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Fantasy » alt.fan.harry-potter » Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church
Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church [message #231041] Di, 07 März 2006 03:08
fgoodwin  
Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church

< http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =/20060303/LIFESTYLE08/603030323/1032>
http://tinyurl.com/pqlua

Article published Mar 3, 2006

Name: Wayne Haney, 41.

Residence: "I was raised in Plainwell and graduated from Olivet College
in 1987, with degrees in music education and French. I now live in
Lapeer."

Family: Wife, Ellen; two children, 13 and 11.

Profession: High school history teacher.

Raised in: "I was not raised in any church, but began attending and
eventually joined St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Plainwell in my
senior year in high school. I later joined St. Thomas Episcopal Church
in Battle Creek while I was a student at Olivet College. Then I went to
seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary to become an Episcopal priest
and served for almost five years in New Hampshire and Michigan."

Now a member of: "I now serve as the minister of the Sacred Birch
Society, a legally incorporated Wiccan group of nearly 40 men, women
and children in the Lapeer area. I say 'minister' because that is a
term people can relate to, but any Wiccan is his or her own priest. I
am often the group's 'ritual leader' - maybe that's a better name for
my role. I have had several teachers and have been ordained by the
people of Sacred Birch. As a result, I can legally marry people and
conduct funerals. And I can get into hospitals more easily to visit the
sick."

Q: Have you performed any marriages yet? "Yes, two couples. One wedding
took place in a woods, and the other was in the Long Way Planetarium in
Flint."

Q: How long have you been a part of Wicca? "I left the Episcopal
priesthood in 1997. My sense is that the strain of leading a Christian
flock while not fully being able to believe the message I was preaching
finally dropped me into what might be called a very early mid-life
crisis. I went through a couple of years of therapy and soul-searching
- one of those times when a person really asks what she/he is about,
what she/he believes, what life holds. I had always been interested in
spiritualities of most any kind.

"During that time I read the Harry Potter books along with my children.
My curiosity about the world of Harry Potter led me to do an Internet
search on magic, which led me to Wicca. Online, I became acquainted
with people from a Wiccan group in Flint. Eventually my wife and I went
there and immediately felt we had finally found our spiritual home."

Q: In what ways do you prefer to express your faith? "We celebrate
eight major feasts (called Sabbats), which are based on the natural
cycles of the solar year (the seasons). Sacred Birch celebrates those
as a group. Wiccans also celebrate the lunar cycles and especially the
full moons.

"But we are also active in the local community. We volunteer for the
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, we support a local domestic
violence shelter and we have adopted a nearby section of the Michigan
forest for patrolling and cleanup. We also make up what we call 'ritual
kits' for soldiers. Wicca is now listed as one of the religions of
people in the armed services.

"The impulse for us to do such things comes from our abiding sense of
thanksgiving for all we have been given, not from a sense of spiritual
duty as part of a life that leads to heavenly rewards."

Q: What are your sources of inspiration, your role models? "We draw on
many sources. For storytelling, we got back to Greek and Roman and
Egyptian mythology, as well as ancient Chinese, Hindu, Buddhist, Norse,
Irish, Scottish and other traditions.

"Most Wiccans do not shun technology or attempt to leave society. Quite
the opposite - we are very much part of the world and of our
communities, quietly living our lives and practicing our religion. We
strive to model our lives on the lessons of nature herself."

Q: How open are you about your newfound spirituality? "I am not a
closeted Wiccan, but like most Wiccans, I don't make it a point to
advertise my spirituality or attempt to proselytize. Our main goal is
to simply be a resource for others who are seeking a community to be
with while they explore their own spiritual journey."
Re: Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church [message #231061 ] Di, 07 März 2006 07:19
Barbi Satin  
"Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1141697288.191528.18600 [at] z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church
>
> < http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =/20060303/LIFESTYLE08/603030323/1032>
> http://tinyurl.com/pqlua
>
> Article published Mar 3, 2006
>
> Name: Wayne Haney, 41.
>
> Residence: "I was raised in Plainwell and graduated from Olivet College
> in 1987, with degrees in music education and French. I now live in
> Lapeer."
>
> Family: Wife, Ellen; two children, 13 and 11.
>
> Profession: High school history teacher.
>
> Raised in: "I was not raised in any church, but began attending and
> eventually joined St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Plainwell in my
> senior year in high school. I later joined St. Thomas Episcopal Church
> in Battle Creek while I was a student at Olivet College. Then I went to
> seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary to become an Episcopal priest
> and served for almost five years in New Hampshire and Michigan."
>
> Now a member of: "I now serve as the minister of the Sacred Birch
> Society, a legally incorporated Wiccan group of nearly 40 men, women
> and children in the Lapeer area. I say 'minister' because that is a
> term people can relate to, but any Wiccan is his or her own priest. I
> am often the group's 'ritual leader' - maybe that's a better name for
> my role. I have had several teachers and have been ordained by the
> people of Sacred Birch. As a result, I can legally marry people and
> conduct funerals. And I can get into hospitals more easily to visit the
> sick."
>
> Q: Have you performed any marriages yet? "Yes, two couples. One wedding
> took place in a woods, and the other was in the Long Way Planetarium in
> Flint."
>
> Q: How long have you been a part of Wicca? "I left the Episcopal
> priesthood in 1997. My sense is that the strain of leading a Christian
> flock while not fully being able to believe the message I was preaching
> finally dropped me into what might be called a very early mid-life
> crisis. I went through a couple of years of therapy and soul-searching
> - one of those times when a person really asks what she/he is about,
> what she/he believes, what life holds. I had always been interested in
> spiritualities of most any kind.
>
> "During that time I read the Harry Potter books along with my children.
> My curiosity about the world of Harry Potter led me to do an Internet
> search on magic, which led me to Wicca. Online, I became acquainted
> with people from a Wiccan group in Flint. Eventually my wife and I went
> there and immediately felt we had finally found our spiritual home."
>
> Q: In what ways do you prefer to express your faith? "We celebrate
> eight major feasts (called Sabbats), which are based on the natural
> cycles of the solar year (the seasons). Sacred Birch celebrates those
> as a group. Wiccans also celebrate the lunar cycles and especially the
> full moons.
>
> "But we are also active in the local community. We volunteer for the
> American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, we support a local domestic
> violence shelter and we have adopted a nearby section of the Michigan
> forest for patrolling and cleanup. We also make up what we call 'ritual
> kits' for soldiers. Wicca is now listed as one of the religions of
> people in the armed services.
>
> "The impulse for us to do such things comes from our abiding sense of
> thanksgiving for all we have been given, not from a sense of spiritual
> duty as part of a life that leads to heavenly rewards."
>
> Q: What are your sources of inspiration, your role models? "We draw on
> many sources. For storytelling, we got back to Greek and Roman and
> Egyptian mythology, as well as ancient Chinese, Hindu, Buddhist, Norse,
> Irish, Scottish and other traditions.
>
> "Most Wiccans do not shun technology or attempt to leave society. Quite
> the opposite - we are very much part of the world and of our
> communities, quietly living our lives and practicing our religion. We
> strive to model our lives on the lessons of nature herself."
>
> Q: How open are you about your newfound spirituality? "I am not a
> closeted Wiccan, but like most Wiccans, I don't make it a point to
> advertise my spirituality or attempt to proselytize. Our main goal is
> to simply be a resource for others who are seeking a community to be
> with while they explore their own spiritual journey."

Good for him! Wiccans live by, "If it harms none including yourself feel
free to do it". Much more logical than that insane death cult called the
Christian church.
>
Re: Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church [message #231073 ] Di, 07 März 2006 10:39
Toon  
On 6 Mar 2006 18:08:08 -0800, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin [at] yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church
>
>< http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =/20060303/LIFESTYLE08/603030323/1032>
>http://tinyurl.com/pqlua

So? People complain HP corrupts kids. Nobody cares about the adults
being "corrupted". Course, that's more a problem of the Church's
failures than evil HP.

Morale of the story: If you can't keep your flock following you, its
your own fault. Dont't go blaming others for your failures.
Re: Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church [message #231085 ] Di, 07 März 2006 14:18
fgoodwin  
Toon wrote:
>
> So? People complain HP corrupts kids. Nobody cares about the adults
> being "corrupted". Course, that's more a problem of the Church's
> failures than evil HP.
>
> Morale of the story: If you can't keep your flock following you, its
> your own fault. Dont't go blaming others for your failures.

Who's blaming anyone for anything?

BTW: it appears the URL has changed:

< http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =/20060304/LIFESTYLE08/603040310>
http://tinyurl.com/ln7ot
Re: Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church [message #231435 ] Fr, 10 März 2006 14:26
Melanie Boxall  
Consider the case of Steven Hammond, who was a student at Emmaus Bible
College, studying to become a minister, and found himself instead in
Witchcraft and in writing the semi-autobiographical "Looking Through the
Horns". There are a lot of Pagan priesthood who started out as Christian
clergy, and I predict far more to come.

--
Melanie the Mad March Hare
http://www.mooncatsemporium.com
March Madness Book Blowout
(Don't Dream it; Be it.)



"Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1141697288.191528.18600 [at] z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Man became Wiccan after leaving Episcopal church
>
> < http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =/20060303/LIFESTYLE08/603030323/1032>
> http://tinyurl.com/pqlua
>
> Article published Mar 3, 2006
>
> Name: Wayne Haney, 41.
>
> Residence: "I was raised in Plainwell and graduated from Olivet College
> in 1987, with degrees in music education and French. I now live in
> Lapeer."
>
> Family: Wife, Ellen; two children, 13 and 11.
>
> Profession: High school history teacher.
>
> Raised in: "I was not raised in any church, but began attending and
> eventually joined St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Plainwell in my
> senior year in high school. I later joined St. Thomas Episcopal Church
> in Battle Creek while I was a student at Olivet College. Then I went to
> seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary to become an Episcopal priest
> and served for almost five years in New Hampshire and Michigan."
>
> Now a member of: "I now serve as the minister of the Sacred Birch
> Society, a legally incorporated Wiccan group of nearly 40 men, women
> and children in the Lapeer area. I say 'minister' because that is a
> term people can relate to, but any Wiccan is his or her own priest. I
> am often the group's 'ritual leader' - maybe that's a better name for
> my role. I have had several teachers and have been ordained by the
> people of Sacred Birch. As a result, I can legally marry people and
> conduct funerals. And I can get into hospitals more easily to visit the
> sick."
>
> Q: Have you performed any marriages yet? "Yes, two couples. One wedding
> took place in a woods, and the other was in the Long Way Planetarium in
> Flint."
>
> Q: How long have you been a part of Wicca? "I left the Episcopal
> priesthood in 1997. My sense is that the strain of leading a Christian
> flock while not fully being able to believe the message I was preaching
> finally dropped me into what might be called a very early mid-life
> crisis. I went through a couple of years of therapy and soul-searching
> - one of those times when a person really asks what she/he is about,
> what she/he believes, what life holds. I had always been interested in
> spiritualities of most any kind.
>
> "During that time I read the Harry Potter books along with my children.
> My curiosity about the world of Harry Potter led me to do an Internet
> search on magic, which led me to Wicca. Online, I became acquainted
> with people from a Wiccan group in Flint. Eventually my wife and I went
> there and immediately felt we had finally found our spiritual home."
>
> Q: In what ways do you prefer to express your faith? "We celebrate
> eight major feasts (called Sabbats), which are based on the natural
> cycles of the solar year (the seasons). Sacred Birch celebrates those
> as a group. Wiccans also celebrate the lunar cycles and especially the
> full moons.
>
> "But we are also active in the local community. We volunteer for the
> American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, we support a local domestic
> violence shelter and we have adopted a nearby section of the Michigan
> forest for patrolling and cleanup. We also make up what we call 'ritual
> kits' for soldiers. Wicca is now listed as one of the religions of
> people in the armed services.
>
> "The impulse for us to do such things comes from our abiding sense of
> thanksgiving for all we have been given, not from a sense of spiritual
> duty as part of a life that leads to heavenly rewards."
>
> Q: What are your sources of inspiration, your role models? "We draw on
> many sources. For storytelling, we got back to Greek and Roman and
> Egyptian mythology, as well as ancient Chinese, Hindu, Buddhist, Norse,
> Irish, Scottish and other traditions.
>
> "Most Wiccans do not shun technology or attempt to leave society. Quite
> the opposite - we are very much part of the world and of our
> communities, quietly living our lives and practicing our religion. We
> strive to model our lives on the lessons of nature herself."
>
> Q: How open are you about your newfound spirituality? "I am not a
> closeted Wiccan, but like most Wiccans, I don't make it a point to
> advertise my spirituality or attempt to proselytize. Our main goal is
> to simply be a resource for others who are seeking a community to be
> with while they explore their own spiritual journey."
>
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