by MATT NEWTON
It's Oct. 31, Halloween night. Children and adults dressed as monsters and movie stars are out trick-or-treating, or simply hanging out at a party. Maybe a few chaps are up catching a "Friday the 13th" marathon.
Elsewhere, in Williamsport, 16-year-old Amber Buechling is among many Wiccans and pagans alike ...
"Lofgren and her partner, Cynthia Shea of Niantic, had just returned from Slidell, La., where they spent two weeks with the Red Cross aiding hurricane victims. For Lofgren, her experience was a manifestation of her spiritual beliefs as a Wiccan."
"In 1692, young girls were found dancing in the woods at night, screaming, convulsing, hallucinating, experiencing burning sensations, having a sense of flying out of their bodies and falling into trances -- all symptoms of ergotism and as we know, bewitchment."
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The Bulletin - Religion & Faith
Issue: 10/21/05
Religious Commentary: Halloween conjures up a witchcraft conversation
By Kristin Deasy
As Gonzaga students prepare to open their doors and dorms to little witches, ghosts and ghouls this Halloween, perhaps it is an appropriate time to examine what magic really is and its effect on the ...
"With the deadline to appeal set to expire, Great Falls officials have made no move to pay the legal bills of a Wiccan high priestess who successfully sued the town to remove the name of Jesus Christ from pre-meeting prayers."
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"You know what, why don't you try to find something that talks about what you believe, but does it have to be really open and blatant?" Labanca recalled her mother saying. "I am not trying to offend you. Just invite anyone you want to. If people can't handle it, then ...
"The Norton Institute for Continuing Education (NICE) is sponsoring a lecture for adults on the witches of Salem by Gary Hylander at the Norton Public Library on Monday morning, Oct. 31 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Dr. Hylander is a professor of history at Stonehill College."
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