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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Stop taking children away from Pagan, Wiccan, Occult or of a magickal tradition, Families

Target: Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, United States Congress
Sponsor: David Meyers
  • Signatures: 2,710
  • Goal: 6,000
  • Deadline: 7-1-2006
Tell Congress to stop Judges that take children from Pagan, Wiccan, Occult or of a magickal tradition, Families. Just because they have a non-mainstream religion.

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Number Date Name State Country Tell them about your child! Tell them they better not take your child! Picture Report
2,719 6:43 am PDT, Oct 8 Esther Elizabeth Crompton South Carolina United States      
2,717 9:43 pm PDT, Sep 22 Joanna Sclafani New York United States    
2,716 11:00 am PDT, Sep 22 Samantha Trosky Illinois United States My son is 4 and he is VERY smart. They told me he is so smart that he does not NEED pre-school. He is loving and is great with animals and is athletic already! He owns over 100 books already! I am a great mother and you would be in for a VERY nasty fight!
2,715 10:31 pm PDT, Sep 9 Mary Brod Missouri United States I don't have children as of yet. I won't let you take my children when I do have them.  
2,714 11:23 am PDT, Sep 5 Jacinthe Vigneault   Canada      
2,713 10:19 pm PDT, Aug 31 Maureen Nicander-Hunt California United States My childre have the right be raised in which ever their parents deem fit. Freedom of religion is a constitutional right!    
2,712 6:49 pm PDT, Aug 30 stephanie lehnerz California United States my children are both wiccan and i will teach them what ever i want to and no body can tell me what i can and cant teach my kids  
2,711 8:35 am PDT, Aug 28 mary Isaacs Kentucky United States      
2,710 10:21 am PDT, Aug 25 Maryann Paulina New Jersey United States      
2,709 3:29 am PDT, Aug 22 Heather White Ohio United States I have no children but i support religious/spiritual beliefs  
2,708 9:32 pm PDT, Aug 21 Jennifer Streeter Arizona United States      
2,707 2:25 am PDT, Aug 19 Kris Ares California United States My son is a beautiful little boy who has every right in the world to choose for himself what religion he wants to follow. My family came here to escape religious persecution from the Nazi regime. It is part of our legal rights as citizens of the United States of America to practice what ever religion we so choose and to raise our children in that religion. As of 1972 Wicca was recognized as a true religion by congress. Just because not all Pagans are Wicca does not mean that their religions are not also just as real and true. You would not take a child away from a Hindu family, so why target a Pagan one. If anyone tried so much as to touch my son and take him from me I would make sure their lives were hell. By removing children from Pagan homes you are violating the Constitution of the United States of America and the Right to Religion that all Americans are given BY LAW!
2,706 6:44 am PDT, Aug 17 Alisha McConnell Indiana United States My Children both love being Pagan and as Americans they should have a RIGHT to practice what they wish We are considering moving out of country to a better Religious Freedom environment! I will hurt anyone that comes in and tries anything with my kids I thought we have FREEDOM OF RELIGION so you do your part and uphold that part of the LAW which makes America the way it is You don't want to be like the Rouge countries that acts this way do You?  
2,705 4:45 pm PDT, Aug 13 Hillary Culver Kentucky United States      
2,704 5:00 am PDT, Aug 12 Noelle Sharpe Florida United States      
2,703 2:56 pm PDT, Aug 5 Tara McGrath Massachusetts United States      
2,702 8:01 pm PDT, Jul 14 Alice Olivo   Italy      
2,701 7:54 pm PDT, Jul 12 Katrina Trainor Illinois United States      
2,700 2:03 pm PDT, Jul 8 Sarah Woods   United Kingdom      
2,699 11:01 am PDT, Jul 7 Nakisha Garner North Carolina United States    
2,698 12:36 pm PDT, Jul 6 Betty Gibson Florida United States      
2,697 5:44 pm PDT, Jul 2 Sandra Palmer California United States I was unable to have children of my own. Religious freedom was one of the big reasons people emigrated to this country originally. A pity that the current administration seems to trying to set up the Christian Fundamentalists as the state religion.  
2,696 9:09 am PDT, Jul 2 christy mathis Texas United States      
2,695 7:03 am PDT, Jul 1 Mallorie Taylor Texas United States      
2,694 11:32 am PDT, Jun 13 Cassandra Bartol Texas United States      
2,693 5:49 pm PDT, Jun 6 Renee Enochs Ohio United States She's mine! back off!!!  
2,692 2:54 pm PDT, Jun 5 Krystina Stark Arkansas United States      
2,691 10:37 am PDT, May 26 Nunuv Yerbizness Illinois United States      
2,690 8:35 pm PDT, May 15 Anita Kofta Wisconsin United States      
2,689 9:26 am PDT, May 14 Ginger Geronimo Alabama United States      
2,688 6:47 pm PDT, Apr 28 Chelsea Connell South Carolina United States      
2,687 1:44 pm PDT, Apr 25 megan grant Illinois United States      
2,686 11:00 pm PDT, Apr 21 David Fister Idaho United States      
2,685 3:17 pm PDT, Apr 20 Rebecca Hemingway Florida United States      
2,684 12:34 pm PDT, Apr 20 Valerie Morris Florida United States      
2,683 1:57 pm PDT, Apr 19 Heather Williams California United States      
2,682 8:05 pm PDT, Apr 11 Jenny Vegan   United States Minor Outlying Islands      
2,681 3:18 pm PDT, Apr 10 wendy schneider Illinois United States      
2,680 5:19 am PDT, Apr 10 Kathy Davies   United Kingdom      
2,679 12:30 pm PDT, Apr 5 Leslie Bodley Alaska United States      
2,678 6:25 pm PDT, Apr 4 Rachel Clark Alaska United States      
2,677 8:51 pm PDT, Apr 3 Anonymous Alaska United States We have 3 children and wish to raise them in our religious tradition. I am a descendant of William Brewster who came over here for religious freedom and I wish to have the same freedoms.    
2,676 6:02 pm PDT, Apr 3 Amy Secrest Pennsylvania United States      
2,675 2:19 pm PDT, Apr 3 Cindy Koestler Alaska United States I raised 6 children by myself and none of them turned out to be liars theives or drug addicts leave our children alone. We are protected by our right to freedom of religion and freedom of speach.. My children are grown but if anyone tried to take them or would try to interfere with my grandchildren, be ready for the fight.. I dont go down easy for the love of my family.  
2,674 6:55 am PDT, Apr 3 Margaret M Jones Alaska United States    
2,673 4:51 am PDT, Apr 3 Tina Riley Texas United States      
2,672 2:20 am PDT, Apr 3 Stacey Mackenzie Alaska United States My children grew up with Wiccan parents. They are free to choose their own paths, as I THOUGHT was guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Is this not true any longer or did I miss something? My children are grown, but had you even tried to take them you had better have a reason OTHER than religion! My children were taught to "harm none". How about yours?  
2,671 11:59 pm PDT, Apr 2 Mikki McClain Alaska United States Both of my children will have the right to choose their path, whatever that may be. Is it not disturbing that suddenly the Bill of Rights is applicable only for whichever religion the "Religious Right" deems appropriate?  
2,670 10:21 pm PDT, Apr 2 Ryan Bailey Alaska United States      
2,669 4:06 pm PDT, Apr 1 Kay Short   United Kingdom I do not have a child. I think it is disgusting that children are being taken from families who are more than capable of caring for them, solely on the grounds of religious beliefs. Pagans have suffered persecution for long enough, it's about time this persecution stopped. You would not do it to a Christian or Mormon family, you should not do this to a Pagan family.  
2,668 5:29 pm PDT, Mar 30 Don Gossett Minnesota United States      
2,667 12:14 pm PDT, Mar 30 kimberly dobson-nesti Michigan United States      
2,666 3:14 am PDT, Mar 30 avril kettle   United Kingdom      
2,665 3:08 pm PDT, Mar 29 daniella roozenburg   Netherlands      
2,664 8:27 am PDT, Mar 29 Anonymous Colorado United States      
2,663 10:00 pm PDT, Mar 28 William Harper Georgia United States      
2,662 3:01 pm PDT, Mar 25 Megan Shafer Virginia United States      
2,661 2:03 am PDT, Mar 24 Shannon Sultan Wisconsin United States Who are they to determine what a parent teaches their children? As long as it does not abuse the child or cause harm, what business is it of their's? I am a Muslim mother and a wife, and I kind of understand the feeling seeing as how we are also under that microscope. People can believe whatever they want to believe as long as nobody gets harmed. Dang straight they better not take my child! I'd kill for my children, which is only a mother's natural reaction.
2,660 7:50 am PDT, Mar 23 Sarah Panullo Pennsylvania United States I am not wiccan, but I don't think that someones child should be taken off of them based on anything but neglect or abuse.    
2,659 2:35 am PDT, Mar 23 Dusty Plummer Wyoming United States      
2,658 8:57 am PDT, Mar 22 Art Deco Maine United States      
2,657 7:48 am PDT, Mar 22 Jaylena Greenfield Ohio United States      
2,656 9:13 pm PDT, Mar 21 JOCELYNE ANNIE   Canada      
2,655 6:26 pm PDT, Mar 21 Darlene Davis Michigan United States      
2,654 5:03 pm PDT, Mar 21 Evert Jan Klein Velderman   Netherlands      
2,653 7:17 am PDT, Mar 21 Nancy Gray Pennsylvania United States      
2,652 6:50 am PDT, Mar 21 Raven Darkmoon   Ukraine I do not have a child yet. Don't take children away from wiccan and pagan families!  
2,651 9:40 am PDT, Mar 20 Debbie Williams California United States      

Stop taking children away from Pagan, Wiccan, Occult or of a magickal tradition, Families

Around the nation, Pagans, Wiccans, Occultists, and Magick users of all types are having their children taken from them. Court orders issued to "protect children form heathen beliefs", I Rev. Toby Nixon am personally upset about it, and I feel that if you have one ounce of concern for the welfare and the ability to teach your children, (or other peoples children) the religion or spirituality that you deem suitable.

Cale J. Bradford, a Indiana judge gave an
unusual order that prohibits him and his ex-wife from exposing their child to "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals."

I am just about ready to go to war over this myself, I am a Pantheist Pagan Norse Traditionalist, and I have a son, And buddy that judge had better watch out, if he tried to order me not to teach my son the ways of my people.

So sign this petition, to the Minority leader of Congress, and tell her that you want Judges that act against the freedoms included in the constitution, disbarred for betraying their oath as a judge. By signing this petition you are telling them that you want justice for these people and realized equal rights for Pagans, Wiccans, Occultists, and others that practice Magick, other wise you as a voter wont vote for them.

A judges duty is to defend the freedoms of this country, not stomp all over them.

My suggestion to you is you call your state representatives, senators, and State Legislation, and tell them you don't  want to hear of this ever again!

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