I live in a city, Salem, Massachusetts, where Wicca is indeed seen as a bona-fide religion. And there have been seneral invidents of tension between Wiccas and Christians in the city.

I don’t see what Elaine says as being the case at all. I see most schools genuinely trying to navigate the minefield of Church and State separation vs. free expression.

I don’t see hostility so much as ignorance.

I am constantly puzzled as to why this is so difficult. I find it rather simple to distighuish between the competeting doctrines (grey areas notwithstanding), and am always amazed at how ignorant (dare I say “stupid”) the school administration can be.

School administrators have been thoroughly cowed by the ACLU into believing anything remotely suggesting Christianity is taboo.

And of course in these days of political correctness and tolerance, everything and everyone except Christians are equally adored and promoted.

Religions are not considered capable of offending if they are either tiny or dead. Wicca is in the former category. Ancient greek or egyptian gods are latter, so they are costumable. As for demons… they arn’t taken seriously enough to worry about. They are comical, noone wants to actually worship them these days.

The school will lose, of course. They had no good reason to object in the first place – probably just being over-cautious.

I willing to cut the school a bit of slack and consider their actions due more to ignorance thatn malice.

But I will all but guarantee the school will lose this suit, and well they should.

Unless there is something more to the story, this is open and shut.