tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post3145280475213045353..comments2023-09-28T07:40:11.536-05:00Comments on Choral Reef: music under the surface: Shhh...be vewwy, vewwy quiet....Choralgrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06657324651887737580noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-82193321242892540422008-06-27T09:31:00.000-05:002008-06-27T09:31:00.000-05:00This is great. I particularly like this:"However,...This is great. I particularly like this:<BR/>"However, to put that Church's teaching beyond scrutiny is terribly unhealthy, and does a grave injustice to its members."<BR/><BR/>I feel exactly the same way about the ECUSA's hierarchy sometimes.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501047587752329779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-85916520175483795332008-05-06T21:12:00.000-05:002008-05-06T21:12:00.000-05:00Hey there, Jan--yeah, I love the RCC, too; I think...Hey there, Jan--yeah, I love the RCC, too; I think their sacramental practice is really beautiful, among many other things. I'm just a bit worried about it.<BR/><BR/>Ruth, you're a hard-core Star Wars fan! ;-)Choralgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657324651887737580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-85353672422061679962008-05-06T20:36:00.000-05:002008-05-06T20:36:00.000-05:00The line "I've got a bad feeling about this" appea...The line "I've got a bad feeling about this" appears in all six movies, but in the three prequels, it's usually only once. It was some sort of mantra for Lucas, I suppose.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-52884436737318872802008-05-05T21:35:00.000-05:002008-05-05T21:35:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry. I have a fondness for the RCC, becau...I'm so sorry. I have a fondness for the RCC, because of going to a liberal theology school. However, it's a bastion I love, but don't find elsewhere in fundamental south TX.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-71073359339994298202008-05-05T21:23:00.000-05:002008-05-05T21:23:00.000-05:00Yes! Yes!!You crack me up.Pax, C.Yes! Yes!!<BR/><BR/>You crack me up.<BR/><BR/>Pax, C.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812791378130572065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-67718176701910192132008-05-05T17:41:00.000-05:002008-05-05T17:41:00.000-05:00LOL, Cecilia! :-)Have you ever noticed that, in t...LOL, Cecilia! :-)<BR/><BR/>Have you ever noticed that, in the original trilogy, nearly every major cast member says, "I've got a bad feeling about this..."<BR/><BR/>Some of them twice.Choralgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657324651887737580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-91206502458906400852008-05-05T17:38:00.000-05:002008-05-05T17:38:00.000-05:00That was in episode 1 (4?), when Princess Leia had...That was in episode 1 (4?), when Princess Leia had a British accent, which mysteriously disappeared and reappeared from time to time.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812791378130572065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-33617594683824396092008-05-05T17:37:00.000-05:002008-05-05T17:37:00.000-05:00Then you have had your issues with non-acceptance ...Then you have had your issues with non-acceptance there too.<BR/><BR/>I've been all over the denominational map: Baptist, Mennonite, RC, and now Episcopalian. So I was skeptical about the Roman CAtholic Church but was told by one priest that what really mattered was the creed and the rest was a matter of conscience. That seems to be changing. The leaving was worse for my cradle-Catholic husband than for me.<BR/><BR/>But we're both happy now that we've moved on. And you're right. I don't think Jesus minds. I don't think he's nearly as hung up on denominations as many people think he is.<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-62481249764675286732008-05-05T16:33:00.000-05:002008-05-05T16:33:00.000-05:00Oh, Ruth, how painful for you. I'm so sorry that h...Oh, Ruth, how painful for you. I'm so sorry that happened. <BR/><BR/>I'm formerly RCC, too, but came to it as a skeptical 12-year-old. I don't think I bought the whole catechism "of a piece" THEN. <BR/><BR/>And I'm not sure Jesus minds.<BR/><BR/>But then, I'm sort of heretical on more than one level just by my existence as a partnered lesbian. <BR/><BR/>Sigh.Choralgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657324651887737580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443211498568019275.post-86460929981611431132008-05-05T16:14:00.000-05:002008-05-05T16:14:00.000-05:00I agree with your uneasiness about the current tre...I agree with your uneasiness about the current trends in the RCC. Until 2-1/2 years ago, my husband and I were Roman Catholic. (Well, officially we still are, but we attend an Episcopal church now.) Then one Sunday we sat through a sermon that was a rant against people who dared to think it was ok to use birth control, and that it would be ok to have married priest and women priests. Our mouths fell open as we heard, "Unless you believe each and every teaching of the Catholic church, you have already separated yourself from it and should not be in full communion."<BR/><BR/>Since we weren't considered worthy to partake of Christ's body and blood, we left. (We did try to talk to our parish priest first, but all he did was hand us an 800-page catechism and tell us it was all of a piece and we couldn't pick and choose.)<BR/><BR/>I guess we were one of those star systems that slipped through the tightly grasped fingers. (Great analogy, BTW)<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long comment. This hit a nerve. :)Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.com