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

[msdrby]

If you wish to apply Hebrew, indicate the source document in which Jesus was called "Rabbi" in Hebrew.

Check my post again. I did not say he was called anything in Hebrew (or any other language) by anyone. I was using my warped sense of humor and a little irony to relate how, across the languages, we have come full circle.

[timydnuc]

Rodney Dangerfield, "Caddy Shack"...'and you two, get a room, alright!'

[Dead Corpse]

Ceasar was written of by multiple sources. As was Plato. There are bones in graves that could be them. For Jesus, we've got some greek texts slapped together 200 years after the fact. For JHVH, less than that.

Period. How much does an ounce of soul weigh? Can you bottle it? Do magik and miracles really exist? Or are they just manifestations of forces we cannot comprehend.... yet.

It's all hookum.

[CyberCowboy777]

It is your religion that advocates people being forgiven sins by a mere word.

Yet again you prove your ignorance of the Faith. Forgiveness does not negate personal responsibility. Consequence exist and repentances includes amends.

[Dataman]

Dead Corpse fancies himself an intellectual

Moron

You illustrate my point.

It is your religion that advocates people being forgiven sins by a mere word.

No.

I will grant your example of "Baker" (FYI: spelled "Bakker") is an embarrassment. In a world where Christianity is not only the largest but the fastest growing religion, bad examples are going to exist. Nonetheless, you must surely admit, this does not detract from the teaching, person and work of Christ. Christ did not force Bakker to do anything.

[RussianConservative]

Point is, many examples of polygomy in natural world and human history. Sleeping to top always easiest way for women in man's world to gain power. Many examples. Harod's daughter one of. You put modern feministic Western values on 3000K old none western culture. Not work well.

[CyberCowboy777]

It falls in the same category as telemarketers and flim-flam artists.

Not by your actions. You are obsessed with refuting the message to justify your desires. You are convicted in your own mind.

I do not argue the validity of flim-flam artists or search them out or study their text, they hold no sway over my mind or spirit, that cannot be said of you and your obsession with the message of Christ.

[timydnuc]

Dangerfield: 'I went to this Pagan festival. Everybody is havin' sex everywhere so I go up to this broad and say, 'hey baby do you wanna do a little pagen horizontal shuffle?'. She takes one look at me and says...'you're with the goat!' No respect, I tell ya I get no respect at all!'

[RussianConservative]

Wrong, many texts written off less then 30 years after event. Jesus mentioned in executions by Roman scholars. Pharisis crypt just found. Pilot's writings found. Numerous sources, more then about Ceasar, written timely about Christ. Where is Alexander's bones? Where is Socrates bones? For that matter, find bones of Charlemagne. You either ignorant of reality or conviniently ignore unconvinient points.

[gcruse]

my dad told me that people who have never heard
 the word are considered children in the eyes of god
so they aren't punished for their lack of knowledge.

That being the case, missionaries are carriers
of condemnation.  Ignorance is bliss, for sure.

[CyberCowboy777]

Are you denying that a women can want a man, either for sex, power or self gratification.

[Dead Corpse]

Forgiveness does not negate personal responsibility.

So the dogma of Supreme Unction and Last Rites are no longer used? The whole "Christ died to forgive our sins" is what? Accepting responsibility? What was Mary Magdelene's pennance?

[najida]

I can put green sparkles on my birthday cake too....

The point being my reaction to reading it....
It is still repulsive.
Probably always will be.

[msdrby]

We all got moved to the smokey back room... oooh I *gasp* am choking *gasp* with all this smoke.

[najida]

I can say that I find repugnant that a young woman can be given to an old man to have his child.

Shades of Elizabeth Smart (come to think of it, where DID he get that idea?)

[aShepard]

"Inkubus Sukkubus "


Isn't that the name on the license on the sun visor of some stinky turban headed New York cabbie that I saw last week???

[Dataman]

I was using my warped sense of humor and a little irony to relate how, across the languages, we have come full circle.

Ok. Warped humor is usually a good thing.

[najida]

We all got moved to the smokey back room... oooh I *gasp* am choking *gasp* with all this smoke.

'sright, I opened the window and turned on the fan.... Sorta like the last time I put nachos in the oven and got on the 'puter...and forgot all about 'em.

[CyberCowboy777]

Eternal forgiveness is not a relief from earthly obligations and consequences. Never is that stated in the Bible.

What website are you pulling this garbage off? Most is not even close to reality.

[msdrby]

LOL Been there, done that as well. I really hate it when that happens ;)