I haven't been here in a hot minute and there's a reason for that. I'm a member of a yahoo group that has a member that recently decided to do an experiment and create a new church. There was quite a bit of interest and within a month, we had a basic list of Ten Principles that would from the basis of this new tradition.
The two co-founders are coming from a Collyridian/Aristasian/Deanic/Filianic tradition and they decided that, since the tradition is geared towards Goddess-worship and towards females, they would simply take the same tradition and tack on the male principle as well for those that, while specifically honoring the Mother, also believed in the God.
The group took the initial list of Ten Principles, at that time very slanted towards the Feminine Principle, and refashioned it into something more balanced to both parties. There would be a place for God-worshipers, a place for Goddess-worshipers, and a place for those called to worship both. A vote is taken on the Final Draft, it's unanimous, and there you go.
A week later, one of the founders (who voted to ratify) decided that he didn't like the new Ten Principles because he wanted the church to be more Goddess-based. This caused a big row because they'd already been voted on and some of us thought that it wasn't fair that one person could undo a council vote and that it wasn't fair to hold one sex higher than the other.
Needless to say, one of us got removed from the group. The other founder sent out a big, long email stating why this member had been removed and that it was necessary (translation: I felt my power-base was threatened, so I decided to flex).
I decided to go ahead and leave the group.
So, I helped found a new tradition, watched it schism, and ultimately left it, all within a month or so.
So what did you do this month?
The two co-founders are coming from a Collyridian/Aristasian/Deanic/Filianic tradition and they decided that, since the tradition is geared towards Goddess-worship and towards females, they would simply take the same tradition and tack on the male principle as well for those that, while specifically honoring the Mother, also believed in the God.
The group took the initial list of Ten Principles, at that time very slanted towards the Feminine Principle, and refashioned it into something more balanced to both parties. There would be a place for God-worshipers, a place for Goddess-worshipers, and a place for those called to worship both. A vote is taken on the Final Draft, it's unanimous, and there you go.
A week later, one of the founders (who voted to ratify) decided that he didn't like the new Ten Principles because he wanted the church to be more Goddess-based. This caused a big row because they'd already been voted on and some of us thought that it wasn't fair that one person could undo a council vote and that it wasn't fair to hold one sex higher than the other.
Needless to say, one of us got removed from the group. The other founder sent out a big, long email stating why this member had been removed and that it was necessary (translation: I felt my power-base was threatened, so I decided to flex).
I decided to go ahead and leave the group.
So, I helped found a new tradition, watched it schism, and ultimately left it, all within a month or so.
So what did you do this month?
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