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Signatures needed Urgently against proposed Witchcraft Bill

Posted by Debbie Bandoni on August 2, 2007, 1:16 pm
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Greetings all, I am posting this notice everywhere possible, as signatures are needed desperately to stop this Bill from passing in Africa. This would start a snowball that could set us as Pagans all back into the dark again. Please read and sign this, this is not spam this is actually happening! Don't worry about having to put your actual addresses on as they don't show when you put your names on the list. Please read and again thankyou , Deb B

Hi All,
If you have not yet signed the online petition objecting to the proposed amended Witchcraft Bill in Mpumalanga, South Africa, please do so here: http://www.pagancouncil.za.net/ We currently have 710 signatures, we need 6,000. We have a long way to go in order to achieve this goal...
Witches and Pagans - as defined in the Western World - will effectively be breaking the law when we engage in magick, ritual, healing & divination arts etc if this Bill is to be passed.
In chapter 6 of the Bill it states: any person who "professes a knowledge of Witchcraft or the use of charms" or "for gain pretends to exercise or use any supernatural powers, witchcraft, sorcery or enchantment" shall be guilty of an offence. The effect that this Bill will have on Pagans, Healers, Diviners etc throughout South Africa is to drive us back into the dark ages. If the Bill is passed in one province (in this case Mpumalanga,) it will simply be a matter of time before it is passed in other provinces throughout South Africa.
We acknowledge that there is a very definite need for the South African government to urgently address the issue of muti-killings and mutilations that occur in South Africa - crimes that are linked to AFRO-centric Witchcraft. This however is not in any way linked to Paganism as defined by and practiced by the Western World, including South African Pagans. This Bill is simply too broad and does not address the problem, instead it restricts Pagans, Healers, lightworkers and others and - if passed - will criminalize us and our spiritual practices.
International objectors, p-l-e-a-s-e lend us your support in this matter too! Every signature opposing the Bill counts!
Sign the petition: http://www.pagancouncil.za.net/

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--Previous Message-- : Greetings all, I am posting this notice : everywhere possible, as signatures are : needed desperately to stop this Bill from : passing in Africa. This would start a : snowball that could set us as Pagans all : back into the dark again. Please read and : sign this, this is not spam this is actually : happening! Don't worry about having to put : your actual addresses on as they don't show : when you put your names on the list. Please : read and again thankyou , Deb B : : : Hi All, : : If you have not yet signed the online : petition objecting to the proposed amended : Witchcraft Bill in Mpumalanga, South Africa, : please do so here: : http://www.pagancouncil.za.net/ We : currently have 710 signatures, we need : 6,000. We have a long way to go in order to : achieve this goal... : : Witches and Pagans - as defined in the : Western World - will effectively be breaking : the law when we engage in magick, ritual, : healing & divination arts etc if this : Bill is to be passed. : : In chapter 6 of the Bill it states: any : person who "professes a knowledge of : Witchcraft or the use of charms" or : "for gain pretends to exercise or use : any supernatural powers, witchcraft, sorcery : or enchantment" shall be guilty of an : offence. The effect that this Bill will have : on Pagans, Healers, Diviners etc throughout : South Africa is to drive us back into the : dark ages. If the Bill is passed in one : province (in this case Mpumalanga,) it will : simply be a matter of time before it is : passed in other provinces throughout South : Africa. : : We acknowledge that there is a very definite : need for the South African government to : urgently address the issue of muti-killings : and mutilations that occur in South Africa - : crimes that are linked to AFRO-centric : Witchcraft. This however is not in any way : linked to Paganism as defined by and : practiced by the Western World, including : South African Pagans. This Bill is simply : too broad and does not address the problem, : instead it restricts Pagans, Healers, : lightworkers and others and - if passed - : will criminalize us and our spiritual : practices. : : International objectors, p-l-e-a-s-e lend us : your support in this matter too! Every : signature opposing the Bill counts! : : Sign the petition: : http://www.pagancouncil.za.net/ : :

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