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Nachricht #11/14 in "METAPHYSICAL" (Oeffentlich)
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Datum : 18.Mar 92 22:17
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Von : The Scribe
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An : All
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Betreff: drug use
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=> 12887
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Paul Tuitean
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PO BX 24213
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Edina MN 55424
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Dear Gentle people;
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Enclosed you should find an article which I am trying to get
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published in as many Pagan newspapers as possible before the main start
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of the Festival season.
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I am a representative of the Guardians of the fourth face. Which is
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a pagan order concerned with the safety and security of the entire Pagan
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Community, and we believe that it is time for us as a community, to make
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some decisions about our public use of drugs. Thus this article.
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We are trying to reach as large a Pagan audience as possible and would
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appreciate the inclusion of this article in your news letter. Because of
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this We waive all copyrights etc., and request that you print my address
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with this letter so as to facilitate the dissemination of this article and
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any feed back you might receive.
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We feel that this is a very important issue for our community at
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this time and believe that we should try to arrive at some sort of
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consensus as a group, before we as a community have to face the far
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reaching effects of a "DRUG BUST" at one of our gatherings
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Thank you very much for your time.
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Blessed Be
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Paul Tuitean
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Guardians of the Fourth Face
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(Continued next message)
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--- QuickBBS 2.75 Ovr
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* Origin: CRYSTAL CAVE DAS MAGICKAL TREFFPUNKT 719-391-1092 (93:9510/0)
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Nachricht #12/14 in "METAPHYSICAL" (Oeffentlich)
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Datum : 18.Mar 92 22:18
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Von : The Scribe
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An : All
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Betreff: drug use
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12886 <==> 12888
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(Drugs continued page 3 of 5)
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Unfortunately things have changed sufficiently in the past couple of years
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for all Pagans to question whether any controlled substance use at our
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gatherings, can still be argued to"harm none". Here is why we believe this
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issue is critical.
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A) Because of the so called war on drugs this countries drug laws
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(among others) have become more restrictive and repressive.
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With for example the possession of just 1/4 oz of marijuana now carrying
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a mandatory ten year sentence, or(if it is a second drug related offense)
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life with out parole, in one state we know of(Florida).
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B)The political orientation of this country has been swinging more and more
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towards the "right" and becoming increasingly intolerant as the economy
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has become more unstable. This has left some politicians, including some
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police Chiefs, looking for a new focus to enhance declining revenues.
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C)The great satanic Conspiracy Theory has Finally been fairly well
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discredited, this is leaving certain Satan experts looking for something
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to restore their lost credibility. Some of these experts are fundamen-
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talist Christian Police Officers.
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These situations (among others) could provide some enterprising police
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officers
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with an extremely attractive "bust", if they could catch the people at a
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witch's meeting in possession of,or(gods help us) dealing illegal substances.
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How attractive a bust is illustrated by what happened at the Gay Mens
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Festival in Iowa two years ago, where thirty one law enforcement officers
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from six different departments intervened.
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Where the Guardians see the most danger(besides the adverse publicity
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that such a bust would produce ) is that any drug related arrest at one of
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our gatherings would likely get:
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- the primary suspects long prison terms
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- all others present at the gathering arrested
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- The Organizers of the gathering and Owners of the property charged
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with various felonies ranging from "aiding and abetting","Concealing
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a Felony", "Conspiracy to distribute, "Running a disorderly or drug
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house", to "Contributing to the delinquency of minors" and Child
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abuse".
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(Continued next Message)
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--- QuickBBS 2.75 Ovr
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* Origin: CRYSTAL CAVE DAS MAGICKAL TREFFPUNKT 719-391-1092 (93:9510/0)
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Nachricht #13/14 in "METAPHYSICAL" (Oeffentlich)
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Datum : 18.Mar 92 22:19
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Von : The Scribe
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An : All
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Betreff: drug use
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12887 <==> 12931
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Drugs continued page 5 of 5
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This will hopefully give the organizers and property owners some
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hope of legal protection if a problem should arise. We also recommend
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that the organizers of every pagan gathering consider including a similar
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statement in their Waiver Forms. The Guardians are not trying to impose
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our own moral judgment, or standards on anyone. If you feel that it is
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within your inalienable Religious or Constitutional Rights to use drugs,
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fine.If you feel the need to combat "UNJUST LAWS", fine. We only ask
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that you do so in your territory, and please, do not Martyr your sisters
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and brothers who may not be prepared for the honor.
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We expect this article to generate some controversy in our community.
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We anticipate some criticism for what we have said here. But the stakes
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involved are too high and we believe the Pagan Community as a whole needs
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to come to grips with this issue. The Guardians feel that because of
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these very real threats to our people, that the entire Community needs to
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reach a consensus to :
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-Consistently and visibly Ban the public use of Controlled
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Substances at all our Gatherings for the foreseeable future.
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-Pursue concerted legal and political efforts(on the state
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level where we can possibly get legislation enacted to our benefit
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in this matter) to change the laws we consider unjust, to warn our
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people, who may not be able to get involved, when they might be in
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jeopardy.
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As with all subjects that touch the safety or security of the pagan
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Community, the Guardians of the Fourth Face, as members of the Pagan
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Community, believe in the creed:
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"DO AS YE WILL, AN YE HARM OR ENDANGER NONE"
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What do you believe ?
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Blessed Be
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Paul Tuitean of
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the Guardians of the fourth Face
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PO BX 24213
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Edina, MN 5424
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--- QuickBBS 2.75 Ovr
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* Origin: CRYSTAL CAVE DAS MAGICKAL TREFFPUNKT 719-391-1092 (93:9510/0) |