By: Tony Byers
Re: South Carolina action

This message was from HEAVY METAL to TONY BYERS,
originally in conference MOSHPIT
and was forwarded to you by TONY BYERS.
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Hi Tony,
here's the info on what's happening in South Carolina that Lora was
telling you about the other day....


        Exported from SPITFIRE Bulletin Board System on 2-26-96 at
        16:52:49
        DATE......02-24-96
        19:34:00 TO........ALL
        FROM......WISTERIA
        SUBJECT...Store in Trouble

        Crossposted from Witchaven Mailing List

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        Date : Tuesday, 20-Feb-96 01:57 PM

        From: Oohlalune@aol.com    \America On-line: (Oohlalune)
        To:   Lady Morgan Moonstone\PRODIGY:  (QASX60D)

        Subject: Please read and pass on - discrimination

        Hello, friend!
        Sorry if you got this already - but it seemed important
        enough to me that I pass it on.  Please read, and write,
        if possible!
        Thanks
        Oohlalune :)
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             RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA---AGAIN

        From: Tenegis

        Greetings and Merry Meet,

             "A Circle of Light" is a shop owned and operated by me.
        We deal primarily in Wiccan religious material, although we
        have in our shop religious material from many other world
        religions including Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism. We
        offer, incenses, oils, jewlery, herbs, clothing, and more.
        The shop has been operating perodically from an establishment
         known as "The Anderson Jockey Lot" since June. We became a
        permanent dealer on the second week of January.

             Today. 11 February 1996, a letter was hand delivered to
        me by an Anderson County Sheriffs Department Lieutenant.
        This is a reproduction of that letter in its entirity:

        To: Charles Chapman

        From: Ronnie Whitman

        Date: 2/11/96

        Mr Chapman we try to operate the Jockey Lot as a family
        oriented environment. We have noticed the merchandise you are
        selling and have made a mangement decision that it is not
        family oriented type of merchadise. We feel that it is not in
        the best interest of the Jockey Lot to allow this type of
        material. You may still remain a dealer here if you change
        your line of merchandise, but we will not allow you to sell
        your current line of material.

        Signed by Ronnie Whitman"

             This is an outrage! They tell me that my material is not
        family oriented, but there are several dealers out there that
        sell semi-automatic assault rifles! What is so family
        oriented about those? There are dealers that sell enough
        blades up to and including hand and a half swords, again
        these are very family oriented type businesses.

             There are many dealers who sell Bibles and other
        Christian related materials.  I submit that these businesses
        are selling, in essence, the same line of merchandise as we
        are selling. When I read the Constitution I thought there was
        supposed to be a freedom of religion clause. Freedom of
        religion means any religion!

             This sets my Pagan Blood to boil! Am I alone in this?

             The owner of "The Anderson Jockey Lot" is Richard
        McClellan. His address is 120 West Whitner Street, Anderson,
        SC 29624.  His business telephone number is (864) 225-3707.

             My mailing address is "A Circle of Light", 111 Amy
        Street, Anderson, SC 29624. My home telephone number is
        (864) 231-7246.

             This information is for widest distribution possible.
        Please cross-post, forward, and copy this letter to as many
        places as possible.

        Blessed Be

        Tenagis

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        From: Tenagis

        Greetings and Merry Meet,

             This is an update of the earlier letter I sent out.
        This morning at about 9:15 am local time, I called the office
        of Richard McClellan and left a message for him to call me.
        He did not return my call.  I called again at about 2:15 pm
        local time. He, again, did not return my call.

             Lady Athena, by better half, went to his law office a
        bit later to confront him. She was there to ask what
        specifically that they deemed not to be family oriented
        material. When she was told that he was not there she showed
        the receptionist the letter and asked what she could do about
        this.  The receptionist took the letter into the back to
        another individual and said, "You need to handle this. These
        are those devil worshipers out at the Jockey Lot."

             Lady Athena left the office of Richard McClellan and
        went to the law office of Scott Thomason. Scott was able to
        get Mr. McClellan on the telephone. During the conversation
        with Scott, Mr. McClellan told him that his concern was that
        we were selling "devil worshipping stuff." Scott told Mr.
        McClellan that he was representing us in another case and
        that what we were selling other than Christian, Buddhist,
        Hindu and Native American stuff is Wiccan and definitely not
        "devil worshipping stuff."

             I am to make an inventory list of my material to give to
        Scott tomorrow. He will then draft a letter to Mr. McClellan
        concerning the issue and include the inventory list.

             Scott has asked that as many people as will to write Mr.
        McClellan expressing their distain and disapproval of the
        actions take by the management of the Jockey lot. Please send
        a copy to us so that we may keep it on file for use in the
        event of a court appearance.

             Scott has also asked that anyone who has had similar
        incidents that were successfully resolved send the details to
        his office. This will assist him in preparing and handling
        the case. He will need case numbers and details as possible.
        In fact he wishes to hear from as many religious
        discrimination cases as he can get in this arena.

        One of the prinicples on which this country was founded is
        the freedom of religion.  What has occured here in this town

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