1. Overheard in a Starbucks: "Celibate people are the greatest lovers. Just look at Jesus."
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11. Primordial religious experiences are the shared meal (which is why dietary restrictions so key to many religions in marking boundaries)
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@HeerJeet one of the most important moments in Christianity involves a meal. Even Jehovah's Witnesses observe the last supper.
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@HeerJeet How are we defining Protestant here? Because I would call the born-again Protestants and they feel ordained to spread 'good news'?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Another way of putting it is that most major religions were formed when dining *was* a public activity.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And yet the coffee house has such strong associations with early modern (17th-18th century), Protestant-inflected capitalism. -
@HeerJeet The coffee house was the site of something defined as public: trade. So is this a case of religion re-colonizing public space?
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@HeerJeet Which is why separation of Church & State arose in a Protestant milieu. It's easier when it's a private matter anyway.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet: 10. modern, Protestant-ish idea religion =internal & private. Most religions=social, communal, shared -
@hangingnoodles@HeerJeet Run that again with sex instead of religion and tell me what you get. - Show replies
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