Bagipes Banned from Edinburgh Wedding !

[macwilkin]

Last year, my father-in-law passed away in Birmingham, Al. They were long time, faithful members of the Episcopal Church. When we were planning the funeral service the minister said the church had a prohibition against bagpipes inside the church for the funeral service. He stated that their affiliation with The Anglican Communion (The Church of England) still led them to view the bagpipes as an implement of war. They did consent to allow the piper to stand on the sidewalk in front of the church with the doors open so the attendees could hear the pipes.

I can't wait to share this story with several priests and a number of our local Scottish society members who are Episcopalian -- sounds like that rector flunked his church history course in Seminary -- the Episcopal Church USA's first Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Samuel Seabury, was consecrated in Aberdeen in 1784 by three Scottish Bishops! The SEC, not the C. of E., was responsible for the creation of the Communion, since it was not the established/state church of Scotland -- Seabury could not be consecrated in England being an American.

Todd (a 20 year "pisskie" who organizes the local Kirkin' at his Anglo-Catholic parish)