[Apologetics] Experiencing the Goddess Rosary

[bbellamy at mindspring.com]

I saw a posting about this "goddess rosary" (GAG) on another Catholic forum.  My reactions when I read it were such that I could not post them at any Christian or family forum!  Let's just say that it got my Southern up very hot and leave it at that.  Bloody heathen Jezebels trashing the Lady I call (affectionately and respectfully) "my Momma!" Don't even get me started!

Bret

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From: Stephen Korsman <skorsman at theotokos.co.za>
Sent: Jul 22, 2005 2:46 PM
To: Apologetics Group <apologetics at gathman.org>
Subject: [Apologetics] Experiencing the Goddess Rosary

Hi

Experiencing the Goddess Rosary  by Dalyn Cook

The banner on the outside of Ebenezer Lutheran Church boldly proclaims "Goddess Rosary Every Wednesday 7 p.m." Doubtless this precipitates questions in the minds of passers-by: a rosary at a Lutheran church? A feminist take on a ritual indigenous to a denomination with an especially strong patriarchal foundation? I was eager to experience this new phenomenon, and it was with open mind and heart that I entered Ebenezer on my first Wednesday evening in the City. Thought the church was empty, I felt that I had stepped into a Presence, like a mother's warm embrace. The attendees were few in number, yet there was a sense of fullness in this welcoming space. I inhaled deeply the earthy scent of the incense, sending up delicate tendrils of smoke which curled around the altar in a nimbus visible against the warm rays of the evening sun filtering through the stained-glass windows.

http://www.herchurch.org/id8.html

I've put my comments on my blog site at http://www.theotokos.co.za/blog/catholic.php?id=53

God bless,
Stephen
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