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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>three
points-</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>1) I ask that each
and every one of those who say it should not be a big deal to have a cross as a
site token stop, consider how your feelings would change if the token in
question were a Star of David or yarmulke, and reconsider your
answer.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC"
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>2) Conrad, I love
you dearly, you're one of the best friends I've ever had, and one of the best
men I've ever known. Keep that in mind when you read the following- you
are a yutz. :-)Yule is a term used in connection with Christmas for
centuries, therefore not "pagan" any longer, and solstice is term
describing the longest/shortest day of the year, not a religious term. The
fact that some people at various points in history have held religious
celebrations on those dates doesn't change them. Having a religious
celebration on Dec 25 doesn't make ALL functions on Dec 25
religious.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC"
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>3) symbols are only as
important as we make them, if presented a cross for a site token, I'd do what I
always do- hang it from my belt for the event, ignore it, put it away when I get
home.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC"
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>Morgan Blaidd
Du<BR>Protege and Ghillie to<BR>Baron James Ulrich MacKellar and<BR>Baroness
Rachel Ashton</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>Fei
g'wneir</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=conradvz@yahoo.com href="mailto:conradvz@yahoo.com">Chuck Heisler
Jr.</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=artemisia@lists.gallowglass.org
href="mailto:artemisia@lists.gallowglass.org">Kingdom of Artemisia mailing
list</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Artemisia] Religion in the
SCA (a new can of worms)</DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings, </DIV>
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<DIV>To follow this idea, if events celebrating pagan themes (Yule and
Solstice for example) offend me, then they should not be allowed to take
place, correct?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Since, if they offend me as being religious in nature (Pagan religious
celebration) and may offend other people of Christian belief in the SCA?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>CvZ</DIV>
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