Comments on: The Body and Blood of Christ http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html An atheist woman, mother, wife, Ohioan and American citizen blogs. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:52:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Des http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-47976 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:54:38 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-47976 I'm a long time ex catholic and long time atheist. It took years to completely overcome the fear of hell printed into my mind as a child and to disabuse myself of the catholic dogma I had learned. Now I still see the priests asserting their authority over people on the basis of a non existent agency given to them by an imaginary being. Why do people let them get away with it? Here in Australia we are about to be accosted by World Youth Day which is basically a catholic propaganda exercise aimed at young people. Our governments have played along and even closed down a substantial part of Sydney and sneaked in legal regulations (which didn't pass through the normal parliamentary process) and which have heavy penalties for 'obstructing or annoying' a pilgrim. I had heard of a lot of crazy religious behavior in America but I didn't think we would go so far down the same rotten road. I’m a long time ex catholic and long time atheist. It took years to completely overcome the fear of hell printed into my mind as a child and to disabuse myself of the catholic dogma I had learned. Now I still see the priests asserting their authority over people on the basis of a non existent agency given to them by an imaginary being. Why do people let them get away with it? Here in Australia we are about to be accosted by World Youth Day which is basically a catholic propaganda exercise aimed at young people. Our governments have played along and even closed down a substantial part of Sydney and sneaked in legal regulations (which didn’t pass through the normal parliamentary process) and which have heavy penalties for ‘obstructing or annoying’ a pilgrim. I had heard of a lot of crazy religious behavior in America but I didn’t think we would go so far down the same rotten road.

]]> by: Eliot http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-41805 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:07:37 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-41805 The gold thing is a monstrance, just fyi. (I used to altar serve, before I deconverted from the RCC.) The gold thing is a monstrance, just fyi. (I used to altar serve, before I deconverted from the RCC.)

]]> by: David http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-15471 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:25:13 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-15471 A friend of mine and I were walking through a church supply shop once, and he picked up a large back of the wafer packets. Grinning, he looked at me and said, with a completely straight delivery, "I can't believe it's not Jesus!" It still cracks me up to this day. A friend of mine and I were walking through a church supply shop once, and he picked up a large back of the wafer packets. Grinning, he looked at me and said, with a completely straight delivery, “I can’t believe it’s not Jesus!”

It still cracks me up to this day.

]]> by: Erin http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8972 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:30:23 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8972 I read somewhere that the "priest in charge" had to dispose of the remaining "blood" (read wine) after services, and since it had been blessed it had to be consumed. I guess they get a long nap sunday afternoon! I read somewhere that the “priest in charge” had to dispose of the remaining “blood” (read wine) after services, and since it had been blessed it had to be consumed. I guess they get a long nap sunday afternoon!

]]> by: Roman http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8961 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:44:09 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8961 At that point it's not the body and blood of Christ. You have to have faith for that to happen. At that point it’s not the body and blood of Christ. You have to have faith for that to happen.

]]> by: dvanwechel http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8924 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:33:11 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8924 Nothing like commercially packaging the goods to perform cannibalistic rituals. Nothing like commercially packaging the goods to perform cannibalistic rituals.

]]> by: Rockingham http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8863 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:45:15 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8863 Ah well, you see it is not the body of christ till god's molester here on earth waves his hands over it and says some funny words. It's magic you see, kinda like Penn & Teller in drag. But without the swearing. Ah well, you see it is not the body of christ till god’s molester here on earth waves his hands over it and says some funny words. It’s magic you see, kinda like Penn & Teller in drag. But without the swearing.

]]> by: Hoodlum http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8840 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:30:10 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8840 As an unmolested altar boy, I can testify to the fact that altar boys, sancretstants sp?) and even the priests are known to get hammered on teh blood of christ while partaking of some his bodily crackers. As an unmolested altar boy, I can testify to the fact that altar boys, sancretstants sp?) and even the priests are known to get hammered on teh blood of christ while partaking of some his bodily crackers.

]]> by: Allen http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8820 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:56:42 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8820 If the worst thing priests did was to pop a few wafers, that would be just fine with me. It's when they want to move on to sample the altar boys that I get a little nervous, you know what I mean? And just how did you end up in the back room during the wedding? Were you actually in the ceremony? Was anyone there aware of your atheism? If the worst thing priests did was to pop a few wafers, that would be just fine with me. It’s when they want to move on to sample the altar boys that I get a little nervous, you know what I mean?

And just how did you end up in the back room during the wedding? Were you actually in the ceremony? Was anyone there aware of your atheism?

]]> by: cassandra http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8794 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:30:06 +0000 http://www.theatheistmama.com/2007/02/the-body-and-blood-of-christ.html#comment-8794 Allen! That's too funny! I can't imagine the alter boys I knew snacking on the wafers, but then again, who knows... I wonder if the priests do it? Yeah, Doritos would do the job too... Besides, I don't think that Body of Christ would taste good with sour cream. Allen! That’s too funny! I can’t imagine the alter boys I knew snacking on the wafers, but then again, who knows… I wonder if the priests do it?

Yeah, Doritos would do the job too… Besides, I don’t think that Body of Christ would taste good with sour cream.

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