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Originally Posted by Esaias
Traditionally, shut ins and sick folk and others at home without being able to go to church for communion would have a minister actually come to their house to pray for/with them and bring them some of the communion bread and wine.
Without N95 masks and tyvek suits, even.
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And that is the right(eous) way.
This whole thing has highlighted for me the so-called clergy/laity divide in many churches. The clergy, as the only active participants in the ministry, can perform their functions adequately, even if no one is in the room. They just need a camera and an internet connection (since for them, ministry = talking). The laity, as the inactive/passive spectators and recipients of the ministry, can perform their functions adequately, even if they are the only ones in the room. They just need a camera and an internet connection.
Why, you can even "take communion" all by your onesie in your living room without so much as a brother or sister within miles of your presence. Just have a camera and an internet connection.
A monolithic juggernaut can only move forward, I guess???
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