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# Mary Spreading?
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3049/
- Published: 2005-11-17T00:38:37.000Z
- Updated: 2005-11-17T00:38:37.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Religion, #wpChunk

> They're wearing "Mary Is My Homegirl" T-shirts and bracelets, and not all of them are Roman Catholic.

> Once mainly a devotional figure for Catholics, Mary and her role as a woman of God now are studied by Anglicans and other Christian denominations. "Mary is my friend ... for me, she's the ultimate example of a woman who said yes to God," said Betsy Biega, parish administrator at St. Martin's in the Fields Episcopal Church off Clemson Avenue in Columbia, S.C.

> In May, leaders of the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches released a study that encouraged members of both churches to regard Mary as a figure of devotion, even though there remains some theological disagreement about aspects of Mary and her role in the church. . .

> Some Protestant churches, especially Episcopal and United Methodist, in recent years have offered Bible studies and classes that focus on the Virgin Mary as a model for Christian women.

[Link](http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12833/The-Virgin-Mary-gaining-admirers?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).