ANST - Re: - Must we drive people away?

[Rick Wynne]

Greetings good folk of Ansteorra,

 I for one encourage religious freedom (I am a templar moderate *grin*),
and find that the many Pagans of An Tir who overcome their initial
discomfort over my persona come to find me fair and just in my opinions
and dealings. (By the way, the Templars *never* burned any heretics-do not
believe popular myth and even had friends among the Saracens in Outremer).

 It can be difficult to be a Christian in the Society. Just as it is
difficult to be "different" anywhere. Let us all exercise acceptance of
diversity.

 If there is a Christian SCA mailing list...sign me up!

In the Service of the Temple,
Brother Richard of Tyre
Madrone, An Tir
Milites Christi: Templar Archives (http://www.speakeasy.org/~richard)

On Thu, 7 May 1998, Pat St. Jean wrote:

> Greetings unto Capricia (and the rest of the list),
>   I've cooled down a little since then, and am not going to leave.  That
> particular period of time was a little on the stressful side for me and I
> overreacted.  Just to fill y'all in, I was diagnosed with colitis, a
> chronic inflamation of the colon.
>   I've been thinking a lot about this and am probably going to start up a
> listserver to discuss Christian issues in the SCA, both historical and
> modern.
>   Good gentles, I'm by no means a dinosaur.  I've been playing off and on
> for just shy of 6 years now.  And of all the things that the SCA has
> taught me, the most important thing is this:  WE MUST TOLERATE AND ACCEPT
> THE DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS AND BELIEFS THAT OTHERS HAVE.  It'd be a
> miserable event if the Saracen persona was attacked by the crusaders in
> our midst wouldn't it?
> 
> Peace everyone!
>    Pat
> 
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