Why Can’t Fish Teach Us About God?

One of the Thugs, Craig, had to write his disgust for Catholics out loud:

“Something Fishy

I'm not Roman Catholic for numerous reasons, but walking into lunch today and seeing the fish for Catholics menu I couldn't help but wonder why fish meat isn't considered meat. Does it transubstantiate somehow when it hits the cooking medium? Or is it just a deal to help Catholic owned fishmongers?”

If Craig prays at all, I’m sure he prays quietly in a quiet part of the day to himself, something shortish, less than 5 minutes, maybe a few more for special things. 

So why doesn’t he put on sackcloth and dust himself in ashes to show that he really is serious about praying?

Craig is typical of these radical protestants: incredibly small hearts, inexhaustible desire to judge. Swallowing camels of venom but choking on gnats.

Fasting as a discipline to return to devotion began very early in the Christian church. Eating fish on Good Friday and during Lent developed in medieval Christendom. Refraining from eating meat - warm blooded animals with rich fat - and eating lean cold-blooded fish focuses the mind and reinforces solemnity. When the church practices it, it is communal: the body of Christ sharing common practice with each other and those in heaven who did the same.

Craig doesn’t think fish can be sacramental.

Craig’s faith doesn’t go back further than 16th century radical protestantism.

So he cannot claim this heritage:

The Greek for fish is, icthus. As early as the second century, christians were using the symbol of the fish as a sign that they could be trusted by other christians. 

Icthus 

I(ēsous) Ch(ristos) th(eou) hy(ios) s(ōtēr)

Greek for:

Jesus Christ Son of God Savior

Instead of just bowing his head for prayer, if he were serious about it, maybe Craig should lie prostrate on the ground.