[BCMA] CMA Clip Serv: Seance, ghost walk go ahead despite fears

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Couldn't have said it better!

On 19 October 2010 20:26, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vvv.com> wrote:

>  Man, if they think a ghost walk and séance invites evil, they should try
> working within arts and culture funding in BC!
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> Kathleen Trayner
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> *Alizarin Consulting*
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> Victoria BC
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> 250-595-4349
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> *From:* bcma-bounces at lists.vvv.com [mailto:bcma-bounces at lists.vvv.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
> *Sent:* October-19-10 9:07 AM
> *To:* bcma at lists.vvv.com
> *Subject:* [BCMA] CMA Clip Serv: Seance, ghost walk go ahead despite fears
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> *Museum seance, ghost walk going ahead despite*
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> *fears of ‘evil’*
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> Kenyon Wallace, National Post, Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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> A Halloween fundraiser for the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw,
> Sask., featuring a seance and a ghost walk, will go ahead as planned after
> it was cancelled last week for “inviting evil” into the community.
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> The $30-per-head event, in support of a project to repair the museum’s
> famous narrow-gauge steam locomotive, became the centre of a debate over
> religious freedom when various faith-based groups and community members
> expressed concerns that the seance might invite unwelcome spirits.
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> Many religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam, forbid or frown
> on the practice of seances. The museum pulled the plug to avoid conflict,
> but the decision attracted national attention, raising questions about free
> expression and religious intolerance.
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Larry A. Ewashen,  Curator
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
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