The Other Side

Finally the press has given the other side of the story in the now-famous case over prayers to Jesus and the refusal to switch to sectarian prayer or have rotating ministers at the City Council meetings in Chester County SC. Kudos to The State website for seeking out Darla Kaye Wynne and giving her perspective. The treatment of this local Wiccan is stunning considering that the people she is dealing with are supposed to be “good Christians”.

Wynne tried to show respect, but she grew increasingly uncomfortable. She asked Mayor Henry Clayton Starnes for a nonsectarian invocation. He refused. She suggested a rotation of local ministers. No way. Once she stayed outside the council?s meeting room until the prayer ended. She was told she had waived her scheduled opportunity to speak. A councilman asked for a public hearing on her protests and her proposed alternatives. A hundred townspeople turned out to support the status quo. Several Christian ministers filed statements defending the council?s policy. Cries were heard of “Hallelujah!” The mayor told Wynne: “This is the way we?ve always done things, and we?re not going to change.”

But perhaps most damning of all…

While Great Falls chews on its defeat, the plaintiff Wynne seeks surcease. Her home has been vandalized nine times. Hoodlums have killed her cat and hanged its gutted body. Someone put sand in the gas tank of her truck. Townspeople have ostracized her.

So Pagans, keep in mind if you fight for your rights you could have your pets killed, your home vandalized and your truck ruined in the name of “Christian Love”. I’m sure your Jesus is proud.

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