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Old 04-23-2008, 07:35 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Hmmm ... interesting Question (re chaplain) since I'm a theology student and spend a TON of time figuring stuff like this out lol !!

Chaplains are not primarily preachers, so I personally wouldn't use that sign ... they're carers - they function almost as a Deaconess ...

It's important (at least to me) that the ASL be descriptively accurate

If they are ordained, I'd likely sign it as "hospital+priest" or "PC(personal care) +Priest" - using the Priest sign that shows a clerical collar

If they aren't ordained, I'd probably sign it as a initialized from of "Deaconess"/Deacon which would be a "C" handshape tracing a cross over the non-dominant shoulder

What do you think

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