[Jewelry making - Article 00489] - Re: [Orchid] Universal interfaith symbol

[Pam Chott]

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>     <snip>  So, the question I have is why would we want to symbolize
>     an absence? In other words, what is there, even, to symbolize?

    I understood the original idea was to determine a universally
    recognizable symbol that would emphasize the connectedness of all
    mankind.  In my opinion the "interfaith" tag was used in an effort
    to point out that an appropriate symbol would not also be identified
    with any specific religion or belief / non-belief position.   

    While this doesn't make the quest any less difficult it might
    diminish some of the uneasiness caused by assigning labels to groups
    of people. Identifying and labeling differences seems counter to the
    express intention here. 

    Thank you all. By way of this interesting thread I more clearly
    observe that our differences do not make us unrelated. 

Pam Chott
Song of the Phoenix  


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