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"To most people, the symbol represents satanists," said Steve Smothermon, pastor of the interdenominational Church on the Move. "The pentagram is not a healthy sign for our kids. It's not right." The Roswell school board voted 2-2 Tuesday night on the issue of whether the symbol of some pagan religions should be allowed as part of the school dress policy. Since the vote was a tie, the current policy banning the symbol remains. The policy labels the pentagram as being associated with gothic, satanic or occult-type activities. More than 200 people packed the Roswell Goddard High School's meeting room. Most were from the Church on the Move, said Smothermon and a school official. Emma Burt, administrative assistant to the superintendent, said 56 people spoke for nearly 31/2 hours before board members voted on the issue. Almost all the speakers wanted the pentagram banned, Burt said. The controversy over the pentagram began a few weeks ago. Kathryn King, who said she is a pagan minister in Roswell, asked school officials to allow pagan students to wear the symbol as Christian students are allowed to wear crosses. King was among the speakers Tuesday, telling the crowd that pagans are not devil worshipers. "She spoke on behalf of her church," Burt said. "She was very eloquent, very kind. She said, 'I'm asking my Christian brothers and sisters to please allow us the same courtesy you're getting.' " In an earlier interview, King said the pagan religion includes a variety of sects, all of which are "nature-based" in their beliefs. King said she is a Wiccan, whose followers believe in one God with many facets and do not believe in Satan or in hell. Burt said one school board member was unable to attend Tuesday's meeting because she was recovering from emergency surgery. But Burt said the issue is not likely to come before the board again anytime soon. Burt and Smothermon said the meeting was emotional. "We had a couple of students who spoke who said people should be more tolerant," Burt said. "One kid, I think he had green hair, he was preaching tolerance - what was good for one religion was good for another. He didn't get much applause when he sat down, so he clapped for himself. "But the majority was 'No,' 'No,' and 'Heck no.' They said (the pentagram) is evil. It's satanic. It's occult, so it did not pass." Smothermon said the meeting "was an interesting night." "People got up and spoke from the heart," Smothermon said. "They were either for it (banning the pentagram) or against it. There was no gray area. It was passionate." But the debate may not be over. "What's next is the American Civil Liberties Union," King said Wednesday afternoon. "I told the school board we wanted to do this without lawyers. I told them we wanted it resolved so we could spend money on the kids' heads instead of on attorneys to do this crap. By deciding the way they did, they decided they wanted to go to court."
Pastor says pagans need new symbol Members of the Christian faith protesting the Roswell School Board’s recent attempt to change its policy regarding the display of pentagrams by students in school say their intent has never been to infringe upon the First Amendment rights of the Pagan faith. In reality, said Church On The Move pastor Steve Smothermon, the goal is to protect students in Roswell schools from harm. [Christian pastor] Smothermon suggested Kathryn King, the most vocal spokeswoman for the Pagan community in Roswell, should change her sacred symbol if it continues to cause problems. “If it’s all about a symbol, change her symbol,” he [Christian Pastor Smothermon] continued. “But she shouldn’t be allowed to promote anything which promotes violence.” [Christian] Mary Reeves, a member of Church On The Move and supporter of [Christian Pastor] Smothermon, said the pentagram has been seen as a satanic symbol for many centuries. “Why would they [Pagans] pick a violent symbol to promote their love?” Reeves asked. “It’s been known as being violent from the medieval age on.” Cox, Reeves and Smothermon have an ally in Sen. Rod Adair, R-Roswell, who said the policy must remain the same. “In an era when the term ‘zero tolerance’ for drugs, guns, knives and violence is the watchword of the day,” Adair said, “it is inconceivable that we would allow symbols which directly promote Satanic worship and the violence and bloodshed which are part of it.” [Christian Pastor] Smothermon also called into question the [Roswell school] board’s claim the original policy was in violation of federal law, as set by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. “What ruling allows for violence to be promoted in our school system?” [Christian Pastor Smothermon] Smothermon asked. “I want to know what law that is. “If they’re talking about the equal access law, that has no bearing on this issue,” he [Christian pastor Smothermon] continued, referring to an act of Congress which was written to ensure student religious activities are accorded the same access to public school facilities. The [Roswell school] board could possibly face legal action anyway, as [Pagan Kathryn] King has stated she has contacted the American Civil Liberties Union, and they have begun looking into the matter.
Dispute over pentagrams in Roswell NM public schoolsIn 1999-SEP-7, The Roswell Independent School District in New Mexico had a dress code that stated (in part): "...Any attire associated with gothic, satanic, or occult-type activities such as trench coats, knee high boots, all-black clothing, spiked jewelry, upside-down crosses, swastika, tattoos, pentagrams, etc...are prohibited.." The son of Katherine King, owner of a local Pagan book store in Roswell, discovered the ban during a school assignment. He asked why such a prohibition was in place, because it was such an obvious violation of the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This triggered a study which resulted in a recommendation by the school staff that the ban on religious symbols be removed - specifically the prohibition on pentagrams. Legal staff from the city advised that the ban was unconstitutional, as written. At a school district meeting, over 200 people attended. Many were from the conservative Christian Church On The Move; some were from other conservative Christian groups. After an emotional 3 hour discussion, the board voted whether to change the dress code. It was a 2 - 2 tie. This meant that the existing prohibition continued. Kathyrn King, described by the Roswell Daily Record as a "Pagan activist," is reported as saying that she will ask the American Civil Liberties Union to mount a lawsuit against the school board. 1,2 On SEP-12, the Roswell Daily Record News published an interview with Steve Smothermon, pastor of the Church on the Move. He indicated that their goal was not to deny any students the right to wear their religious symbol. "Our whole point was, nobody has the right to promote violence in our school system." Referring to Kathryn King, he continued: "If [the dispute is]...all about a symbol, change her symbol...But she shouldn’t be allowed to promote anything which promotes violence." Mary Reeves, a member of Smothermon's congregation, said that the pentagram has been viewed as a Satanic symbol for centuries. "Why would they [the Neopagans] pick a violent symbol to promote their love? It’s been known as being violent from the medieval age on." State Senator Rod Adair, (R-Roswell) expressed support for the pentagram ban. He said: "In an era when the term ‘zero tolerance’ for drugs, guns, knives and violence is the watchword of the day, it is inconceivable that we would allow symbols which directly promote Satanic worship and the violence and bloodshed which are part of it." His mention of violence and bloodshed apparently refers to the Satanic Ritual Abuse hoax. During the 1990's and early 1990's, many North Americans believed that Satanists ritually abused and killed tens of thousands of children annually. The belief has largely dissipated due to the complete lack of hard evidence. However, many conservative Christians are still convinced that it happens; Senator Adair is apparently one. Smothermon doubts that the wearing of a pentagram is protected by law. "What ruling allows for violence to be promoted in our school system? I want to know what law that is. If they’re talking about the equal access law, that has no bearing on this issue." (The equal access law is a federal statute which assures that religious clubs and religious expression are guaranteed the same rights as secular clubs and secular speech). He continued: "They have the right to worship what they want to worship; that is not in question here." On 1999-SEP-21, the school board again met to discuss the issue. The meeting was attended by about 400 Christians and just over 20 Pagans. The police had an obvious presence. Prayer meetings inside and outside the meeting area were held throughout the evening. The discussion period involving extensive public input. Speakers threatened to remove students from the school system if pentagrams were allowed; some called for a religious battle in the courts and offered to help with legal costs; some opposed the wearing of pentagrams anywhere, not just by students in school. The general consensus of the Christians at the meeting was that the pentagram is, and always will be, a Satanic symbol to them. One Native American spoke of Christians stripping his culture of their talking stick and other symbols of his faith. He said that he found the Christian cross offensive because, to him, it stood for the destruction of his culture. Many Wiccans and other Neopagans spoke, asking for tolerance, understanding and human rights. The board finally voted to cancel the previous dress code and substitute: "No student on school property or at any school activity shall wear, possess, use, distribute, display or sell any clothing, jewelry, emblem, badge, symbol, sign or other item that currently evidences or reflects membership in, or affiliation with, any gang." The vote was 4 to 1. The board decided to allow the wearing of Neopagan religious symbols. Those supporting the change indicated that they based their decision on constitutional considerations; the one person who was opposed based their decision on the massive outpouring of public concern. The Church on the Move threatened legal action to reinstate the ban.
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