Is the 'Communion burger' in poor taste?

[rug]

October 3rd, 2013
12:50 PM ET
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-editor

(CNN) Mmm – sacralicious?

A Chicago restaurant is pushing the boundaries of poor taste with its October Burger of the Month.

Kuma's Corner, a heavy-metal themed joint with an "Eat beef; bang your head" ethos, says its new burger is an homage to Ghost, a Swedish band that performs satanic songs in Catholic clerical garb.

"The Ghost" burger features a "Communion wafer garnish," a white, unleavened disc bearing the imprint of a cross and a crown.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/03/is-the-communion-burger-in-poor-taste/?hpt=hp_c3

Our ethos is simple. Support your community. Eat beef. Bang your head.

We’ve been extremely fortunate to show host to thousands of dedicated eaters from locales near and far. As such, we feel it is our obligation to give back to the communities that support us and support our love for meat and heavy metal

http://www.kumascorner.com/

This joint looks like a Hooters for morons.

[PotatoChip]

1. Meh. If people are into that sort of thing,

I say, let them knock themselves out. What ever floats their boat. Whatever trips their trigger. Yada, yada...

I don't imagine that it would taste very good, though.

I'm not Catholic, but even if I was, I doubt that this would bother me. So if the point is to somehow offend people, I personally think that it fails big time.

YMMV

[struggle4progress]

2. It's a stunt for attention.

[Goblinmonger]

3. I think "Hooters for Morons" is a little harsh

They support locally grown and produced food. They have a designated charity of the week that they encourage donations to. The food looks amazing. They offer a veggie burger option for each of their burgers. Hooters is all about shitty food with half naked waitresses. This place looks like it relies on neither of those. Next time I'm in Chicago, I'm going.

[hrmjustin]

4. I am all for poking fun at ourselves, but this seems to go a line.

As an Episcopalian we also believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Communion bread and wine. I find it offensive.

[No Vested Interest]

7. +1

Extremely offensive, and very poor PR.

[Goblinmonger]

11. You do realize the music they are referring to with their burgers, right?

I'm sure the intended audience won't be offended.

[No Vested Interest]

14. Yes, I understand they're saluting a group named

"Ghost", whose lead wears a cardinal's robes.
I'm more a big-picture person myself and think business owners would do well to think long-term .
I've a son that lives in Chicago, and like a good burger.
I'll check to see if this antic appeals to his appetite.

[Goblinmonger]

15. I would imagine

their appearance on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives would do more for their appeal than anything else. I would also venture to guess that the people who would take offense at this probably weren't planning on going there in the first place.

[No Vested Interest]

17. Whatever. nt

[Goblinmonger]

12. I don't believe it is a consecrated host. n/t

[hrmjustin]

13. It is still in bad taste and offensive. They have the right to do it and I will defend their right,

but it is still disgusting to me.

[Goblinmonger]

16. That's fair enough.

Just didn't want people to think this was taking a consecrated host and putting it on a burger.

[Humanist_Activist]

19. To be honest, why would it matter? Its just a wafer...

consecrated or no, it has no real power, its not the flesh of a demigod, I don't understand people's need to be offended over such things.

[cbayer]

5. Doesn't matter to me. I can't find a single thing about this place that would entice

me to go there.

Nothing.

[Jim__]

6. That pun is in bad taste.

But, selling our soul to make a buck is pretty much the raison d'etre for our entire society.

[MineralMan]

8. Of course it is in bad taste - intentionally.

It was done to make a statement in bad taste. It apparently succeeded in promoting awareness of this restaurant, which was clearly the goal.

[rug]

9. The headline is rhetorical

and understated.

[MineralMan]

10. Yes, of course.

Anyone can buy communion bread. Without consecration, it's just a cracker. With consecration, it is what people believe it is.

http://www.amazon.com/Communion-Wafers-1000-Broadman-Press/dp/0805470859/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1380986779&sr=8-4&keywords=communion+bread

[AtheistCrusader]

18. A hooters for morons, as opposed to... a regular hooters?

[rug]

20. The Ghost video gave them extra points.