Hazing at Savannah: "washed the feet of others during a worship service."

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Thanks for picking out the non-Catholic demoninations that practice it. I thinks it's just sad that they're saying it doesn't matter that it was voluntary and apparently not a pledge thing, it's still hazing. How does one haze oneself?

It's crazy is what it is.

And just to be clear, while it is certainly not universal, footwashing on Holy Thursday/Maunday Thursday can be found among Episcopalians, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists and others. Just wanted to be clear that the examples I gave shouldn't be considered exhaustive.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

It's crazy is what it is.

And just to be clear, while it is certainly not universal, footwashing on Holy Thursday/Maunday Thursday can be found among Episcopalians, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists and others. Just wanted to be clear that the examples I gave shouldn't be considered exhaustive.

My ELCA church doesn't wash feet - although if someone suggested it, it might happen. We like new traditions, in fact, last year we started a Seder Meal tradition. But we do have first communions on Maunday Thursday.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

It's crazy is what it is.

And just to be clear, while it is certainly not universal, footwashing on Holy Thursday/Maunday Thursday can be found among Episcopalians, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists and others. Just wanted to be clear that the examples I gave shouldn't be considered exhaustive.

Precisely, and many Catholics don't participate either *innocent look*

[UGAalum94]

I didn't realize it was that widespread in other denominations. Cool.

I was just thinking that in a more Catholic part of the country, no one would think hazing, even for a minute. (and really Savannah has a pretty decent Catholic population anyway, now that I think about it.)

But since you're right, maybe it's only totally secular institutions that could possible make this mistake.

There's got to me more to this story. Anybody know what it is?

Who's Dale?

[macallan25]

I'm Presbyterian and I have never seen that being done.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by macallan25

I'm Presbyterian and I have never seen that being done.

I am too, and I have seen it done, though it doesn't surprise me at all that another Presbyterian (or a Lutheran, AlphaFrog) may not have.

That's why I said "while it is certainly not universal, footwashing on Holy Thursday/Maunday Thursday can be found among Episcopalians, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists and others."

[Drolefille]

For those looking for more info and a biblical basis for the washing of feet :Wiki