On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Julia Thompson wrote:
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> On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
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> > circumstances. There is no irony in these gestures, simply the
> > assertion of a will to survive and prevail and to not let the bastards
> > of fate grind you down.
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> Kinda like the Methodists using grape juice for Eucharist instead of wine?
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I'm not sure--was the grape juice decision a response to a shortage of
wine? I thought it was a concession to the tee-totalling faction of
Christianity which holds that any alcohol, even for eucharistic purposes,
is to be avoided...which in my opinion *is* ironic, because it seems to
takes the attitude that says, "Ok, wine was good enough for Jesus, but
we've got to be better than that." :-/
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
