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England: Norwich hospital bosses have cancelled a regular fund-raising event because it might be of a pagan nature
. The Sacred Celebration of Remembrance, Release and Renewal has raised cash for a variety of local charities over the past few years, and this year the Norfolk Suicide Bereavement Support Group was due to benefit. Although the event is organised by the owner of a New Age shop, it is not of a specifically religious nature:
The earth-centred, end-of-year service and celebration on November 7 marks the end of autumn and gives people a chance to indulge in meditation, reflection and relaxation for three hours.
Organiser Naomi, from Inanna's Festival -- a new-age shop selling books, gifts and jewellery in Pottergate -- said she felt she had been discriminated against and that the event was not linked to religion. Naomi, who would not reveal her surname, added:This event is non-spiritual, non-denominational and is just a chance for people to reflect in peaceful surroundings.
In all the years I have been doing this, I have never run into anything like this and it is illegal and discriminatory for them to do this.
The hospital claims some of its patients would be offended - presumably the same ones who would be offended at the hospital providing, for example, Halal food to Muslim patients.
Festival cancelled on religious grounds - Norwich Evening News, 27th September 2004.
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1: Posted by: Karlo | September 27, 2004 9:13 PM
Some people get offended much too easily. (Of course, such people usually come in crowds for some reason.)
2: Posted by: Anders | September 30, 2004 9:10 AM
I have reported the discrimination in Norwich to the Pagan Fedaration media officers.
Hopefully they will pursue this matter because it is blatant discrimination based on the comment
"be of a pagan nature"
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