[wideawake]

I'm sure that this will be taken as a smart a$$ question, but it is only partially so.

Admitting it is the first step.

What Biblical citation do we have for the banning of clapping and dancing during the worship of God?

There are many times and occasions for worshipping God. Not all these times and occasions are the Mass.

If you could cite the clapping and dancing taking place at the Last Supper, we could have a more directed discussion.

And if there is one that is specific, I'll be the first to proclaim my ignorance (and if you want, I'll do it on this forum)

What is quite interesting is that there is no reference in any of the discussions of formal worship in either Testament to clapping or dancing being included in either the temple service of the Old Law or in the supper of the Lord in the New.

[dmz]

First off, don't think I was apologizing for or looking to overcome being a smarta$$. It has served me well these 45 years.

The bottom line of your post seems to indicate that there is no specific mention of a ban on clapping and dancing.

Surely you would agree that lack of a mention of a thing is not the same as a specific ban.

As far as "If you could cite the clapping and dancing taking place at the Last Supper, we could have a more directed discussion" is concerned, neither of us were there, so we really don't know what went on there except for what was reported to us. We got the overview, not the play by play.