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Can someone please explain communion?

grimey

Posted 9:54 am, 12/26/2014

I think that no one should eat a cracker as part of communion because everyone knows that Jesus was from the Middle East and not Europe. Racism lives in even the most holy of us if you believe Christ is a cracker.

Fins

Posted 11:17 pm, 12/25/2014

How do candles make it special?

maco4

Posted 10:55 pm, 12/25/2014

We always have a candle light communion service at Christmas.It is so special.I was brought up in Church (baptist) I was taught you had to be Saved to do Commumion.That was from my Dad and Mom.They were good Christian Parents.

antithesis

Posted 8:16 pm, 12/22/2014

That's right Joseph. I'll stand corrected with that. But you also have your bigots who have "never touched a drop of alcohol because it's a sin". When in reality, it's not asin to drink alcohol, but it is a sin to get drunk. Go figure. By any means, the grape juice doesn't bring any controversy.


It's not necessarily a sin to get drunk. Jesus's first miracle at the Wedding in Cana, when he turned water into wine, was done after everyone was already drunk, the wine was gone, and the party was winding down:

https://www.biblegat...ohn+2:1-11

Maybe the lesson is that it's a sin to let the party die early?

Lightnin Flash

Posted 8:15 pm, 12/22/2014

I'm glad every time I drink some grape juice. I am glad I can still drive, I,m glad I wont have a hangover, Im glad I can remember what I did last night . I'm glad I don't have to ride a moped in the cold rain. I'm glad I don't have to take off work tomorrow to go to the funeral of my best friend because he had too much to drink, like I did several years ago. Yes I guess you could say grape juice makes me glad.

Hepsibah

Posted 8:07 pm, 12/22/2014

Jesus made wine to make us glad. When was the last time grape juice made you glad?

BlueRidgeGuy

Posted 8:04 pm, 12/22/2014

"but it is a sin to get drunk"

I've found loopholes.

LearnToFly

Posted 7:43 pm, 12/22/2014

That's right Joseph. I'll stand corrected with that. But you also have your bigots who have "never touched a drop of alcohol because it's a sin". When in reality, it's not asin to drink alcohol, but it is a sin to get drunk. Go figure. By any means, the grape juice doesn't bring any controversy.

Old School 1951

Posted 6:53 pm, 12/22/2014

Now what about that! Has anyone thought of checking the DNA or blood type to see if it might just be a hoax? I am betting 10 to one it will have the same chemical properties of wine before and after the pope shakes his bag of smoke. If he really believes it is turned into blood and does not stay the same wine he put in the cup he ought to be willing to have it tested. I say its a lie and if the children drink enough of it they will become drunk. Just like the pope.

Bestill

Posted 5:32 pm, 12/22/2014

Yes, the Catholic Children drink the wine, except it is not wine anymore because it becomes the blood of Christ.

Joseph T.

Posted 5:04 pm, 12/22/2014

LearnToFly (view profile)

Posted 11:12 pm, 12/21/2014

Myke, children and teens also participate. Can't give them wine! Grape juice is just a happy medium. It's all symbolic anyways. Take it for what it represents.

I don't know where you came up with the part in red but it is wrong.

§ 18B-302. Sale to or purchase by underage persons.

(a) Sale. - It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Sell malt beverages or unfortified wine to anyone less than 21 years old; or

(2) Sell fortified wine, spirituous liquor, or mixed beverages to anyone less than 21 years old.

(a1) Give. - It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Give malt beverages or unfortified wine to anyone less than 21 years old; or

(2) Give fortified wine, spirituous liquor, or mixed beverages to anyone less than 21 years old.

(b) Purchase, Possession, or Consumption. - It shall be unlawful for:

(1) A person less than 21 years old to purchase, to attempt to purchase, or to possess malt beverages or unfortified wine; or

(2) A person less than 21 years old to purchase, to attempt to purchase, or to possess fortified wine, spirituous liquor, or mixed beverages; or

(3) A person less than 21 years old to consume any alcoholic beverage.

(c) Aider and Abettor.

(1) By Underage Person. - Any person who is under the lawful age to purchase and who aids or abets another in violation of subsection (a), (a1), or (b) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(2) By Person over Lawful Age. - Any person who is over the lawful age to purchase and who aids or abets another in violation of subsection (a), (a1), or (b) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(d) Defense. - It shall be a defense to a violation of subsection (a) of this section if the seller:

(1) Shows that the purchaser produced a driver's license, a special identification card issued under G.S. 20-37.7, a military identification card, or a passport, showing his age to be at least the required age for purchase and bearing a physical description of the person named on the card reasonably describing the purchaser; or

(2) Produces evidence of other facts that reasonably indicated at the time of sale that the purchaser was at least the required age.

(3) Shows that at the time of purchase, the purchaser utilized a biometric identification system that demonstrated (i) the purchaser's age to be at least the required age for the purchase and (ii) the purchaser had previously registered with the seller or seller's agent a drivers license, a special identification card issued under G.S. 20-377.7, a military identification card, or a passport showing the purchaser's date of birth and bearing a physical description of the person named on the document.

(e) Fraudulent Use of Identification. - It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or attempt to enter a place where alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed, or to obtain or attempt to obtain alcoholic beverages, or to obtain or attempt to obtain permission to purchase alcoholic beverages, in violation of subsection (b) of this section, by using or attempting to use any of the following:

(1) A fraudulent or altered drivers license.

(2) A fraudulent or altered identification document other than a drivers license.

(3) A drivers license issued to another person.

(4) An identification document other than a drivers license issued to another person.

(5) Any other form or means of identification that indicates or symbolizes that the person is not prohibited from purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages under this section.

(f) Allowing Use of Identification. - It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the use of the person's drivers license or any other form of identification of any kind issued or given to the person by any other person who violates or attempts to violate subsection (b) of this section.

(g) Conviction Report Sent to Division of Motor Vehicles. - The court shall file a conviction report with the Division of Motor Vehicles indicating the name of the person convicted and any other information requested by the Division if the person is convicted of any of the following:

(1) A violation of subsection (e) or (f) of this section.

(2) A violation of subsection (c) of this section.

(3) A violation of subsection (b) of this section, if the violation occurred while the person was purchasing or attempting to purchase an alcoholic beverage.

(4) A violation of subsection (a1) of this section.

Upon receipt of a conviction report, the Division shall revoke the person's license as required by G.S. 20-17.3.

(h) Handling in Course of Employment. - Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an underage person from selling, transporting, possessing or dispensing alcoholic beverages in the course of employment, if the employment of the person for that purpose is lawful under applicable youth employment statutes and Commission rules.

(i) Purchase, Possession, or Consumption by 19 or 20-Year Old. - A violation of subdivision (b)(1) or (b)(3) of this section by a person who is 19 or 20 years old is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

(j) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a law enforcement officer may require any person the officer has probable cause to believe is under age 21 and has consumed alcohol to submit to an alcohol screening test using a device approved by the Department of Health and Human Services. The results of any screening device administered in accordance with the rules of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be admissible in any court or administrative proceeding. A refusal to submit to an alcohol screening test shall be admissible in any court or administrative proceeding.

(k) Notwithstanding the provisions in this section, it shall not be unlawful for a person less than 21 years old to consume unfortified wine or fortified wine during participation in an exempted activity under G.S. 18B-103(4), (8), or (11). (1933, c. 216, s. 8; 1959, c. 745, s. 1; 1967, c. 222, s. 3; 1969, c. 998; 1971, c. 872, s. 1; 1973, c. 27; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1138, s. 2; 1979, c. 683, s. 2; 1981, c. 412, s. 2; c. 747, ss. 40, 41; 1983, c. 435, ss. 32, 35; c. 740, ss. 1, 2; Ex. Sess., c. 5; 1985, c. 141, ss. 2-3; 1993, c. 539, s. 311; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-406, s. 7; 2001-461, ss. 2, 3; 2001-487, s. 42(b); 2005-350, s. 6(a); 2006-253, s. 26; 2007-537, s. 1.)

§ 18B-103. Exemptions.

The following activities shall be permitted:

(1) The use of ethyl alcohol for scientific, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical, and industrial purposes;

(2) The use of ethyl alcohol by persons authorized to obtain it tax free, as provided by federal law;

(3) The use of ethyl alcohol in the manufacture and preparation of any product unfit for use as a beverage;

(4) The use of alcoholic beverages by licensed physicians, druggists, or dental surgeons for medicinal or pharmaceutical purposes; or the use of alcoholic beverages by medical facilities established and maintained for the treatment of patients addicted to the use of alcohol or drugs;

(5) The use of grain alcohol by college, university or State laboratories, and by manufacturers of medicine, for compounding, mixing, or preserving medicines or medical preparations, or for surgical purposes;

(5a) The manufacture, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of conducting scientific, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical, industrial, and educational research in connection with teaching, research, or extension programs conducted by, or under the supervision of, an instructor at an accredited community college, public or private college or university, or an extension agent in connection with educational programs and activities offered by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service;

(6) The manufacture, importation, and possession of denatured alcohol produced and used as provided by federal law;

(7) The manufacture or sale of cider or vinegar;

(8) The possession and use of unfortified wine or fortified wine for sacramental purpose by any organized church or ordained minister, including in public school buildings when the use of those buildings is approved by the local school board;

(9) The possession and use of alcohol acquired for controlled-drinking programs as authorized under G.S. 20-139.1(g);

(10) The use of spirituous liquor in the manufacture of flavors or flavoring extracts that are unfit for beverage use;

(11) Under the direct supervision of an instructor during a culinary class that is part of an established culinary curriculum at an accredited college or university, the delivery to or possession or consumption by a student who is less than 21 years of age, when the student is required to taste or imbibe the alcoholic beverage during a culinary class conducted pursuant to the curriculum. (1923, c. 1, ss. 4, 19, 20; C.S., s. 3411(d), (s), (t); 1935, c. 1141; 1971, c. 872, s. 1; c. 1233; 1981, c. 412, s. 2; c. 747, s. 36; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1262, s. 3; 1983, c. 435, s. 6; 1985, c. 566, s. 2; 1993, c. 127, s. 1; 2004-199, s. 8; 2009-539, s. 1.)

quityayappin

Posted 4:18 pm, 12/22/2014

How long do you have to be dead before you taste like a cracker

Bestill

Posted 2:57 pm, 12/22/2014

Posted 4:18 am, 12/22/2014
Bestill, in your rush to inject your venom you overlooked a couple of things. First, the OP is not asking about the Catholic church, it is a Baptist church. Second, I think you should review the definition of communion, in your quest to discourage and disparage Baptist you are trying to redefine communion. Finally the only shunning I see taking place is you.

Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the BF&M. You must be a Baptist! Baptists do not practice consistently with it and do not agree in the practice of faith. Some practice open communion, some closed, some never. If you find that disparaging, I cannot imagine why.

TheUUShadow

Posted 2:22 pm, 12/22/2014

Communion Is kind of a mash up between a ghoul and a vampire. You drink pretend blood and eat pretend flesh and pretend that both belong to a magical zombie.

troubled

Posted 1:28 pm, 12/22/2014

LearnToFly... Your mother was correct.

Jude

Posted 1:03 pm, 12/22/2014

I'm dying here...thanks Chendo

chendo

Posted 1:00 pm, 12/22/2014

"start your day the holy way...with christ chex"

Jude

Posted 12:58 pm, 12/22/2014

I LOVE DANE COOK!!!

chendo

Posted 12:50 pm, 12/22/2014

Jude

Posted 12:46 pm, 12/22/2014

Only the priest in the catholic religion...get to drink the wine ....geez get with the program
Lutherans have to be confirmed and 14...not 8 yrs old like a Catholic.
If your not an actual member just ask the pastor before the service to see if it's ok.

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