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Re: Fundamentalist Coffee
> i am a recovering victim of the fundamentalists, i have to tell you that you
> are absolutely correct.
Whoah. I think I need to clarify. My praise was for the genius of the
content in relation to the form of John's e-mail. Whether or not I agree
with the denominational politics of the message is another subject
entirely. I guess misunderstanding was the risk I ran for being so
nonchalant in my praise. My feelings on the subject of denomination in the
body of Christ are a little stickier than this post suggests.
Recover,
jnf
>
> >There should be a prize for writing like this. This e-mail is supreme.
> >John, you top my short list of listee wordsmiths who can turn the most
> banal
> >into the most sublime (at least until Lynzi T-Woode-love posts again).
> >
> >Rock on completely,
> >jnf
> >
> >(including the whole post below out of reverence for its genius)
> >
> >> > > the Catholic church have been substantially better at seeking
> >> > > social justice for the poor than most Protestant fundamentalists
> >> > > have been.
> >>
> >> word.
> >> >
> >> > yeah? well, that may or may not be so, but we make a better cup of
> >> > coffee.
> >>
> >> acording to whom?
> >>
> >> some of the *best* coffee i've ever had is brewed by the lovely folks
> >> who own La Tazza Bella in chicago. they're very catholic. i needn't
> >> remind you that "espresso" is an italian word... italy is the *home*
> >> of Rome.
> >>
> >> as for fundamentalist coffee, it's usually folger's crystals or worse,
> >> local grocery store brand, and it's been watered down, after being
> >> brewed in one of those massive percolators, and it's in the corner of
> >> the church lobby, held by 2 oz cups. there's no cream, only nondairy
> >> creamer and no sugar, only equal (bleah.) and there's almost *no*
> >> caffiene in it, because caffiene is a diuretic and protestant
> >> fundamentalist sermons last *hours*, and they don't want you going to
> >> the bathroom during the sermon...
> >> besides, let's say you had to choose between coffee brewed by, say,
> >> walker percy or bishop desmond tutu as opposed to michael w. smith or
> >> james dobson.... and dobson knows that coffeeshops are dangerous
> >> breeding grounds for rock fans, multiculturalists and *gasp* young
> >> couples *holding hands* coffee promotes sin.
> >> if you want to know how michael w. smith would brew coffee, he owns a
> >> cafe in nashville tn called rocketown. if you're ever in nasdhville,
> >> don't waste your time: go instead to cafe coco off of state street.
> >>
> >> for the record, i'm episcopalian, and i brew my *own* coffee, and i
> >> used to sling espresso in the bourgious pig cafe in chicago, and i had
> >> "fans."
> >>
> >> john.
> >>
> >> a recovering fundamentalist.
> >
>
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