Intersting followup to last week's court case:
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The city may be the national garden spot for the pagans. People come here from miles around for Pagan Pride Day every summer. That's when pagans get together in a sort of community outreach, trying to educate the public about their beliefs and to gain acceptance.
Pagan Pride Day is such a hit that pagans in cities across the nation have duplicated the event. But it got its start in 1998 in Indy.
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Meanwhile, pagans across the city, state and nation know a rallying point when they see one. They've been busy expressing their indignation on various Web sites and to the media.
But they also recognize a golden PR moment -- an opportunity to set the record straight. "We are not Satanists or all cute little 20-somethings who can wiggle our nose and cast spells," said an exasperated Duke Egbert, who edits NewWitch.com, an online magazine. He lives in Indy.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050531/COLUMNISTS02/505310398/1006/NEWS01