All the negative comments in the hundreds of chatrooms have little or no
effect on us and our work. Why? People who know us and people acquainted with the
facts of anthropology understand that we are scholastically correct in our discussion of puberty rites.
People without that understanding can froth and fulminate at us on the 'net and it will make scant difference.
We very rarely read e-mails.
If you want to change us, want to set us straight, come to one of the gatherings
that we attend and speak to us face to face before an audience. Point out to us and show us
convincing scholarly evidence with legitimate documentation, where we are wrong and how we can improve our
thinking. We will be glad to discuss all these topics with you. If we need to improve
our thinking, it's high time you helped us do so. As a Witch (not a psychic), I cannot guess nor
divine the improvements you would fain make. You need to tell me to my face, in audible English, just where and
how I need to change. If you cannot or will not attend such a gathering, even to improve our
thinking, you might conceivably write a letter on paper itemeing our errors and naming sources we can consult. Then mailing this
letter to the Church in Hinton with a donation will generate a response from one of us. That would really
be an enlightened act.
A modest stipulation: After 70 years on this earth we reserve the right to
decline debate with obvious psycopaths or two-digit IQ's.
Many of the resentful comments come from two sorts of people:
1. Those who need a chance to enhance their own egos and
2. Those who have a financial stake in dragging down old leaders to perpetuate new and, often, unfounded, ideas.
There is a basic saying to which I fervently hope we all subscribe:
Thus to us it is a matter of simple black and white. People who use innuendo
and outright slander to denigrate the Church and the work of the Frosts or the work of other Wiccan individuals are ipso facto
not Wiccans, for their intent is the causing of harm.
So you Wiccans and friends out there, don't let the negation harm you. We Frosts can stand the pinpricks
annoying though they be--because in the end, just as the Christians learned, when you attack us, you in fact enhance our standing on the
world scene. If you live in such a way as to harm none, that will constitute adult, rational behavior. Anything
else is irrational, immature, and self-defeating. Are you so eager to bring joy to the bigots of the world?
As usual, we invite your comments. We are not trying to offend anyone or scorn his or her
tradition, so
please be constructive. Our hope is that we all may arrive at a
shared understanding of what we are doing. If you know a better way
and the reasons behind it, please share that better way with the community at
large.
Fax: 304-466-1518.
Our email address is"school@citynet.net."
Our Webmaster is Bronwyn who has not answered email in a year!
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