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dreamer_easyThe old fellow has been in the news a bit lately:
US general's 'Satan' speeches broke rules. *gulp*
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morgan303, the story of an Australian Wiccan's successful religious vilification complaint. This has received plenty of "amusing, weird news item" press coverage about the place*, but the story isn't so funny. After a competing politician labelled her a Satanist and claimed occult forces were attacking the local council (I am not making this up) she was beaten and her home and car vandalised and she lost her small business. (For some mild amusement, though try this wholly incoherent response from an online columnist. I had to work out what "womb baby killaries" are.)
I am personally less worried that someone will spot my pentacle and chase me down the street than that they'll spot my pentacle and point and laugh at my hair-legged hippy eccentricity. Nonetheless that's pretty bloody scary stuff. Still, a pentacle's pretty inconspicuous compared to the hijab.
ETA: In South Carolina, a Wiccan's pet parrot was killed and mutilated as part of a campaign of threats and vandalism against her. I cannot express my rage at this.
ETA: Oh gods. They also killed and mutilated her cat. This is unbearable.
* The Herald Sun's headline was "Witch says she was demonised". This may not have been intentional humour.
US general's 'Satan' speeches broke rules. *gulp*
Thanks to
morgan303, the story of an Australian Wiccan's successful religious vilification complaint. This has received plenty of "amusing, weird news item" press coverage about the place*, but the story isn't so funny. After a competing politician labelled her a Satanist and claimed occult forces were attacking the local council (I am not making this up) she was beaten and her home and car vandalised and she lost her small business. (For some mild amusement, though try this wholly incoherent response from an online columnist. I had to work out what "womb baby killaries" are.)I am personally less worried that someone will spot my pentacle and chase me down the street than that they'll spot my pentacle and point and laugh at my hair-legged hippy eccentricity. Nonetheless that's pretty bloody scary stuff. Still, a pentacle's pretty inconspicuous compared to the hijab.
ETA: In South Carolina, a Wiccan's pet parrot was killed and mutilated as part of a campaign of threats and vandalism against her. I cannot express my rage at this.
ETA: Oh gods. They also killed and mutilated her cat. This is unbearable.
* The Herald Sun's headline was "Witch says she was demonised". This may not have been intentional humour.
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Date: 2004-08-19 09:30 am (UTC)so sorry *hugs*
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Date: 2004-08-19 03:56 pm (UTC)Love the icon!
Date: 2004-08-19 05:17 pm (UTC)Hang in there.. I hope that woman gets some justice and that nutcase mayor finds his brain.. has anyone checked for it?