Talk:Flaming chalice
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Note: this article originated as a section in the article "Unitarian Universalism". Gwimpey 23:26, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Reorganizing article
History portions of this article have been brought together with the goal of improving clarity. I have tried to show the evolution from Deutsch's printed logo, to useages such a jewelry, to eventual use of 3-D flaming chalice in worship services. However, the chronology of this evolution is obscure at best, e.g., there is no generally accepted date when a flaming chalice was first lit as part of a worship service. (The chronological detail about Betty King comes from her husband Don King writing in the Sept. 12, 1976, of the church newsletter of Geneva, Ill., which may or may not be reliable.) Pending further research in primary docs., or further articles in the UU Historical Society journal, this is the best I can do right now. Perhaps others can contribute here.
Bringing together the portions devoted to history required an overall reorganization of the article. As part of this overall organization, I tried to clean up minor details, e.g. substituting the word "congregation" for "church," when a local religious society is meant. I tried to remove POV or opinions, e.g. the old article referred to "one common interpretation" after essentially asserting there is no common interpretation (removing the word "common" was the fix). Further editing for clarity is needed.
The inclusion of allegedly representative chalice lighting readings remains problematic to me. After having served in 6 different local UU congregations, I have never heard these readings used. What's the documentation that says these are widely used? If none, let's just remove these -- I don't believe they contribute much to the article.
02:23, 13 April 2006 (UTC)Dan Harper danrharperATaolDOTcom
