Talk:Anointing
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[edit] Distracting blank spaces
Formatting that encases the framed table of contents in text, in just the way a framed map or image is enclosed within the text, is now available: {{TOCleft}} in the HTML does the job.
Blank space opposite the ToC, besides being unsightly and distracting, suggests that there is a major break in the continuity of the text, which may not be the case. Blanks in page layout are voids and they have meanings to the experienced reader. The space betweeen paragraphs marks a brief pause between separate blocks of thought. A deeper space, in a well-printed text, signifies a more complete shift in thought: note the spaces that separate sub-headings in Wikipedia articles.
A handful of thoughtless and aggressive Wikipedians revert the "TOCleft" format at will. A particularly aggressive de-formatter is User:Ed g2s
The reader may want to compare versions at the Page history. --Wetman 20:17, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Christian Sacramental Usage
I've broken this section down into subsections and added a bit more about modern Pentecostal usage. The section marked "Other" originally started "In the Christian religion" but I've changed that to "In some denominations." I'm not sure exactly which denominations it refers to though, or how accurate it is, so I've just left it. Perhaps someone could clarify it a bit? Jammycakes 09:37, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pentecostal usage
The expression "The anointing that breaks the yoke" is a very popular catchphrase in Pentecostal/Charismatic circles. It is derived from Isaiah 10:27 and is frequently believed to be a direct quote from Scripture. One translation (can't remember which one) does actually say "The yoke will be broken because of the anointing oil" but the NIV translates it more accurately as "the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat". The original Hebrew does not actually uses the word for "anointing" (maschiach) in the verse at all. Jammycakes 09:37, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Christian Monarchy
This section needs to be looked at again. The Merovingian kings were thought to be descendents of a Roman or even a "Sea Monster". Thus they were of a rare bloodline that was thought to stay in power. It is the Carolingian kings who are the first to get annointed so as to justify their rule since they are not of this rare bloodline of the Merovingians.
[edit] JESUS
I LOVE JESUS AND I BELIVE IN HIM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.194.162.225 (talk) 20:05, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
