Heber13 wrote:Why do we put our right hand over our heart when we pledge allegiance to the flag?
Same reason we salute and shake hands with the right hand; it shows the hand commonly used to hold a weapon to be empty. This is also why left handed people are considered untrustworthy; they could still be holding a weapon in their primary hand while saluting or shaking hands.
Personally, I just tend to do most things with my right hand due to the better hand-eye coordination there, but if someone approached me about taking the Sacrament left handed, I'd probably tell them it seemed inappropriate to use the hand I'm thinking of punching them in the throat with.
if someone approached me about taking the Sacrament left handed, I'd probably tell them it seemed inappropriate to use the hand I'm thinking of punching them in the throat with.
A nomination for comment of the week (COW), methinks.
I see through my glass, darkly - as I play my saxophone in harmony with the other instruments in God's orchestra. (h/t Elder Joseph Wirthlin)
Even if people view many things differently, the core Gospel principles (LOVE; belief in the unseen but hoped; self-reflective change; symbolic cleansing; striving to recognize the will of the divine; never giving up) are universal.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
Great! Now when I chuckle next week when the sacrament is passed and it makes me think of this, my wife is going to grill me on why I am laughing during the sacrament and setting a bad example.
LookingHard wrote:Great! Now when I chuckle next week when the sacrament is passed and it makes me think of this, my wife is going to grill me on why I am laughing during the sacrament and setting a bad example.
It is inappropriate to express joy during the renewal of one's baptismal covenants now?
NightSG wrote:Personally, I just tend to do most things with my right hand due to the better hand-eye coordination there, but if someone approached me about taking the Sacrament left handed, I'd probably tell them it seemed inappropriate to use the hand I'm thinking of punching them in the throat with.
Oh, that was truly great.
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." ~Rudyard Kipling ~
NightSG wrote:It is inappropriate to express joy during the renewal of one's baptismal covenants now?
A quiet smile is okay. Just no "loud laughter."
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." ~Rudyard Kipling ~
NightSG wrote:It is inappropriate to express joy during the renewal of one's baptismal covenants now?
A quiet smile is okay. Just no "loud laughter."
Why would a joyful noise not be appropriate given the meaning of the Sacrament? I can't think of any fully clothed action it should be considered more appropriate to. Just because our flawed, earthly traditions fail to recognize that doesn't mean the Lord mightn't appreciate a bit more enthusiasm in accepting His gift.
Hehehehe these sorts of things make me laugh , tradition not doctrine, I wouldn't get angry over it I would just sit and shake my head voice my opinion and laugh
This is pretty funny that someone would make a deal of this. I wonder how I would fare in that ward being left handed and Celiac, so I don't take the bread at all. That would get them talking!