesb]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:23:32 -0700 The Stranger Posted by charlesb]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:22:47 -0700 The Stranger
I don't know, I don't really blame Harper. I might have been a bit flustered too if the priest came down to my pew to hand them out. He probably just figured he wouldn't go up to the front to take communion, and then here the priest is in front of him, and how do you refuse without looking bad? Even the arms crossed thing might seem like a snub to someone who wasn't familiar with it.
Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:18:42 -0700 The Stranger
To other denominations the wafer and wine are taken in rememberance, they aren't believed to be the actual body or blood. It's much easier you either don't go forward, or you just pass the plate.

Dan, you were a little boy, acting like a little boy, your antics likely made God laugh. You weren't the first, and you won't be the last. The gospel of grace announces that forgiveness precedes repentance. Little boys (and little girls) are given lots of grace.
Posted by kim in portland]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:18:04 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:09:35 -0700 The Stranger
The most interesting thing about this story is not the wafer, but the fact that he lied about it and then used the occasion to tear into the media for reporting it. I am not happy with a PM who is so consistently arrogant and dishonest.
Posted by Irena]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:05:25 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:29:34 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Phiadria]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:18:49 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Reg]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:01:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by pox]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:58:43 -0700 The Stranger
I once went to a service that served real bread broken into pieces. That struck me as way more classy, and likely tastier. I'm also a fan of using a communal glass for the wine. Isn't that how the apostles did it?
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:57:05 -0700 The Stranger
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Posted by Charm]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:55:58 -0700 The Stranger love foie Gras Jesus! It's made by shoving a tube down Christ's throat, and force feeding him until his liver is nice and fatty. Serve it at holiday parties on communion wafers, and it's sacridelicious!!!
Posted by Rob in Baltimore]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:48:46 -0700 The Stranger