Goodness there is a storm brewing in our little fellowship. It is all about food. Sometimes I think we talk about food too often in our church, but this current debate is sure to be a hot one. In one corner you have two women who thing the sight of meat on the buffet table is "pornographic" and on the other you have a third generation cattle farmer. In between, of course, is all the rest of us.
The two women who are erotically (OK THEY said "pornographic" and I can't get over the horrible use of the term in this situation) aroused by the meat we serve on Soup Sundays and holiday meals have asked the church to stop serving meat at any meal. This includes the annual barbeque, potlucks, and meals associated with the church in any way.
There was a meeting that I was too overwhelmed with my own life to attend two Sunday's ago and they asked to be added to the agenda.
Well, you couldn't have picked a hotter topic. There were some unhappy folks at that meeting. People saying they would quit coming if the church decided to do this. Even vegetarians seemed unable to see why we would censor the food.
The president, in all her good sense (thank god I'm not president anymore), asked that a committee be formed to research the needs of the congregation and report back in August at the next meeting. Gives people either a chance to calm down or heat up.
This Sunday is my turn to bring snacks and because I can be shitty I had thought about bringing an all meat smorgasboard. Something that really made you think meat. Ribs, pork rinds, veal... that kind of thing. Instead, because I don't really eat all that much meat, I am bringing strawberries, angel food cake, apples, tequila salsa and chips. An easy snack... with no meat.
