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icymist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 09:38 PM
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Bad vibes in Glastonbury after Catholics against pagans
BY THE light of the full moon, witches in Glastonbury will tonight be casting a “circle of protection” around Britain’s centre of mysticism after a group of militant Christians cast salt at them in an attempt to “cleanse” the town of paganism.

One Roman Catholic was fined and two cautioned by police after the “alternative Hallowe’en” festival in Britain’s centre of magical mysticism turned into a spiritual battle between Christianity and paganism.

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But police were called after militants told locals that they wanted to cleanse the town of paganism, cast salt around to exorcise “evil” spirits and called one woman a “whore witch”.

Yemaya Pinder, a witch and a member of the Pagan Federation who owns The Magick Box store, said thatshe believed the Christians should be prosecuted for a religious hate crime.

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Well, here we go back to the Dark Ages folks!
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 11:16 PM
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1. Just amazing. what century is this by the way?
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 06:34 PM
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2. ummm
So they were using pagan protection practices (ie: salt) to combat paganism? Yeah that makes sense. What a bunch of morons.
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-07-06 06:17 AM
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3. Exactly what I was thinking.
Some days I wonder when this level of idiocy will stop amazing me.
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-08-06 08:34 PM
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5. By heathen practice, we cleanse you heathens!
Well, uh, ummm, er, sumpthin' like that.
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icymist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-09-06 01:46 PM
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6. LOL!
Edited on Thu Nov-09-06 01:52 PM by icymist
Yes. It's a good thing we're all Dems and enjoy some good irony, huh? Those heathens!!! You try scrubbing them out! You try soaking them out! Still, you need throwing salt at them!

p.s. we prefere being called Pagans.
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icymist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-07-06 05:06 PM
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4. I like this headline: Pagans are a-salt-ed
A CATHOLIC group has been banned from mystical Glastonbury after hurling abuse and salt at pagans.

Local priest Father Kevin Knox-Lecky invited national group Youth 2000 to the Somerset town for a religious festival.

But one male youth was arrested and two women cautioned after locals had salt thrown at them to cleanse them of “evil” spirits.

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Those silly Christians! Haven't they watched The Wizard of Oz?! Then they'd know better to throw water, not salt, on witches! Reading about stupid people acting badly like this defends the case for human sacrifice: "Oh mighty Goddess and Lord, we have been dealing with this Christian now for years and we're tired of it so we're sending him back to you to deal with."
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