Comments on: Paganism? Not In Our Neighborhood! http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:05:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Pitzl-Waters http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2149 Jason Pitzl-Waters Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:47:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2149 Ms. Witherspoon,<br/><br/>You obviously have some deep feelings about this issue. But your letter seems to be a personal one directed at the Fires, so I suggest you send it to them personally, and not use my blog as a go-between. <br/><br/>Also, just because you add your name to the post, which I appreciate, doesn't mean the post's content is now acceptable. It is still littered with personal attacks and fevered innuendo about what happens behind closed doors.<br/><br/>I suggest you do some deep prayer over whether your post was truly in the spirit of Christ, and if your intentions in writing it were really as noble as you imagine. <br/><br/>Any further attempts to post the same letter again will be deleted. Ms. Witherspoon,

You obviously have some deep feelings about this issue. But your letter seems to be a personal one directed at the Fires, so I suggest you send it to them personally, and not use my blog as a go-between.

Also, just because you add your name to the post, which I appreciate, doesn’t mean the post’s content is now acceptable. It is still littered with personal attacks and fevered innuendo about what happens behind closed doors.

I suggest you do some deep prayer over whether your post was truly in the spirit of Christ, and if your intentions in writing it were really as noble as you imagine.

Any further attempts to post the same letter again will be deleted.

]]> By: Jason Pitzl-Waters http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2148 Jason Pitzl-Waters Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2148 In regards to the above (now deleted) comment. I don't tolerate slanderous accusations and innuendo of this sort from "anonymous" posters. In regards to the above (now deleted) comment. I don’t tolerate slanderous accusations and innuendo of this sort from “anonymous” posters.

]]> By: moonsilverlove http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2138 moonsilverlove Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:32:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2138 I posted a petition if anyone cares to look at it and perhaps sign. No matter how he presents himself to the public, the public has no right to deny him his spiritual freedom inside of his own home. <br/><br/>http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/RickFireFreedomOfReligion I posted a petition if anyone cares to look at it and perhaps sign. No matter how he presents himself to the public, the public has no right to deny him his spiritual freedom inside of his own home.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/RickFireFreedomOfReligion

]]> By: Yvonne http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2135 Yvonne Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:07:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2135 Apart from the "spiritual hustler" bit and the fact that he spells radical with a k and noise with a z, I can't see anything particularly wacky about his self-description.<br/><br/>These people who are attacking him are scarily bigoted and I hope that they lose their appeal. Apart from the “spiritual hustler” bit and the fact that he spells radical with a k and noise with a z, I can’t see anything particularly wacky about his self-description.

These people who are attacking him are scarily bigoted and I hope that they lose their appeal.

]]> By: dawa-lhamo-9 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2132 dawa-lhamo-9 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:58:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2132 I would like to reiterate your #3, Jacqueline. Harassment is harassment, no matter how many silly things someone's posted on the internet. <br/><br/>I'm entirely unimpressed with their singularly unoriginal and intolerant "Oh, think of the children!" argument. I would like to reiterate your #3, Jacqueline. Harassment is harassment, no matter how many silly things someone’s posted on the internet.

I’m entirely unimpressed with their singularly unoriginal and intolerant “Oh, think of the children!” argument.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2130 Jacqueline Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2130 1. He has a right list interests that sound "ridiculous" on the internet without being accused of being a danger to neighborhood children. <br/>2. You're right, Michael. And if women just didn't wear provocative clothing, we wouldn't have sexual assault. Except that that's not the cause of sexual assault, nor is saying silly things on the internet the cause of religious intolerance and witch hunts.<br/>3. How you and I would or would not like our fellow Pagans to express themselves has nothing to do with their right to practice their faith, say silly things on the internet, and yet not be harassed and hounded by their scarily intolerant neighbors. 1. He has a right list interests that sound “ridiculous” on the internet without being accused of being a danger to neighborhood children.
2. You’re right, Michael. And if women just didn’t wear provocative clothing, we wouldn’t have sexual assault. Except that that’s not the cause of sexual assault, nor is saying silly things on the internet the cause of religious intolerance and witch hunts.
3. How you and I would or would not like our fellow Pagans to express themselves has nothing to do with their right to practice their faith, say silly things on the internet, and yet not be harassed and hounded by their scarily intolerant neighbors.

]]> By: THE Michael http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html/comment-page-1#comment-2129 THE Michael Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:24:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/08/paganism-not-in-our-neighborhood.html#comment-2129 OK, yes, I suspect there are some sort of right wing Christian cliques involved in this BS, but I really wonder why this particular gentleman had to pick out the worst possible lanquage to discribe what he's into? I mean, c'mon, based on what was printed in this article, as pagan and free-thinking as I am, I'd think he was a wacko too! For once I would like to see pagans in general begin to think rationally about what we "put out" there in the real world and start to fine tune our messages so that they don't sound so damn rediculous. I think advertising his service as a "pagan-oriented grief counseling service" for people who are already pagan-oriented is fine, but to advertise himself as a grief counselor, THEN adding some wacko language on top of that does NOT do ANYBODY any favors as far as not attracting the attention of the "rightous" idots who just can't wait to lynch somebody if given half the chance. Just get REAL for once, people, and we wouldn't be having these problems! OK, yes, I suspect there are some sort of right wing Christian cliques involved in this BS, but I really wonder why this particular gentleman had to pick out the worst possible lanquage to discribe what he’s into? I mean, c’mon, based on what was printed in this article, as pagan and free-thinking as I am, I’d think he was a wacko too! For once I would like to see pagans in general begin to think rationally about what we “put out” there in the real world and start to fine tune our messages so that they don’t sound so damn rediculous. I think advertising his service as a “pagan-oriented grief counseling service” for people who are already pagan-oriented is fine, but to advertise himself as a grief counselor, THEN adding some wacko language on top of that does NOT do ANYBODY any favors as far as not attracting the attention of the “rightous” idots who just can’t wait to lynch somebody if given half the chance. Just get REAL for once, people, and we wouldn’t be having these problems!

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