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9/25/2008
5:27:43 pm EDT
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Pagan Pride Day Sept. 27
Author: Bryan Rourke Source: The Providence Journal (RI)
Title: PAGAN PRIDE DAY SEPT. 27
  Get your broom out of the closet, and maybe yourself, too. Saturday is Rhode Island Pagan Pride Day.
Make way for witches, and heathens, too.
“A lot of Pagans are not out of the closet, so to speak,” says Jane Driscoll or Woonsocket, coordinator of the event. “They are afraid of retribution in the workplace.”
Well at Pagan Pride Day there’s strength in numbers, and in workshops, vendors and live music. More than 300 people are expected to attend the all-day event in Johnston War Memorial Park.
This is the eighth year for the event in the state, and the 10th year in the country, with now 130 celebration sites. It’s an opportunity, organizers say, for Pagans to celebrate their beliefs, and to be with other Pagans.
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| Generalizations | Sep 26th. at 8:45:09 am EDT
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LD Wolverine (Edmonton, Alberta) - Email Me
I think we should remember that, as pagans, witches, druids whatever we may be...we need to stay away from the generalizations.
I understand we want to make the rest of the population feel at ease with us, but the truth of the matter is that we shouldn't say things that might not be true. I am referring to one sentence she used in this article specifically, and perhaps there is more but my knowledge base pointed this one out.
"And they don’t conduct rituals involving blood."
Thats not true. I have read many rituals revolving around menstrual blood...and I am pretty sure that in Strega (? spelling) there is some rituals involving blood but again, my knowledge base is lacking in this.
It was a good article, but this whole pandering to the public thing is really getting on my nerves. We are what we are...get over it and on with it.
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| Yep. There's One Here In Gotham As Well. | Sep 25th. at 6:29:58 pm EDT
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Batman (Madison, Wisconsin) - Email Me
Always lots of batty, chatty folks about, y'know (sorry, couldn't resist) . But yes, there is one near my community that sounds like a blast. Hopefully there aren't fundies around to try to spoil the fun, but that's almost unheard of in this area. Used to see this all the time when I was in the south, but not here. Go figure. Looking forward to having a helluva great time! Maybe even see some of you there.
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