Comments on: Closing Schools, Meth, and Witchcraft http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cat Chapin-Bishop http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-1232 Cat Chapin-Bishop Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:21:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html#comment-1232 Well, I hate to think of Witch School as the poster child for Pagans as neighbors. Honestly, the worst thing about their being in a truly small town is how unlikely it is that there will be more grounded, amiable Paganfolk already living there to show the non-Pagan folks something a bit more representative.<br/><br/>I wouldn't diss the Witch School if they didn't so consistently live down to my expectations. Even getting to the edge of a fistfight with a local pastor is dumb, dumb, dumb--not how to do interfaith and win _my_ respect, at least.<br/><br/>And, yeah. I'm as Pagan as the day is long, for either 20 years or 35, depending on how you count it. But I've also been "out of the broom closet" in small towns for many of the last two decades.<br/><br/>Maybe the fact that I'm slow to anger has contributed as much as good fortune has to my much more positive experiences with small town neighbors. Maybe not--but I wish Don Lewis were a bit more centered, and a bit less publicity-oriented. Well, I hate to think of Witch School as the poster child for Pagans as neighbors. Honestly, the worst thing about their being in a truly small town is how unlikely it is that there will be more grounded, amiable Paganfolk already living there to show the non-Pagan folks something a bit more representative.

I wouldn’t diss the Witch School if they didn’t so consistently live down to my expectations. Even getting to the edge of a fistfight with a local pastor is dumb, dumb, dumb–not how to do interfaith and win _my_ respect, at least.

And, yeah. I’m as Pagan as the day is long, for either 20 years or 35, depending on how you count it. But I’ve also been “out of the broom closet” in small towns for many of the last two decades.

Maybe the fact that I’m slow to anger has contributed as much as good fortune has to my much more positive experiences with small town neighbors. Maybe not–but I wish Don Lewis were a bit more centered, and a bit less publicity-oriented.

]]> By: fenix http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-1231 fenix Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:01:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html#comment-1231 I had my concerns when I heard Witch School was moving to an even smaller town. I know how tough it is to be an open Witch and Pagan in a small town. I've fought more than my fair share of "mysterious" pasture and forest fires, and getting into fights at school every day is no picnic, either. For all the work we've done over the years, some people will never change their perceptions. I had my concerns when I heard Witch School was moving to an even smaller town. I know how tough it is to be an open Witch and Pagan in a small town. I’ve fought more than my fair share of “mysterious” pasture and forest fires, and getting into fights at school every day is no picnic, either. For all the work we’ve done over the years, some people will never change their perceptions.

]]> By: whatsername http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-1230 whatsername Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:40:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/closing-schools-meth-and-witchcraft.html#comment-1230 Wow, that's pretty scary to me. I am so glad I live on the west coast. :\ Wow, that’s pretty scary to me. I am so glad I live on the west coast. :\

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