Discussion: sojourner and Scott - communion

[Dunemeister]

You bet I'd allow a Muslim to come to the Table! It's not my Table and, therefore, not my place to bar anyone from it. If someone wants to embrace Christ in this way, who am I to stop him or her?
The mystery (and the reality) of the sacrament lie in its universality -- its catholicity -- which lies beyond church walls. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the act of making one's communion is but a reflection of the real Eucharist, which takes place as we go out into the world "to love and serve the Lord, with gladness and singleness of heart."

I know that this is a private debate, and I've watched it with interest thus far. But I can't help but interject at this point.

Y'had me 'til here, dude. Communion is for baptized Christians, but it's not for those who are outside the faith. Communion is a sign of CHRISTIAN unity. A Muslim does not "love and serve the Lord." If he did, he'd be Christian. Instead, he serves Allah (not the same as the Lord Jesus by any stretch). So even if we say the real Eucharist is loving and serving the Lord (an extension I don't accept except by way of analogical extension, and even then, it's not the "real" Eucharist), non-Christians are not included. It seems that what's driving your argument isn't a concern for Christian unity but belief in universal salvation.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Here's a discussion thread for comments, etc. on the one-on-one debate here:

http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/one-one-debates/66011-sojourner-scott-communion.html

Enjoy!

Note: one post has been moved here. If you want to join in the debate of the topic at hand and you're not Scott or sojourner, please post it here and not in the one-on-one thread. Thanks!