-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 this is originally from the celebrants list, i am posting it to the community list as well to bring a few points up. if you deem it unwanted, delete. if you deem it foolish, shoot the messenger. ;)
On Tuesday 04 June 2002 10:17 am, Andrew C. Millard did speak unto the huddled masses, saying: > >2. The applicant should arrange for four letters of recommendation to > > be provided by people who preferably know the applicant in person, at > > least three of whom should be WPM members. > > > >Agreed. If the applicant has only 'online' WPM acquaintances due to > >geographic constraints this could be wavered in favour of at least four > >WPM directors vouching for the person's suitability. > > I think it's important to have at least one reference from a person who > knows the applicant in real life, even if that person isn't a WPM member. > The celebrant will be dealing with people face-to-face, after all, and > few people have exactly the same personality off-line as on. i think it is important that we encourage tolerance and interfaith style cooperation. i think this has a chance to go a long way towards that goal. it is very common among the christian community (likely others, but go with what you know) for churchs to have a sort of partnership with each other. various angelican orders and more liberal lutheran orders for example, often come together to further various goals. there is a good deal of common ground between various pagan, eastern, and mystical belief systems and pantheism. i know that for example the Universal Pantheist Society encourages a good deal of this type of dialog. what is the WPM doing in this vein? what strategic relationships are we nurturing in other communities? how many of us are pantheist/other? are we using it? as for the relaton to the celebrants list, if we accept non-WPM members as vouching for suitaility, should we not be encouraging them for other reasons? and is this not a good oppertunity? many list participants have mentioned having pagan or wiccan friends over to share cerimonies, should we not return the favor? and make it "official" in the bargain? just a few random thoughts. - -- "god is omnipotent, omnicient, and omnibenevolent-says so right on the label. and if you believe that i have some land for sale, but cash only, and in small bills" -long shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9ATKVBwq+ZwvIN/oRAveqAJwPPj6LpSbElftJGs7IqH5o/8oljQCeKKVO NMzWKVeujs4zlVJfcjj5VPk= =9ZKZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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