A witches’ coven leader has accused the Roman Catholic Church of prejudice after her group was banned from a parish social club.
Sandra Davis, 61, high priestess of the Crystal Cauldron group, booked Our Lady’s club in Stockport, Greater Manchester for a Halloween Ball.
But when she tried to pay she was told the Diocese of Shrewsbury had decided the pagan group could not use it.
A diocese spokesman said the group was not compatible with the club’s “ethos”.
Mrs Davis, of Bridgehall, set up the Crystal Cauldron in Reddish as a pagan meeting place.[reference]
The coven leader was really mad about this, in fact she was really burned up by the whole thing.
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This seems more like something that should be in “The Onion” as opposed to BBC News!
If she wanted a meeting place, she should go looking for a purely secular one where they won’t care what her group represents.
But religious groups should be allowed to decide who they will or will not rent to without interference.
This should refute the Jack Chick crowd, who are always saying that the Catholic Church borrowed from older pagan rituals.
This is intriguing, the men of the Church facing the women of Wicca, there’s something so…. Unitarian about it all.
Cruel and unusual pun-ishment!
You should do punance for this.
It seems this coven’s reception by the diocese was colder than a witch’s teet.
Thomas… colder than a witch’s teet in a brass bra doing pushups in the snow.
I find it hilarious that these “ladies” got stood up by the men. Never ceases to amuse me (otherwise I’ll cry) that people that hate the Church demand we allow them to use our facilities.
Seems they could rent a masonic temple without any objection.
I couldn’t help myself. I had to do a cartoon on this one. hehehehe.
The poor social club will probably get sued now.
http://catholiccartoonblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/witches-upset.html
Funny, Sherry. It does seem more like satire than news.
“According to the article they had an ABBA tribute band signed up for the entertainment.
That alone is grounds for banning them!”
Banning them? They should be burned at the stake!
We have found a witch. May we book her event?
Book her! Book! Book her! Book her!
How do you know she is a witch?
She looks like one.
Right! Yeah! Yeah!
Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether she is a witch.
Do they hurt?
Tell me. What do you do with witches?
Book!
And what do you book apart from witches?
More witches!
Shh!
WymynPriests!
So, why do we book witches?
B–… ’cause they’re made of… WymynPriests?
Good! Heh heh.
Oh, yeah. Oh.
So, how do we tell whether she is made of WymynPriests?
Write a NewsWeek article about of her.
Ah, but can you not also make write NewsWeek articles about Global Warming?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah. True. Uhh…
Do WymynPriests think of objective truth?
No. No.
No, it votes! It votes!
Throw her into the ballot box!
The box! Throw her into the box!
What also votes instead of seeking truth?
Bread! Apples! Uh, very small rocks!
Cider! Uh, gra– gravy! Cherries! Mud!
Uh, churches! Churches! Lead! Lead!
The pontifical council which recommended lifting the ban on contraception!
Oooh.
Exactly. So, logically…
If… she… says… just follow your conscience,… she’s made of WymynPriests.
And therefore?
A witch! A witch! A witch! A witch!…
Should I be ashamed at finding humor in the fact that this coven is located in or near a place called Shrewsbury?