<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div><div>And if you have not already done so, change my email address in your phonebook to: <a href="mailto:davidgil@comcast.net">davidgil@comcast.net</a></div><div><br></div><div>David Gilmartin</div></span> </div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#000000" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica">"Ginny Thornburgh" <<a href="mailto:thornburghg@nod.org">thornburghg@nod.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#000000" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica">June 16, 2008 11:08:10 AM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#000000" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:davidgil@comcast.net">davidgil@comcast.net</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#000000" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica">"Hendrik N. Opstelten" <<a href="mailto:opsteltenh@nod.org">opsteltenh@nod.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#000000" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica"><b>Accessible Congregations Campaign</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <div id="idOWAReplyText87922" dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Dear David:</font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2">Thank you for your email and your interest in the Accessible Congregations Campaign. I was delighted to learn that you already have an Accessibility Committee. I assume you have taken advantage of the information on our website at <a href="http://www.nod.org/religion">www.nod.org/religion</a> </font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2">From other UU congregations, we have learned that the wording on the commitment form is theologically troubling to some members. Our challenge in 1998 was to frame wording that would affirm the greatest number of people and congregations possible. A lofty but impossible goal.</font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2">Your proposed alternative rendering captures the spirit of the commitment. The only problem is that the certificate we will send you is preprinted (other than your name, signatures and date.) Thus it would not reflect the wording which you suggest.</font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2">We respect your tradition and are truly sorry that the ACC wording is not more affirming for you.</font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2">With thanks. Ginny</font></div></div></font></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>