{"id":263,"date":"2004-09-15T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2004-09-15T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2004-09-15T19:25:00","modified_gmt":"2004-09-15T19:25:00","slug":"263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Interfaith games<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Austin, Texas, a Feri-style invocation in a Methodist Church, the Statesman<\/em> reports<\/a> (registration required).<\/p>\n

“The expression [broom closet] is an example, Wiccan Gordon Fossum said, of the mix of mirth and reverence his faith embodies. Earlier that morning, Fossum had jokingly invoked the ‘Goddess Caffeina’ to get the church’s coffee maker brewing.<\/p>\n

“Wearing a silver pentacle necklace and sipping from a Garfield mug, Fossum shrugged.<\/p>\n

“‘If a religion can’t laugh at itself, it’s got some work to do,’ he said.”<\/p>\n

Thanks to Doug LeBlanc at GetReligion<\/a>. Apparently this was his first encounter with Wiccan humor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Interfaith games In Austin, Texas, a Feri-style invocation in a Methodist Church, the Statesman reports (registration required). “The expression [broom closet] is an example, Wiccan Gordon Fossum said, of the mix of mirth and reverence his faith embodies. Earlier that morning, Fossum had jokingly invoked the ‘Goddess Caffeina’ to get the church’s coffee maker brewing. 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