Sheree Dawn
2006-10-10 15:53:07 UTC
http://www.wildhunt .org/2006/ 10/pagan- perspective- on-amish-
school.html
The York Daily Record interviews a local Pagan for her take on the tragic
Amish school shooting which left five young girls dead, and five more
hospitalized.
"Leslie Marks said she saw a rainbow Tuesday morning that made her think
it was the gateway for the innocents fatally shot Monday morning in their
Amish school. Charles Carl Roberts IV took the one-room school house
hostage, tied the feet of its young girls, shot them in a burst of
gunfire, then shot and killed himself. "I feel bad for Mr. Roberts'
family," Marks said. "They are not to blame." She planned to donate 6
percent of Thursday's profits from her Majikal Munchkin stand at the
Markets of Shrewsbury to a fund set up by the market for the victims.
Marks came to York County from Baltimore six months ago. She remarked how
the first thought of most victims of such a crime would be to sue the
family. Instead, some Amish people had visited Roberts' wife and assured
her that her family remained welcome in the community. "Here, they are
such good people they are willing to forgive," Marks said. The Amish
beliefs differ little from hers, said Marks, a pagan. "We're not witches,
we're naturalists," she said. 'We believe in forgiveness and karma. There
is a reason for everything, as horrific as it was.'"
While I could quibble about her "we're not witches" remark (many of us
are indeed Witches), I'm generally pleased that a paper sought out local
people from other faith traditions and allowed them to give their
opinions about what must be a huge shock for the community. Good on Ms.
Marks (and The York Daily Record) for showing that modern Pagans are
giving and empathetic people who are involved with their community.
school.html
The York Daily Record interviews a local Pagan for her take on the tragic
Amish school shooting which left five young girls dead, and five more
hospitalized.
"Leslie Marks said she saw a rainbow Tuesday morning that made her think
it was the gateway for the innocents fatally shot Monday morning in their
Amish school. Charles Carl Roberts IV took the one-room school house
hostage, tied the feet of its young girls, shot them in a burst of
gunfire, then shot and killed himself. "I feel bad for Mr. Roberts'
family," Marks said. "They are not to blame." She planned to donate 6
percent of Thursday's profits from her Majikal Munchkin stand at the
Markets of Shrewsbury to a fund set up by the market for the victims.
Marks came to York County from Baltimore six months ago. She remarked how
the first thought of most victims of such a crime would be to sue the
family. Instead, some Amish people had visited Roberts' wife and assured
her that her family remained welcome in the community. "Here, they are
such good people they are willing to forgive," Marks said. The Amish
beliefs differ little from hers, said Marks, a pagan. "We're not witches,
we're naturalists," she said. 'We believe in forgiveness and karma. There
is a reason for everything, as horrific as it was.'"
While I could quibble about her "we're not witches" remark (many of us
are indeed Witches), I'm generally pleased that a paper sought out local
people from other faith traditions and allowed them to give their
opinions about what must be a huge shock for the community. Good on Ms.
Marks (and The York Daily Record) for showing that modern Pagans are
giving and empathetic people who are involved with their community.
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