Holy Water

Thou shalt not bring thy bottled water to church, for it is holy:

Churches in Canada are urging congregants to boycott an unlikely target of religious zeal – bottled water.

"Water is seen increasingly as a saleable commodity, to make a profit, as opposed to our perspective of it being an element of life and good for all creation,” said David Hallman, an official with the First United Church in Kelowna, British Columbia, which is one of the churches barring bottled water from its building.

The St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ottawa used to sell bottled water at its fundraising events, but will no longer do so, congregant Heidi Geraets told The Globe and Mail in Toronto. Water, she said, is "a sacred gift” from God, and people should not debase it by turning it into a commercial item.

What about corn or wheat? How about beef or fish? Aren't those also "sacred gifts" from God? Should McDonald's start giving away their Big Macs?

On the other hand, peas and lima beans are clearly products of the devil, and if you want to take them off the market, fine with me.