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Reported by: Rachel Cox Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 @07:01pm CST AMARILLO --- The religious group Repent Amarillo's website is pointing out businesses, organizations, and churches they feel need prayer, and there's some surprising places on their prayer map. The Wildcat Bluff Nature Center is on the prayer map. Repent Amarillo Director David Grisham says since they have a "Earth Circle" they are connected to a pagan group with the same name.
"These things are linked pagans are earth-based religions along with Wicca and other forms of witchcraft are earth-based religions and earth circles are part of that," Grisham said. But Wildcat Bluff Nature Center Supervisor Rhoda Breeden says they are completely wrong. "There aren't any pagan rituals or ceremonies that happen out here so I was really surprised that they were falsely identifying us," Breeden said. The 806 coffee shop and bar is also on the list. Repent Amarillo says they're praying for the pagan groups that meet there but employees like Matthew Domzalski, a barista at The 806, says its not his place to discriminate. "Its a homosexual hangout, its also a pagan hangout, its also a straight hangout. Its a place to come have coffee, be comfortable sit down and enjoy yourself," Domzalski said. As for passing judgment, Grisham says God made the rules, and that when a Christian says something is wrong, they're simply making discernments on the judgments God has already made. |
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