[MR] Policy on Religion

[Terry L. Neill]

>The play would require space at the event; at a
>large event like a University, I could see one being put on as
>part of a thread of classes in period drama, though.


The play's not tricky, either.  The Policy forbids *ceremonies*.  A play is 
not a ceremony.

Any documentably accurate thing that is authentic to our time period is 
allowed except religious *ceremonies*.

Religious ceremonies must be conducted in a place that is not a central part 
of the event, such as one's encampment. (In other words, no marriages on the 
List field.)

It would certainly be polite, though, if putting on a religious play, to 
make the event easily avoidable by those who aren't interested.

As for the rest of Magdalena's list, I'd love to see more of such things at 
events.

Note, though, that for every documentable religious-theme decorated article, 
there were probably secular counterparts that didn't survive because they 
were more heavily used and not taken care of as well.  I know some of the 
Opus Anglicanum embroidery teachers I've met have found myriad documentation 
for religious items, and *also* documentation for secular ones, though not 
as much.

Regards!

  - Anarra
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