Posted on 03/14/2005 1:16:39 PM PST by AFA-Michigan
An article on witchcraft by a Central Middle School student has a local group concerned.
"Most people believe witches don't exist, and I am here to prove them wrong," wrote the eighth-grader, adding that her aunt is a Wiccan witch. The short article was printed in the winter issue of the Cavalier Chronicle.
"We think it's inappropriate for a middle school student newspaper to encourage 11-year-olds to experiment with witchcraft," said Gary Glenn of the Midland-based American Family Association of Michigan.
The student wrote she has "decided to experiment with this religion and see if this is the way for me." She said other students also would like some of the things Wiccans do, including having weekly meetings to gossip and talk about the Wiccan way and casting spells and making potions.
Glenn said the AFA has several concerns with the article besides the promotion of witchcraft. He said there is a "potential legal liability" if students think the school is sanctioning witchcraft. The group also is concerned about recent events in Muskegon and Ohio. In Muskegon, a teacher has been accused of marrying a student in a Wiccan ceremony.
Glenn said he talked with Principal Paula Geller and asked if Christian, Jewish and Muslim students would be allowed to promote their faiths.
"We feel that we've handled it appropriately," Geller told the Daily News. She would not say what action was taken.
Glenn said he would like the school's newspaper to print an apology and a retraction, making it clear the school does not promote witchcraft.
HughesGJ@mps.k12.mi.us
989-923-5014
Well, as they want to treat it as a religion, then the answer is NO!
I think these little girls need to stop watching 'Charmed' so much!
It's a cute show, girls. But, it's FICTION!
What parents need to do is start checking out the details of their kids curriculum. Be suspicious of even great sounding stuff. Character education curriculum is full of pro-gay materials. Parents would be appalled if the media did their job and informed everyone.
>>"Most people believe witches don't exist, and I am here to prove them wrong," wrote the eighth-grader, adding that her aunt is a Wiccan witch
Hillary's niece?
You mean MORE clueless than certain newbies??
tater salad
Since Mar 9, 2005
In Wisconsin, the state has hired a minister named Rev. Witch (no kidding) to provide religious counseling to prisoners who claim Wicca as their religion. We taxpayers foot the bill for her salary.
Also, our city library staff kicked up a huge fuss and refused to allow video tapes by Wallbuilders (documentation on our Founding Fathers' attitudes and writings about separation of Church and State -- debunking the "wall of separation" myth) to be donated to the local library, yet they have probably 10 feet of books about witchcraft available to borrow.
I was president of the library board at the time, and our board over-ruled the library staff and the videos were accepted. But I bet that they have disappeared because I am no longer on the board, and neither are the people who donated the tapes.
I had a conversation with a fellow worker who was Wiccan and it went like this(we drew a crowd):
Witch: My child gets together with other children to experiment with magik. There's nothing wrong with that.
Me: What if a child gets hurt?
(silence)
Witch: They won't.
Me: What if they do?
(silence)
Witch: Well, it's not real anyway.
Me: So what's the point then?
She never talked to me after that.
They're insidious.
I dunno, going after spongebob and tinkie winkie seems to be a poor diversion of resources and political capital, IMHO.
They choose poor ground on which to fight and are made to look like kooks. They need to go after bigger things, like the abortion industry or legislation aimed at disolving traditional families. Things like this should be a side show, at best.
There are much bigger fish to fry!
LOL, that's worthy of some applause.
*claps*
If you're going to criticize at the very least you should get your facts straight - no one 'went after' SpongeBob or Tinkie Winkie - the objection was to use these fictional characters to promote a homosexual agenda to propagandize children.
Also, the homosexual 'community' both before and after the alleged 'attack' on TW openly promoted the idea that TW was gay.
Of course, if all you want to do is criticize - none of this really matters.
But I have to wonder, should we not be paying attention and resources to the insidious inroads being made by the utilization of sex ed., alternative lifestyle awareness, values education and multiculturalism? I know that it seems petty, misdirected and even clueless to some others, but we need to look at the education that our children are receiving in public schools that supports and vindicates the ‘culture of death’ that leads to our current problems of abortion, euthanasia and child abuse. Just a thought, wondered what thoughts others may have.
Exactly, it's the subversion of our children that needs to be stopped. Read the stories about the resurgence of conservatism among students on college campuses. The one outstanding failure is the acceptance of homesexual and lesbian relationships. We are losing the battle if this continues.
I do agree that it is a problem, though I think that the problem of "culture creep" can be best combatted by parents teaching their kids and ignoring the offenders unless they really go overboard. My experience is that once taught in the right path, kids will stick to it.
Making a scene with boycotts and loud protests over these cartoons and shows like spongebob only makes it more appealing to kids with a certain kind of attitude.
Just my humble opinion, though. I can see how other good folks might see it differently. :)
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