But in a number of denominations they anoint you with oil when you get a position in the Church.
Our Attorney General has himself anointed whenever he gets a new government job. Uses cooking oil. Fun fact of the day.
Churchy slang in the evangelical community uses "anointing" metaphorically to describe either a genuine spiritual gift or some kind of nutty sci-fi powers someone claims to have. It's a danger word for me.
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Date: 2004-04-15 02:28 pm (UTC)Our Attorney General has himself anointed whenever he gets a new government job. Uses cooking oil. Fun fact of the day.
Churchy slang in the evangelical community uses "anointing" metaphorically to describe either a genuine spiritual gift or some kind of nutty sci-fi powers someone claims to have. It's a danger word for me.