Please do not reply to or continue this message. As Chantelle noted, the content is beyond the group topic. Managing tradition-driven consumption of calories outside the eating window is relevant to many people, so please feel free to continue that aspect of the discussion.
Thank you.
Bert
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--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Chantelle <chantelles@...> wrote:
>
> Since its OT I¹ll try to make this my last post, but to me it is what you
> are representing and your heart while you are doing it.
>
> So, for me, I could definitely use mangos.(although that might distract me a
> bit)
>
> When in college we used koolaid and crackers. I was concentrating on what it
> was about so I honestly don¹t even remember it being koolaid or noticing
> that it was koolaid.....(versus real grape juice)
>
> I¹ve taken communion lots of different ways and in lots of different
> settings but the point was what the elements represented, not as to what the
> elements actually consisted of.....
>
> I do know the catholics believe differently about this though as in they
> believe it becomes the actual blood and body of Christ, not just
> representing it....
>
> For me, when I read about it(in the Bible) for me, I understand that we want
> to remember what Christ did and that¹s what taking communion does for me. I
> can¹t forget and sometimes its very emotional to think about even.......that
> that was done for me. So that is what communion is all about to me so I
> could really do it with whatever was available, as long as I am able to make
> that represent that for me.....
>
> So I guess my question for the Catholics would be (and by this I mean my
> question to the higher ups in the Catholic church deciding these things). If
> God is able to turn the elements into the actual blood and body of Christ,
> then wouldn¹t God be big enough to turn whatever you had and why would it
> have to contain wheat? But on another level I get that it traditionally did
> contain wheat, so that is probably where that declaration stems
> from........somehow.......
>
> chantelle
>
>
> On 10/6/10 1:51 PM, "Heather Twist" <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> >> > Wow......i was surprised I guess about the catholic church
> >> deciding/declaring that.
> >> > That¹s crazy to me......
> >> > chantelle
> >
> >
> >
> > It is surprising. They have come up with a compromise: a special low-gluten
> > host. The compromise is interesting, because they go to such lengths to keep
> > the wheat in it:
> >
> > http://rye.patch.com/articles/church-ensures-parishioners-receive-a-holy-and-g
> > luten-free-communion
> >
> > There is some controversy as to whether the amount allowed is actually "low
> > enough".
> >
> > I expect the same kind of issue exists for wine: the Baptists and some other
> > congregations use grape juice, because they are against alcohol (or have been
> > traditionally). But I guess it wouldn't be right to use, say, mangoes, if that
> > is what grows where you are.
> >
> > It's interesting how important food is to religions in general. "Fasting" in
> > general is very important too, and Ramadan provides an interesting window into
> > what happens when people follow a lifestyle very similar to Fast-5 on a
> > large-scale basis (although during Ramadan I hear there is way more feasting
> > and socializing!).
> >
> > <http://rye.patch.com/articles/church-ensures-parishioners-receive-a-holy-and-
> > gluten-free-communion>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Chantelle <chantelles@...> wrote:
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