The Original Online Amethyst Anointment

There, you're an Amethyst. Don't worry, it was only lilikoi drink—sticky, but it won't stain. I do hope the ice cubes didn't get on your keyboard?

You now have the right to the familial (father, Mother, Aunt, Cousin, Brother, Sister, etc) title you choose. However, if you select "father" you should know that it is customary among Amethysts that I, as Father of the Order, am the only one to affect an upper case F; others may use one or two lower case ffs at their discretion.

You have also the right (and obligation) to bl3ess people (the 3 is silent) with the goodwill of the Presence...and to do anything you choose within the minimal requirements of Amethysm, which are 1) a healthy sense of humor and 2) a willingness to do the best you can.

People are excommunicated only for failure in one of these two areas (usually the former, since excommunication is almost invariably self-inflicted and voluntary).

And don't worry if you already had a perfectly good religion of your own. You haven't lost it, you've just gained a hyphen (as in Catholic-Amethyst, or Amethyst-Catholic, depending on the degree of your dedication...). I hope this makes things quite clear?

Bl3ess you, my child. Enjoy your hyphen.

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