Ged Definition
Q: I try to understand how the religion of a person is represented in
GEDCOM 5.5. I came across the RELI token, but could not find any
standardized values for this token. In some GEDCOM files I find
localized descriptions of the religion, but it seems to me that such a
localized version is not suitable if GEDCOM files are exchanged across
language boundaries.
e.g. how would I represent the fact that a person is "roman-catholic"
RELI roman-catholic
RELI römisch-katholisch
RELI roemisch-katholisch
RELI RK
RELI RC
I think that for the purpose of exchanging GEDCOM files some sort of
language independent taxonomy for these tokens would be required.
Does anybody know of such a taxonomy?
A:I rather suspect that the lack of a standardized format or
of a definition in the GED standards suggests that the issue
is not one of importance to many people in the US. And GED
was a child of the US and of the LDS Church.
As with anything else, if it's important to you, put it in
the NOTES/more about sections, because those sections tend
to GED in and out fairly cleanly.