[Artemisia] Religion in the SCA (a new can of worms)

[Morgan Wolf]

three points-

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.

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.

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.

Morgan Blaidd Du
Protege and Ghillie to
Baron James Ulrich MacKellar and
Baroness Rachel Ashton

Fei g'wneir
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chuck Heisler Jr. 
  To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list 
  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:00 AM
  Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Religion in the SCA (a new can of worms)


  Greetings, 

  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?

  Since, if they offend me as being religious in nature (Pagan religious celebration) and may offend other people of Christian belief in the SCA?

  CvZ
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