Rev. vs. Rev'd

So I recently noticed that my parish has started using Rev'd instead of Rev. I got into a conversation with someone about it and the differences of the two. I decided to dig up this old email form a friend that explains why we should be using Rev'd instead of Rev.

Here are the key differences:

Who uses it?
Rev. = Baptists
Rev'd = Anglicans

More specifically, who uses it?
Rev. = Pat Robertson
Rev'd = Rowan Williams

Which one looks good?
Rev. = tacky abbreviation
Rev'd = classy contraction

What about parishes in RI?
Rev. = clueless
Rev'd = cluetrain

How does it make God feel?
Rev. = sad
Rev'd = happy


Thanks SG+