tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post7889370655557580503..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: My Breaking Point: A HaikuBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-57190153957953169912010-12-30T09:21:42.679-08:002010-12-30T09:21:42.679-08:00Indeed, had the generally well-meaning authorities...Indeed, had the generally well-meaning authorities of this particular sect not responded to my question of "this is just a metaphor, right?" with insisting that no, the transformation from bread to body of Christ was literal and not metaphorical, I might have been able to continue suspending my disbelief and might still be an (ostensible) adherent to this day.<br /><br />Would it have broken some time later, over something else? It's easy now for me to say "Yes, probably," but of course I'll never know for sure.Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-52605187039703524332010-12-30T08:26:23.548-08:002010-12-30T08:26:23.548-08:00Well, OK, fair enough. But, just for the sake of ...Well, OK, fair enough. But, just for the sake of being contrary, I politely mention that a great many Christian denominations understand communion to be metaphorical. The major proponent of literal transubstantiation is a certain small, Rome-based sect you may have heard of. This particular communion-taker doesn't really put much stock in what said little denomination has to say about... well, <i> anything. </i>Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.com