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Originally Posted by Scandia
This is infuriating me as much as Obama wanting required service for young people.
I may not support Obama's views on this issue or on many others. But voting for Obama (or for anyone) is not a reason to forbid communion. Who knows if the voters did not even consider abortion due to its not being a high priority issue for them as individuals? Who knows if Obama's pros outweighed the cons for them- ok, so I am having a hard time visualizing this given the fact that McCain would be optimal for me, but still.
It's not like the voters automatically engaged in the behavior that the church disapproves of.
And I am the kind of person who thinks everyone should be welcome to receive communion because everyone is welcomed by the Higher Power. That it should be up to you and your conscience- between you and the Supreme Being. That no third party should tell you what to do.
I do not like being told what to do or what to think.
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Catholics view communion very differently from other Christian denominations. In other denominations, the bread and wine/grape juice are symbolic. But Catholics are supposed to consider them actual body and blood...that Christ "became" the bread and wine. Therefore they do not take their communion lightly. Even though I am presbyterian, I still do not think people should take communion if they do not accept what it stands for.