[MR] Minyan at Coronation? (fwd)

[Craig Levin]

Lord Nikulai:

> Greetings Pedro!
> 
> Thank you for your offer to host a minyan at coronation. I of course
> encourage anyone who wishes to participate in a minyan or other
> religious observance off to a side at an event to do so.

Naturally-this will not be anything that'd appear to be part of
the "official SCA" part of the event, though I doubt we'd shut
anyone out who was curious.

> However, just a friendly reminder that, as autocrat, I feel compelled to
> make. Per corpora sec II(F):
> 
> "Policy on Religion
> Having no wish to recreate the religious conflicts of the period under
> study, the Society shall neither establish nor prohibit any system of
> belief among its members. No one shall perform any religious or magical
> ceremony as a Society event (or in association with the name of the
> Society) in such a way as to imply that the ceremony is authorized,
> sponsored, or promulgated by the Society to force anyone at a Society
> event, by direct or indirect pressure, to observe or join the ceremony.
> However, this provision is in no way intended to discourage the study of
> historical belief systems and their effects on the development of
> Western culture. 
> Except as provided herein, neither the Society nor any member acting in
> its name or that of any of its parts shall interfere with any person's
> lawful ceremonies, nor shall any member discriminate against another
> upon grounds related to either's system of belief."
> 
> In summary, everyone should feel free to hold any religious ceremony
> they wish in a private area off to the side of the event. 

That's the plan.

Pedro
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