You know, I've always had a soft spot for Scientology, especially bullshit like this. The reason I perhaps smile a bit more ironically than other detractors is that I see stuff like this and can't help but to ask myself "how is this different than ANY other religious ritual."

I mean, if the lady had instead given the man a piece of bread and declared that she was magically going to turn that piece of bread into human flesh which he would wash down with a gulp of wine which would also magically turn itself into human blood, would it have been any less whacky?

No religion has ever said that bread turns to flesh and wine turns to blood. Your short sighted attempts at insulting Christianity is ill-founded.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
No religion has ever said that bread turns to flesh and wine turns to blood. Your short sighted attempts at insulting Christianity is ill-founded.


Check out this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist#Christian_theology_concerning_the_Eucharist

"According to the Catholic Church, when the bread and wine are consecrated in the Eucharist, they cease to be bread and wine, and become instead the body and blood of Christ"

"Orthodox Christians affirm the Real Presence in the Sacred Mysteries which they believe to be the actual Body and Blood of Jesus Christ."

"Lutherans believe that the Body and Blood of Christ are 'truly and substantially present in, with and under the forms' of the consecrated bread and wine"

You could probably still say that no one actually believes they physically turn into flesh and blood, but either way, I think ponceleon had a good point. I think Scientology is way more retarded than Christianity. But I often wonder why. Maybe I'm just used to the stories of a talking snake, and god talking through a burning bush. Maybe they're equally as absurd as the story of Xenu blowing up alien bodies in a volcano 75 million years ago.

But in any case, I'm fine with people believing in crazy things. But it becomes a problem when they start affecting the rest of us. Christianity is much more prevalent, but I think Scientology is currently much more sinister and dangerous.

From Luke 22:

[19] And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."

[20] In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

He's making a metaphor oh how his body is (will be) broken and his blood has (will be) poured.

*DEAD KITTEH

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