Eating God

I've always had a problem with the practice of holy communion. Here are some thoughts I've compiled from others who have had some of the same questions.

Also known by christians as The Eucharist, Holy Communion, The Lords Supper, The Last Supper. There is an ancient tradition among men... going back eons... of eating the flesh and drinking the blood of their god(s). Whether symbolically or using a substitute, the practice is supposed to transmute the qualities inherent in a god to his/her followers. Ranging from transubstantiation (the bread and wine changing into actual flesh and blood) or by symbolism, this act is a central ritual of christian worship. In the Bible it is referred to as Passover and also as The Lord's Supper. Passover was a yearly jewish feast that reminded Jews of how God brought them out of Egypt and protected them from the plagues when they put the blood of a lamb on the doorposts of their homes. It appears that this ritual was redefined to align with pagan rituals of the time (again refer to Constantine). The most astonishing of these to me is that of the God Liber\Dionysis\Bacchus who was said to have been torn limb from limb and eaten by his murderers. The celebration of this event involved worshipers celebrating in "recurring sacred rites celebrated every two years," in which, "They tear a live bull with their teeth, representing the cruel banquet [ at which the God was eaten. Mithraism also included a sacrament of bread and wine derived from the last supper of their respective savior. The concept of Eucharist most identifies with the pagan rituals than the act of Passover. However... the sacrificial lamb was also a stand-in atonement... I guess it's kinda like eating God too. I'll have to think more about that one. I've also wondered at the costuming worn by priests while parading down the street in robes and a big hat with a wafer in a wand with rays coming from it. Where did that garb come from? The wand looks like a reference to the sun. I'll have to look into that a bit more too. I have one more dangling thought: There is also reference in the Bible to breaking of bread from house to house. This is often quoted as a reference to communion. From what I can tell, it was not communion... rather a sharing of a meal together in fellowship (much like we would share a meal or eat out together in modern times).