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Hec

Hec

HecateDemeter is a woman, a Witch, a mother, a grandmother, an ecofeminist, a lawyer, a gardener, a reader, a writer, and a priestess of the Great Mother Earth.

Blog entries tagged in Justice, Racism, Pagans as the Other

When I read that the jury in the Trayvon Martin murder trial had returned a verdict of "not guilty," my first thought was for all the mothers of black sons.  Having raised a son, and as the Nonna of a grandson, I know that to raise a son in this culture is already a task fraught with difficulties and fears.  I can only try to imagine how much more difficult it must be to do that job knowing, every minute of every day, that your son is also in danger simply because of the color of his skin. 


My second thought was:  ALEC which promoted the "Stand Your Ground Law" that was included in the instructions given to the Martin jury.  George Zimmerman pulled the trigger that murdered Trayvon Martin, but ALEC, in my opinion, loaded the gun. 

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  • Joseph Bloch
    Joseph Bloch says #
    This has zero to do with Paganism, despite your desperate attempts to create a facade of relevance with your hypotheticals.
  • *d.*
    *d.* says #
    You're one to talk. I'd say this article about working towards social justice is more "Pagan" than your next-to-last post about th
  • Greybeard
    Greybeard says #
    I am saddened by all the racism displayed in this article.
  • *d.*
    *d.* says #
    exactly where?

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