Candace;

Your artist is either incredibly naiive and insensitive OR (more likely, in
my opinion) he is trying to make a statement, knowing full well that he will
awaken some very hard feelings.

While your museum is not run by the denomination, it DOES interpret that
denomination and I think you owe the denomination the courtesy of not
publically rubbing its nose in the dirt.

I would insist on the artist removing the commitment AND marriage
certificates.

Neither you nor I are gay-bashers; just professionals displaying a modicum
of sensitivity and, indeed, common sense. If somebody wants to go to the
wall on this one, let it be the artist, regardless of the quality of his
work.

Harry
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Kanata ON K2L 1H1 Canada
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