Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Yes, Virginia

Yesterday I went back to my second office, the Coffee on the Corner, to "finish" working on my homily for Christmas Day. I was wearing my new sweatshirt, the one that reads "Yes, Virginia, they do ordain women." The man behind the counter gave me a thumbs up, very nice, but then he looked confused and said "so does Virginia not ordain women?" For those who don't know, I live in the state of Virginia. This poor lad was so mixed up. I explained to him that it was a take off of the famous letter to the editor reply. He nodded but kept looking confused. I tried to explain quickly that states don't determine who's ordained or not, but still, confusion.

All in a day's work...

6 comments:

Karen Sapio said...

things being what they are, I think we should be glad states can't vote on this . . .

LutheranChik said...

I was going to say, considering some of the citizens of Virginia (Pat Robertson, et al), it's surprising they haven't tried to pass a law requiring state approval of clergy.

Sue said...

I wore my "Yes Virginia" shirt to a rehearsal for a service I conducted with a Roman Catholic liturgical dance group. The dancers LOVED it!!

Theresa Coleman said...

Obviously, he was in the state of confusion.

Anonymous said...

state of confusion ... I love it :)

must confess as a non US citizen I didn't really understand who or what Virigina was or is :)

blessings

kwpershey said...

Lorna- that phrase was a spoof on "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," which I believe was initially written by a newspaperman to a young reader, but has become part of the pop culture.

Well, I figured those shirts would start some discussion!