Remember way back in April when our class had that debate about the invitation to the Lord's Table at baccalaureate? The same topic came up in my ecumenical theology class today; we were discussing who is invited to receive communion in various traditions and contexts. All was going along swimmingly until we got to some of the African students. "In order to receive communion in my church," one student said, "you have to be at least 12 years old, you have to be baptized, and you can't have more than one wife."
Hmm.
It gets better: even though a baptized polygamist husband cannot receive communion, his baptized first wife can.
His other wives, baptized or not, can't.
Perhaps we should have included this stipulation at our baccalaureate service?!?
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Oh those silly cultural reality checks... Would that mean King David couldn't take communion either?
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