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[Picard Ren]

Thank you Maria.  Like I said before, if it would have
been a normal day, I never would have reacted as such.
I am sorry about the inconvience I caused you and all.

Kateryn la Escolpiera

--- Christine Fink <maria_elfsea at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well, said Your Excellancy! But, I am sympathetic to
> both sides.
> 
> Laura has only come to one populace meeting so far
> and 1 maybe 2 events (her 
> first was Defender).
> 
> When I first joined, I was given the chance to go to
> Baronial College and 
> was able to take SCA 101. In this class, Lady
> Bridgette did a wonderful job 
> telling us how one should behave. I was also given
> wonderful advice from 
> Lady Ameline before College of what to say and not
> say on this list. Before 
> I joined I went to fighter practice to see what the
> SCA was all about and to 
> see if this was something we as a family wanted to
> do, Eleanor and Sebastian 
> talked to me and told me of all the fun they had and
> how everyone was 
> expected to behave in a chivalrous and kind manner
> to one another.
> 
> Unfortunately, Laura has not been afforded these
> luxuries. After her first 
> Populace meeting, Phelippe and I talked to her about
> how wonderful and kind 
> we all are in this Barony. But, we didn't have much
> time because my 
> halflings were getting tired and very cranky, so we
> needed to get home and 
> put them to bed.
> 
> On Kateryne's side of the fence...I can sympathize
> wih her, too. My personal 
> e-mail box used to get flooded with these types (not
> just Christian) of 
> messages and attachments. When I did receive
> religous related e-mails, I, 
> too feel like I am being preached at. I **really**
> hate that. I'm a very 
> quiet person religously. I don't believe in telling
> the gospel to others 
> because I know it makes me uncomfortable and I start
> looking for the door 
> when others do it to me. I have always believed that
> the best way to teach 
> is by example of one's own behavior. But, I do love
> to listen to others 
> views on their religion and what they do and don't
> believe in. I find it 
> very fascinating, especially when my faith and it's
> teaching or practices 
> are so close to theirs. One of my favorite jobs that
> I had a few years ago 
> was being a nursery worker for the Jewish Synagogue
> here in Arlington. The 
> rabbi always paid me after services and if my little
> ones weren't too tired, 
> we would have good-natured (and often humorous)
> religous debates.
> 
> Well, this is just my $.02 and I'll get off my soap
> box before I make 
> someone too angry.
> 
> Maria
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >Galen here!
> >
> >I'm not the listadmin of this group anymore, but I
> did
> >found this list, and I wrote the rules for it.
> >Two wrongs still don't make a right.  Laura's note
> is
> >not relevant to the Elfsea list, though as a
> Christian
> >myself, I have immense sympathy for her message.
> >There's actually a rule for this list that excludes
> >this sort of message forwarding to the list.
> >
> >Kateryne's note lacks the courtesy I expect of
> posters
> >to this list, and which the rules also require
> >(especially in dealing with valued new members who
> may
> >not have picked up on all the little subtle
> >distinctions of how we play).  Sorry, Kateryne,
> nowhere
> >does _Corpora_ or Kingdom Law, and certainly not
> the
> >tradition of Elfsea, ban Christians from discussing
> >their faith.  If you feel that innocuous little
> note
> >was harrassment, I suggest that, while I know
> nothing
> >to make me believe that you're an evil person (as
> you
> >suggested), you do seem a tad oversensitive.  The
> SCA
> >is not, and does not try to be, a safe-haven from
> >religious -- or even specifically Christian or
> Jewish --
> >  influence or expression.  I hope the others of
> those
> >many reasons will influence you to stay in the SCA,
> >despite this one small failing of our group.
> >
> >I look forward to you visiting Elfsea to meet some
> of
> >the folks you've been exchanging e-mail with.
> >
> >- Viscount Galen of Bristol, KSCA, Pel., etc.
> >Baron of Elfsea
>
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