Not interested in touching the rest of this discussion, but just
weighing in on this bit:
shiv sastry wrote: [ on 10:14 PM 8/4/2007 ]
> Certainly symbolic necrophagia and cannibalism are central to
> Christianity, and explicitly ordered by God. If it's believed and
> practiced that widely, how weird can it be?
Weirdness by definition is "something I'm not used to or comfortable with". I
was unaware of necrophagia and cannibalism in Christianity and - I would look
out for more information on this. If true these "ordered by God" acts have
certainly been hidden from the public eye, and given that I have received a
substantial dose of Christianity as part of my upbringing, this statement
comes as a complete surprise.
You missed out the important adjective "symbolic" in what Charles
said. I would be willing to bet that you were indeed aware of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_%28liturgy%29#The_Communion_Rite
Udhay
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