{"id":514,"date":"2005-09-15T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-15T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2005-09-15T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-15T16:57:00","slug":"514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=514","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor apologizes to Pagans<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mayor of the High Plains town of Ramah has backed away from interfering<\/a> with planned Pagan event at the local American Legion hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mayor Tamra Herrara has apologized to a pagan group whose plan for a Halloween gathering cast the small plains town as a modern-day Salem<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Calhan-based coven of about a dozen members rented Ramah’s American Legion Hall for an Oct. 29 fund-raiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Tim Tucker, minister of Ramah Baptist Fellowship, tried to get the town board to block the gathering at a work session Aug. 25 called to discuss the pagan celebration.<\/p>\n

Herrara’s apology followed a scolding Tuesday from fellow trustee Nicole Allen, who said she was embarrassed by the board’s behavior at the work session, saying it was an attempt to violate the group’s civil liberties.<\/em><\/p>\n

Paganism<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mayor apologizes to Pagans The mayor of the High Plains town of Ramah has backed away from interfering with planned Pagan event at the local American Legion hall. Mayor Tamra Herrara has apologized to a pagan group whose plan for a Halloween gathering cast the small plains town as a modern-day Salem. 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