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Florida Teacher Accused of Wizardry

Started by TheDevilMadeMeDoIt, May 10, 2008, 02:32:39 AM

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TheDevilMadeMeDoIt

May 10, 2008, 02:32:39 AM
Hi one and all. Greetings from Texas!

Thought people on this forum might be interested in the following story, if you haven't already heard about it...

http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html

Yes, this really has happened in the good ol' USA  :shock:  Strange coincidence that Land 'O Lakes is definitely in the Bible Belt!

Neoncamouflage

#1
May 10, 2008, 03:08:32 AM
Sounds like a huge overreaction, who can mistake a magic trick for real magic? I think they're just mad because they couldn't figure it out.

Oh, and welcome to the Happy Atheist Forums!
Religion is seen as true to the common, foolish to the wise, and useful to the powerful.

Will

#2
May 10, 2008, 06:06:35 AM
Being accused of wizardry seems like being accused of keeping pokemon in captivity or something. There must be something in the water.
I want bad people to look forward to and celebrate the day I die, because if they don't, I'm not living up to my potential.

joeactor

#3
May 10, 2008, 04:17:57 PM
Sheesh!

I remember reading about a group that had a problem with "Barney" (the purple dinosaur thing)

You know when he reads a story, then the characters come to life?
Well, that's summoning.
Barney's in league with Satan.

Yesterday, I turned into a driveway,
JoeActor

Evolved

#4
May 12, 2008, 05:15:00 AM
Oh, how I love living in this state.  This is not far from Lake Wales, where the newest city commissioner is the former Grand Dragon of the United Klans of America (aka the KKK).  I am beaming with pride! :confused:
"Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense."
Chapman Cohen

Mister Joy

#5
May 13, 2008, 06:06:55 PM
This story is the sort of thing you'd expect to find on The Onion News Network... you wouldn't think it'd actually happen. I'm speechless. :eek:

jrosebud

#6
May 13, 2008, 10:18:51 PM
Quote from: "Evolved"Oh, how I love living in this state.  This is not far from Lake Wales, where the newest city commissioner is the former Grand Dragon of the United Klans of America (aka the KKK).  I am beaming with pride! :confused:

Yikes.  You also have the hub of lunacy that is Scientology in your area...
"Every post you can hitch your faith on
Is a pie in the sky,
Chock full of lies,
A tool we devise
To make sinking stones fly."

~from A Comet Apears by The Shins

myleviathan

#7
May 18, 2008, 04:20:55 AM
All for making a toothpick disappear? I thought he might be trying to teach the children 'petronus' spells to defend against the dementors or something. You never know when Valdemort might strike...
"On the moon our weekends are so far advanced they encompass the entire week. Jobs have been phased out. We get checks from the government, and we spend it on beer! Mexican beer! That's the cheapest of all beers." --- Ignignokt & Err

pjkeeley

#8
May 18, 2008, 06:09:53 AM
Cool. I love the occult even though I don't believe a word of it. We should all go out and "practice" wizardry just to piss them off. :devil:

SteveS

#9
May 18, 2008, 03:54:20 PM
Good idea --- I'll dig through my old AD&D books and see if I can get some of the spells to work....   ;)

Will

#10
May 18, 2008, 06:36:26 PM
It feels like we're living in the past. People are being accused of piracy and wizardry right and left. Bizarre.
I want bad people to look forward to and celebrate the day I die, because if they don't, I'm not living up to my potential.

SteveS

#11
May 18, 2008, 06:51:43 PM
Yeah, I read that one dude.  "Piracy" is a funny charge --- pirates were violent criminals who took people's possessions by force of arms: "give me your stuff or I'll kill you!".  How that relates to copying music or software is beyond me.  I don't condone the theft, but I hardly consider that "piracy".  (shrugs).

myleviathan

#12
May 19, 2008, 09:26:03 PM Last Edit: May 21, 2008, 01:25:22 PM by myleviathan
QuoteYeah, I read that one dude. "Piracy" is a funny charge --- pirates were violent criminals who took people's possessions by force of arms: "give me your stuff or I'll kill you!". How that relates to copying music or software is beyond me. I don't condone the theft, but I hardly consider that "piracy". (shrugs).

It's interesting how certain words are chosen for their connotations, especially in corporate America. I'm sure 'piracy' was chosen for the purpose of making the act of copying and sharing music as horrible as utterly possible. File 'sharing' is too much of a positive connotation. "We're just sharing the music, man. We're not doing anything wrong..." The record industry needed something more evil sounding in the case against Napster.
"On the moon our weekends are so far advanced they encompass the entire week. Jobs have been phased out. We get checks from the government, and we spend it on beer! Mexican beer! That's the cheapest of all beers." --- Ignignokt & Err

SteveS

#13
May 20, 2008, 05:13:07 PM
Haha, yeah, I agree.  "Sharing" is just as ridiculous a euphemism for "copying" as "piracy" is an exaggeration.

karadan

#14
May 23, 2008, 02:50:28 PM
My goodness. It beggars belief!
What kind of sheltered existence do you need to embrace such ridiculous notions?

The word 'nonce' comes to mind.
QuoteI find it mistifying that in this age of information, some people still deny the scientific history of our existence.
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