Chad,

The really sad thing is that, thousands of years form now, some future 
archeologist will dig up the hard drive of some "Sound of Grace" subscriber 
and the only postings they will find will be our "Cola exchange" which will 
then become the singular testimony of the relious movements of our day.

Excerpt from the 5004 edition of World Book encyclopedia:

It would appear from unimpeachable documents that Christianity took an odd 
turn in the early 21st century and the dominating issue of the day conerned 
soft drinks.  Chad Bresson, a spokesman for the the liberal or progressive 
wing of the Christian church pressed for acceptance of the newer and sweeter 
cola, Pepsi, and thus his followers were known as "Pepsists."  On the other 
side of the issue was Joseph Terrell, a conservative who lamented the bygone 
days when the original colas, of which Coca-cola was the oldest avaible at 
the time, actually contained trace amounts of cocaine.  It was Terrell's 
contention that true devotion had been lost along with the additive.  Though 
obviously of a keener intellect, Terrell none-the-less lost the debate with 
Bresson, and the Pepsists won the day.  History proved Terrell correct, but 
too late, and the movement floundered and disappeared from the scene.  No 
samples of the contested colas survive to this date, but some bottles from 
300 to 1300 years after the fact remain, though scholars argue whether this 
or that bottle has the true original contents.

On a side note, it appears that a third party arose.  An obscure man named 
"Reisinger" advocated a diet version of Coca-Cola, seeming to hold onto the 
past with Terrell, but wanting to incorporate some of the distinctives of 
the Pepsists, yet not align himself with fully with either party.  It is 
unclear if any of these men had a lasting affect on theology.

:)

Joe T

OK, I'm done. :)




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chad Richard Bresson" <breusswane@...>
To: <soundofgrace@...>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Vile Pepsists!


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph R. Terrell" <pastor@...>
>> ME:  Vile Pepsist!  Would you advocate referring only to the "result" of 
>> a beverage (i.e. pep) without revealing the underlying chemistry which, 
>> in its original formulation, gave us the desired pep (i.e. cocaine). 
>> Will this not set men to seeking the result without due respect to its 
>> cause? We Coca-Colians are not afraid to reveal the very essence and 
>> underlying cause of our forbears' fascination with the frothy beverage.
>
> Ah... the underlying assumption lays bare: let's go back to the shadows of 
> the Old Cola rather than enjoying the sweetness of the already/not yet New 
> Cola.  It's more wallowing in the "sign" rather than the "thing 
> signified", and a refusal to admit that something *better* has fulfilled 
> what is passing away.  This is the age of inbreaking of the New 
> Generation.
>
> Eschatology: it's the answer to EVERYTHING!     :-)
>
> Chad
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> CHAD:  As for the diet coke, you're on your own.  The "LAW" of this New
> Covenant household is Pepsi, although gracious exception is granted to my
> "sweetie"  from time to time. :-)   Of course, the exception is not 
> without
> due  penalty.  :-)
>
>
>
> ME:  Vile Pepsist!  Would you advocate referring only to the "result" of a
> beverage (i.e. pep) without revealing the underlying chemistry which, in 
> its
> original formulation, gave us the desired pep (i.e. cocaine).  Will this 
> not
> set men to seeking the result without due respect to its cause?  We
> Coca-Colians are not afraid to reveal the very essence and underlying 
> cause
> of our forbears' fascination with the frothy beverage.  The gracious
> exception must be given - not to us - but to you shallow and weak cola
> drinkers who deceive and distract the masses with a beverage strong on 
> sweet
> but lacking in the better things.  It is a wonder that this world, 
> consumed
> as it is with its pursuit of instant gratification, has not been utterly 
> won
> over to the cloyingly sweet taste of the lesser cola.  Our race no longer
> has time to develope the acquired and mature taste for the subtler nuances
> of a good cola.  Instant sweetness so overwhelms the tongue of the P*psi 
> (I
> cannot bear to spell the whole word!) drinker that he has no time to
> develope deeper, more-lasting sensibilities to the cornucopia of delicious
> delights that is Coca-Cola.
>
> Ah, but all of us have been reduced to a poor substitute from which to
> derive our lifted spirits: caffeine.  How shallow!  How far we have 
> fallen!
> Even for us Coca-colians, the necter of "the pause that refreshes" is in 
> our
> name only.  Our favored Cola no longer contains the extract of the cocoa
> plant.  Caramel and caffeine is all we have. We are mere shell of our 
> former
> selves.
>
> :)
>
> Joe Terrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chad Richard Bresson" <breusswane@...>
>> gracious exception the exception is not without due penalty.
>
> Oooops... I've been known to have a "covenantalism moment".  :-)
>
> Chad
>
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