Knights of Columbus bow to Religious Intolerance
For nine months the Long Island Samhain Witch Festival has been scheduled to take place on Saturday October 29, 2005 at the Knights of Columbus in Lindenhurst, New York. Jut a few weeks before the event was to take place, the Knights of Columbus breached their contract with the sponsors, Crescent Moon Goddess, and decided to lock the doors on the festival. They contend that they have received many complaints and threats from Catholic organizations saying they would picket, protest and riot at the event. In addition, Knights of Columbus claimed that they did not like that the advertisements using the words Pagan and Witch. Samhain (pronounced Sah-ween) is a pre-Christian Celtic holiday celebrating the end of Summer as well as a time to honor and remember those that have passed before us. The Long Island Samhain Witch festival was to have speakers, workshops, entertainers and 45 vendors. Not willing to cancel the entire event, the organizers from Crescent Moon Goddess worked diligently to find another venue which is Sheraton Hotel in Smithtown, New York. The original date was not available and is rescheduled for Saturday November 12, 2005. Crescent Moon Goddess is an inspiration to groups worldwide that are dealing with religious intolerance. Article sent in by Gary Suto Press Release 10/25/05 12:33 PM Eastern |
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