If I'm attending with a friend in their church different from my own just to observe, is it morally acceptable for me to still eat the bread if it's unleavened?
>is it morally acceptable for me to still eat the bread if it's unleavened
christfag problems lol
>>3282109
I went to a church service recently and I'm an atheist. I didn't take communion.
>>3282109
No, you will go to hell if you do that heretic.
>>3282109
It would be wrong to take communion there at all. Communion is for church members only. Unless your church is in full communion with the church you're attending, you don't take the sacrament. Usually, visiting worshippers should contact the parish in question first to inform them of their intention to worship and to clear these matters up.
I was raised Presbyterian. I would never take the sacrament if I were visiting a Lutheran church, because the Lutherans require me to confess a view of the real presence and christology which I do not confess: moreover, I'm not a Lutheran. Similarly, if a Roman Catholic had wanted to partake at my congregation, they would have been required to confess an understanding of the real presence which their church denies.
If the question of whether the bread should be leavened or unleavened is considered important, it's all the more reason not to. Same with wine vs. grape juice.
It's very disrespectful to participate in rituals which are not for you. Most churches would prefer that you observe quietly and respectfully, rather than trying to involve yourself in something you don't believe in or haven't been initiated to.