Post #55738 by purple jade on Sat, Oct 18, 2003 10:24 PM

Furthering what Swanky said, a rosary is really just beads until it's consecrated by a priest. And a church is just a building, an alter just a table. The blessing makes it sacred. And many of the people who worked on the great Gothic cathedrals were Jews (albeit covertly, what with that pesky Inquisition). So I think, go ahead, carve the wood, don't worry about any spiritual conflict of interest. (But make sure you think it's good enough to invite a god to live in!)