http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-witches.html A modern Pagan perspective Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-witches.html#comment-1915 THE Michael Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-the-witches.html#comment-1915 My wife is a Witch, and I practice the craft myself, and we do this openly, with no shame, with no "stigma". This is only possible due to the protections afforded us by the constitution, and our willingness to force the issue that this document protects us with equal ferver as any religious person or institution. That being said, I can only say that whatever happened in the past, it sure as hell isn't going to happen again without a damn good fight. I personally will take as many "witch-hunters" with me as I can before they take ME down. Yep, just like Mr Heston said, they will pry my religious freedoms from my cold, dead fingers. My wife is a Witch, and I practice the craft myself, and we do this openly, with no shame, with no “stigma”. This is only possible due to the protections afforded us by the constitution, and our willingness to force the issue that this document protects us with equal ferver as any religious person or institution. That being said, I can only say that whatever happened in the past, it sure as hell isn’t going to happen again without a damn good fight. I personally will take as many “witch-hunters” with me as I can before they take ME down. Yep, just like Mr Heston said, they will pry my religious freedoms from my cold, dead fingers.

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-witches.html#comment-1914 spectral_ev Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:48:00 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-the-witches.html#comment-1914 Sunday's NYT has an article about witchcraft persecution of children today in Nigeria. Children were imprisoned at Salem, and minors are imprisoned at Guantanamo. See a link to how fundementalist preachers are stirring up hate in Africa using theology taught by missionaries-http://kmareka.com/?p=1786 Sunday’s NYT has an article about witchcraft persecution of children today in Nigeria. Children were imprisoned at Salem, and minors are imprisoned at Guantanamo. See a link to how fundementalist preachers are stirring up hate in Africa using theology taught by missionaries-http://kmareka.com/?p=1786

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-witches.html#comment-1913 Kathryn Price NicDhàna Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:26:00 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2008/04/to-pardon-or-not-to-pardon-the-witches.html#comment-1913 Not to be flippant about the witch trials, but, I have to admit she could do worse than Python's as a source. With Terry Jones' background as a medievalist, as well as his studies in folklore, his projects almost always have great historical content and commentary. "It's a fair cop." Not to be flippant about the witch trials, but, I have to admit she could do worse than Python’s as a source. With Terry Jones’ background as a medievalist, as well as his studies in folklore, his projects almost always have great historical content and commentary. “It’s a fair cop.”

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