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In an effort to demonstrate that we are not fixated on Pope Francis,* or the rival Religion of Peace, we want to highlight for you the featured article in the Faith & Values section of today’s Argus-Dispatch.
In first glancing at the article our eye went to the word ‘Sabbat,’ and noting that Unitarian’s were being featured, we thought, oh there they go doing some sort of Jewish outreach thing. Not so much to Orthodox Judaism or Christianity of course, which won’t have much to do with them, but Reformed Judaism, which, come to think of it, probably isn’t too far from them spiritually anyway. Man oh man, did we have our terms confused.
Reading further we realized the ‘Sabbat’ referred to in the sublimely indifferent way, if not credulity, of the typical puff piece reportage in that section, is something else indeed. The top Google search of the term produced this result:
noun, ( sometimes lowercase) Demonology.
1. (in the 14th–16th centuries) a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.
Number two in line was this definition from Merriam- Webster online:
1: witches’ sabbath
2: any of eight neo-pagan religious festivals commemorating phases of the changing seasons
From the A-D article:
Members of a new earth-based tradition team at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities will hold an Imbolc Spring fertility festival at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the church, 3707 Eastern Ave., Davenport. . . .
It’s connected to traditional Sabbat ceremonies tied to religions that focus on the earth, Ms. Long said. “We are an umbrella for a little bit of everything — pagan, Shamanism, Wiccan, etc. One of our goals is to offer a place for people like that to be able to meet in a community.”
Sorry Pope Francis, some religions just deserve to be ridiculed. R Mall
* To better understand the purpose of our critiques of the Pope (which he invited), we humbly recommend reading Triumph The Power and the glory of the Catholic Church by H.N. Crocker III. The famous person editorial reviews in this Amazon link should be noted as well.
