After a start-up meeting for StEAM, the 'staff' (deacon, priest, musician(aka: my beloved wife)) and mentoring priest, we all went out for nosh and 'effervescent grain beverage'. Our server comes up asking what I would like. Enthusiastically I reply, "A RUEBEN!" She asks...
"Do you want that with corned beef or turkey?"
!?! "Corned beef!"
"Would you like that on rye or focaccia?"
!?! "Rye!"
Let's be clear about this: A Rueben Sandwich '... is a hot sandwich of layered meat, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, with a dressing. These are grilled between slices of pumpernickel or rye. The meat is either corned beef or pastrami, and the dressing is either Russian or Thousand Island dressing.' (wikipedia).
Folks, if it has turkey and is on focaccia, it maybe gastronomically correct, but it's not a Rueben.
Not, no, unh unh, nada, nope, forget about'it, (etc).
For me, everything has a spiritual lesson, even beer and a sandwich: There are lots of 'things' out there parading about under the guise of 'Christianity'. But if it's not missionary in outlook and doesn't hold to the historic faith and teaching of the universal church (e.g. Nicene Creed) - it's not Christianity. Sorry.
What ever it is (and it may be 'nice' and it may be appealing, it might be fun, it might even make you feel good - and how else would you expect temptation to present itself?) it's not Christian.
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