[Jewelry making - Article 00749] - Re: [Orchid] Universal interfaith symbol

[Dale Burnett]

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    When this thread began, I quite frankly breezed over the "faith"
    part of it.  I guess I interpreted the goal to be more of a symbol
    of, and I'm searching for the right description here, universal
    unity.  Having watched the progression of this thread, it appears
    that "universal interfaith" is more of an oxymoron than a unifier. 
    In retrospect this seems predictable when bringing religion into any
    discussion.  Therefore, I would like to suggest that we change the
    basis for this symbol from the current "universal interfaith" to
    something more like a "universal unity" kind of thing.  Perhaps
    there already is such a symbol.  I do not know. 

    Should anyone care to continue this thread on that basis, I have a
    couple of comments regarding the symbol itself.  While I am a big
    fan of nipples, I think (just my opinion) that a circle with a
    smudge in the center (Target notwithstanding) would just not be very
    appealing.  Call me simple or artistically uneducated if you will,
    but if I were to wear or use such a symbol, I would want it to look
    cool as well as symbolize something.  I like some of the symbols on
    the website Priscilla directed us to, www.symbols.com (very cool
    website BTW!).  I haven't perused all of the symbols there but I do
    like the one that Noel drew our attention to:
    http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/02/0223.html While it already has
    a meaning, I'm certainly not above appropriating it, turning it 90
    degrees and calling it whatever. 

Just my two cents worth.
Dale


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