[PW] Re: Church Ritual?--Progress Report

[Bye, Dan J]

When I first read your original question, my immediate reaction was "Freemasons". But it would seem incongruous in a US Methodist context!  You could follow that up, though.

But really I don't think it's a "ritual", as such.  It just sounds like a friendship game.  Try sources on that kind of thing. 

Ultimately I think your best option is to go back and ask at the church.

Dan

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> Behalf Of Shari Haber
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> Subject: [PW] Re: Church Ritual?--Progress Report
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> Womb at ts-
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> First, I want to thank everyone who has replied to my query 
> and/or has suggested Methodist orgs. to contact. I've 
> contacted over half, and all claim that it is not part of the 
> ordained Methodist ritual, and that they have never hear of it.
> 
> Has anybody seen a ritual where one person grasps the other 
> person's arm/wrist finger-by-finger, in any context?  If so, 
> I would very much like to hear about it. Anybody? TIA.
> 
> Shari Haber
> MCLS Reference Center
> shaber at mcls.org
>