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From: "Steve Hayes" <>
Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Re : Humansdorp Baptism Register.
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:55:44 +0200
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On 29 Aug 2007 at 9:29, Derek Pratt wrote:

> I do not not about this particular case but... if it is an Anglican
> Register...perhaps....
> When the Archbishop of Cape Town sent out instructions to all Anglican
> Churches that they must co-operate with the GSU (?Genealogocial Society
> of Utah) in the taking of digital images of all historical registers,
> many Anglican Clergy objected because they didn't want dead parishioners
> "converted" to Mormonism. I asked them if they believed that dead people
> could be 'converted' to another denomination. They responded, "Of course
> not" and I countered, "By objecting you are giving credence to this belief and
> by making these digital images they are preserving a valuable resource" [humph
> puff and off they walked!]

While that would apply to filming the records, it wouldn't apply to look-ups,
surely?

But if there is a practice of chariging fees for lookups, I can understand
that some might object.


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