![]() ![]() She had nothing to do with the event, which was secular in nature and not a Wiccan ceremony, but she feels that as a believer in a minority religion fear over the event suggests religious bigotry. Dionne holds awkward ground in the debate, however. “The pressure exerted on the museum by both political and religious leaders to cancel the event is disappointing,” said Sarah Dionne, a practicing Moose Jaw witch. These folk felt quite strongly that there was no way to avoid evil when engaging in these things, that there was no such thing as being light-hearted about it that we’re looking for trouble.”īut scrubbing the seance demonstration and ghost walk has brought more complaints, this time over infringement of free expression and accusations of religious intolerance in the city of 35,000. “That we would be opening Pandora’s Box, so to speak. “The feeling was expressed that by doing an event like this we were inviting evil to our facility and our community,” said Katherine Fitton, manager of the museum. ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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