In Other News …

In Other News … December 7, 2010

A catholic priest, rabbi and Buddhist monk walked into a new burger joint in Chelsea today to bless the place.

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Hundreds of criminals are to be given four days a year off prison work – to celebrate pagan festivals.

Prison governors have been issued with a list of eight annual pagan holidays and told pagan inmates can choose four to celebrate.

The festivals include Imbolc – The Festival of the Lactating Sheep – which falls on February 1 …

The number of prisoners declaring themselves as pagan has tripled in six years to 366 last year.

Worshipers are allowed to keep tarot cards, a hoodless robe and a twig to use as a wand in their cell.

They can also keep incense, a piece of jewelery and rune stones.

Skyclad, or naked worship, is banned.

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Then, there’s the absolutely awful (you’ve been warned):

Whoops! The video is now password protected. Sorry. (Well, kinda.)

The latter thanks to courtesy of tmatt.


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