[Jewelry making - Article 00123] - Re: [Orchid] SNAG conference Memphis 07

[Suzanne Wade]

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Lisa,

    Anglicans are Episcopalians, at least in the U.S. And Episcopalians
    are pretty much a "dissenting" group ourselves. I won't bore you with
    church history, but suffice to say we've made more than a few waves
    in the Anglican Communion in the last few years, particularly in our
    stance on the ordination of women and GLBT folks. The Episcopal
    Church has the only woman primate and the only openly gay bishop in
    the world (and the ripples are still spreading outward from that
    one). Anglicans also claim in our ranks Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who
    has been a great force for equality and reconciliation in South
    Africa. This is not your grandparent's Anglican church. :-) 

    I have no involvement with SNAG and I don't know why SNAG chose to
    offer a Christian blessing of the tools. But if you're going to do
    such a thing, an Anglican is a pretty good bet. We're the "via
    media" -- the middle way between Protestant and Catholic. Besides, we
    really know how to put on a show -- anyone catch the installment of
    our new Presiding Bishop at the National Cathedral earlier this year?
    Rainbow vestments, Native American "smudging" incorporated into the
    ceremony, and all the traditional pomp you could ask for. 

    Disclaimer: I'm a totally interested party. I've been accepted into
    the ordination process in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and
    will start seminary in the fall, so I'm anticipating the day when I'm
    the one offering the blessing. :-) And I can think of nothing I'd
    like better than to bless the work of the people I've known in this
    industry though the years, and who have been so generous with their
    knowledge and so kind to a frequently clueless journalist. Although
    if you'd rather have a Buddhist, I know a nice Shin priest who'd be
    happy to do it, and I'll just come and hold the tools. 

Suzanne
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