{"id":530,"date":"2005-10-07T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-07T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2005-10-07T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-07T14:22:00","slug":"530","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Jude’s rejects Pagans’ donation<\/strong><\/p>\n

A twist in the story about Pagans on the eastern Colorado prairie<\/a> who wanted to hold a benefit party to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital <\/p>\n

The hospital doesn’t want the money<\/a>. It’s “too politicized.” They sent a cease-and-desist letter instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“”I don’t think any other religious organization would be treated like this,” said the organizer.<\/p>\n

I agree: who looks bad, the Pagans who overcame some local opposition or the hospital, which just ends up looking bigoted?<\/p>\n

The money raised is going to a charity for elderly residents of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota instead.<\/p>\n

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St. Jude’s rejects Pagans’ donation A twist in the story about Pagans on the eastern Colorado prairie who wanted to hold a benefit party to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital The hospital doesn’t want the money. 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