Re: [UUPoly-L] an interesting encounter

["David Hall" <airsafe1@comcast.net>]

Here is the link to the article.
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/displ
ay?slug=polyamory28&date=20071028&query=polyamory 

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From: uupoly-l-bounces+airsafe1=comcast.net@uupa.org
[mailto:uupoly-l-bounces+airsafe1=comcast.net@uupa.org] On Behalf Of Valerie
White
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 5:31 AM
To: uupoly-l@uupa.org
Subject: [UUPoly-L] an interesting encounter

Last Saturday, as some of you know, there was a regional UU conference,
jointly organized by the NH-VT, NE, Ballou-Channing, Clara Barton, and Mass.
Bay districts.  Desmond, I didn't see your name on the attendee list, and I
didn't see you either . . .

I went to a workshop on worship (very interesting--worship is a spiritual
discipline, worship is a service to the COMMUNITY at large, worship needs to
be accessible--no acronyms, in-jokes, etc., worship is not a pep rally or a
performance) led by the Rev. Tom Schade of, I think, First Church in
Worcester (MA), where the conference was.

As I entered the room, wearing my name tag, he said hello to me and
introduced himself, and said a few words about the upcoming presentation.  I
reciprocated, and then said, "Do you write a blog?"  He said yes.  "There
was an exchange about polyamory?"  "Yes.  It got rather heated, and
eventually I dropped the subject."  "I thought you might want to know that I
talked to Gini Courter and she convinced me that the decision about
affiliates had nothing to do with Unitarian Universalists for Polyamory
Awareness."  He made a sort of accepting noise.  I told him I was founding
president of UUPA.  He was perfectly cordial to me both then and later,
during the workshop and afterwards.

On another subject, the long awaited polyamory and religion article finally
appeared in the Seattle Times, quoting Storm and me and picturing Storm and
his tribe.  As a bonus, I got an email from an old playmate (in the
children's sense) whom I hadn't had any contact with since the mid sixties!
It's very nice to be back in touch.


Valerie  

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