Well, here we are, my favorite month,
October. It is my favorite for so many reasons, autumn, playoff baseball, and
the most solemn of days on the Witches’ calendar, Halloween. I thought I would
use this month as an opportunity for education, a chance to tell people about
my faith, what it is and what it is not.
What has happened however has been a little
education for me. I realize that when I tell people that I am a Conservative
Wiccan, heads spin in a Linda Blair-Exorcist kind of way, but I am usually
offered a chance to answer a few questions and ultimately, whoever I am
speaking with seems to be OK with it, and it appears that they have no fear of
me turning them into a toad or whipping up a heavy dose of spells hurled in
their direction.
As
Conservatives, we see practically every hour or so, a level of hatred and
intolerance from Liberals that we just know cannot be matched, until we wait a
few minutes, and then it is. We want the Republican Party and Conservatives in
general to be a big welcoming tent for all. We have acknowledged that we at
times need a bit of work in this area, always room for improvement right? But
as someone who belongs to a minority religion, and one that is often misunderstood,
I have found many an open mind and heart among Conservatives.
In my role as a Blogger and Writer, I do a
lot of promotion of my work on social media. I post my work on a lot of
Conservative Facebook pages. It is so inspiring to see so many who are willing
to stand up and fight to keep our nation the beacon of freedom and liberty that
it has been from the beginning, and I am so proud to join in the fight with all
of those folks. But not all are happy to fight alongside me.
Recently, I was told by a Conservative
Facebook page that they would prefer that I not promote my radio show there
anymore. I was told it only for shows on the network, which I had never heard
of, that’s fine. But I was also told they did not want me promoting my faith as
well.
Promoting my faith? It is a political talk
show but OK, it is their website, and like a good little Witch, I will abide by
someone’s wishes. I just have one question for them. Why do you have a website?
OK, maybe two questions, and why do you just want to speak to like-minded
people? Isn’t the goal of most Conservatives to get our message out to all? To dispel
misconceptions about what we believe to folks who might not really know what
Conservatism is all about? No one has said that you must agree with my choice
of faith, but if I believe in smaller government, lower taxes, getting our
economy back on track, a strong national defense, and an even stronger foreign policy,
and backing it all up with Constitutional principle, how am I bothering you?
How am I threatening you?
The beauty of America is that there are as
many different Americans as there are differing viewpoints among them. It might
sound clichéd, but debate is in our DNA. If you are not interested in engaging
in discussion, and God(dess) forbid a bit of correction on a topic that perhaps
you don’t know as much as you thought you did about, then maybe social media is
not the place for you.
I don't wear flowing black robes, I don't sacrifice children, and I am definitely not a Devil worshipper. Oh I am a Witch alright, but I am also a proud Conservative, and an even prouder American.
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