Pagan band demands "quiet area for fornication"

Ananova ^ | June 20, 2003

[Jimmyclyde]

Pagan band demands 'quiet area for sex'

A pagan rock band is demanding a "quiet area for fornication" during a summer solstice celebration in Birmingham.

The event, billed as a family fun day out, has been condemned by the Church of England, reports the Birmingham Evening Mail.

Headliners Inkubus Sukkubus demanded the "fornicatorium" at the event, which is being held to mark the longest day of the year.

Managers at the Custard Factory venue confirmed a quiet area would be provided for the group, fronted by female vocalist Candia.

A spokesman said: "They said they needed a quiet fornicatorium. They say it is a fertility rite. The singer goes into a trance-like state. We don't quite know what will happen once the frenzied activity begins."

Druids from across the country will descend on the Custard Factory for the celebration, which is billed as a perfect day out for the whole family, on Saturday.

Rhiannon Biddulph, of the UK Pagan Association, said: "There are certain festivals were we celebrate the creation of life where you have to have sex. Most pagans have a fairly relaxed attitude to sex."

But a spokesman for the Church of England in Birmingham said: "It seems the Druids have overdosed on the magic mushrooms when arranging this event. It beggars belief that this kind of tackiness and tawdriness is being promoted as a cultural family event."

Story filed: 11:27 Friday 20th June 2003

[Jimmyclyde]

A spokesman said: "They said they needed a quiet fornicatorium. They say it is a fertility rite. The singer goes into a trance-like state. We don't quite know what will happen once the frenzied activity begins."

Is this in the next Harry Potter movie?

[Jimmyclyde]

BUMP!!

[Jimmyclyde]

PING!!

[DainBramage]

GRIND!!

[Petronski]

It beggars belief that this kind of tackiness and tawdriness is being promoted as a cultural family event.

Couldn't the same be said about some of the liberalised policies of the Church of England (so-called)?

[SouthernHawk]

Would a grave be quiet enough?

[Jimmyclyde]

Ping!!!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The event ... has been condemned by the Church of England

But merely on grounds of bad taste and bad form. They apparently have absolutely no moral objections.

[tdadams]

Looks like it's not just gays at the park you have to worry about. Better get your placards and hop a flight to England.

[Hatteras]

I tried to negotiate a fornicatorium into my last job offer. They got a good chuckle out of it.....then they pulled the offer.

Some people have no sense of humor...

[joesnuffy]

Be sure to offer a coupon for a discount on the abortions that will be performed in adjunct to the satanic celebration...
Harry Potter released just in time for this celebration to...helps to draw the children in...
To hell in a handbasket...
good thing they got rid of God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob..out of the public forum and their institutions...eh
replaced him though with the goat headed one though...
It was said this would happen....and here it is....

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Managers at the Custard Factory venue confirmed a quiet area would be provided for the group, fronted by female vocalist Candia.

"Don't forget to visit the fornication area at the Custard Factory!"

[Tijeras_Slim]

I tried to negotiate a fornicatorium into my last job offer.

You wern't bold enough. You should have asked for a corner fornicatorium.

[Jimmyclyde]

Harry Potter, just in time for the summer solstice.

"Come Harry, into the fornicatorium."

[spodefly]

The world is my fornicatorium.

[msdrby]

"There are certain festivals were we celebrate the creation of life where you have to have sex."

Imagine the Christian church taking on that atittude. No wonder the Church has so many hang-ups concerning sex. It is trying to distance itself from Paganism.

Sex is baaaad for your soooouuul. ;)

[ClearCase_guy]

"We don't quite know what will happen once the frenzied activity begins."

Yeah. Right. Haven't got a clue what will happen.

[Lazamataz]

Managers at the Custard Factory venue confirmed a quiet area would be provided for the group, fronted by female vocalist Candia.

This is incredibly ambiguous and bad writing. Is Candia fronting for the managers at the Custard Factory? Is she fronting for the quiet area? Is she fronting for the band?

[Jimmyclyde]

BUMP

[Ann Archy]

The kiddie nude ranch at Land o' Lakes Florida would be PROUD to host this event, I'm sure. I swear it seems like end times.