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Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Jan 28, 2008 04:30 AM
Jim Byers
Staff Reporter
She might be a witch, but Stephanie Conover says that's no reason for
officials at an upcoming Toronto beauty pageant to reject her as a
potential judge.
Conover, who was crowned winner of the Miss Canada Plus Pageant last
year, said she was recently invited to be a judge at the Miss Toronto
Tourism pageant on Feb. 2.
"I said I'd definitely be there," Conover told the Star yesterday.
"Then, last week, on Monday, they asked me for a biography. I told
them everything I do, how I'm an entertainer and a singer and a
dancer. I talked about my charity work and I said I also have hobbies,
including songwriting, knitting, painting, yoga, reiki and tarot
cards."
That's where things got sticky.
"We just got her bio a week ago and we don't agree with it," said
Karen Murray, Miss Toronto Tourism pageant director. "We want someone
down to earth, not someone into the dark side or the occult."
"We need a judge who has an upright reputation and we would be proud
to introduce to the audience," noted a Jan. 24 letter to the Miss
Canada Plus group from Murray and another official with the Miss
Toronto Tourism pageant.
"Our board of directors has eliminated her as a judge as tarot card
reading and reiki are the occult and is not acceptable by God, Jews,
Muslims or Christians. Tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by
witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world."
The letter went on to quote a couple of passages from the Bible,
including one from the book of Leviticus that warns, "Do not turn to
mediums or seek out spirits for you will be defiled by them."
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Read it at http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/297985
J. Spaceman
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| User: "Nosterill" |
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28 Jan 2008 10:11:12 AM |
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On Jan 28, 3:42 pm, wrote:
From the article:
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"We just got her bio a week ago and we don't agree with it," said
Karen Murray, Miss Toronto Tourism pageant director. "We want someone
down to earth, not someone into the dark side or the occult."
"We need a judge who has an upright reputation and we would be proud
to introduce to the audience," noted a Jan. 24 letter to the Miss
Canada Plus group from Murray and another official with the Miss
Toronto Tourism pageant.
"Our board of directors has eliminated her as a judge as tarot card
reading and reiki are the occult and is not acceptable by God, Jews,
Muslims or Christians. Tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by
witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world."
The letter went on to quote a couple of passages from the Bible,
including one from the book of Leviticus that warns, "Do not turn to
mediums or seek out spirits for you will be defiled by them."
Oh dear! Looks like the brain rot has spread north of the border. This
is far more worrying than a mere bird flu pandemic.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
28 Jan 2008 09:58:23 PM |
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Nosterill <fladgate@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:13d5668d-7718-4a61-9283-2b5da74d1190@i3g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
On Jan 28, 3:42 pm, wrote:
From the article:
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"We just got her bio a week ago and we don't agree with it," said
Karen Murray, Miss Toronto Tourism pageant director. "We want someone
down to earth, not someone into the dark side or the occult."
"We need a judge who has an upright reputation and we would be proud
to introduce to the audience," noted a Jan. 24 letter to the Miss
Canada Plus group from Murray and another official with the Miss
Toronto Tourism pageant.
"Our board of directors has eliminated her as a judge as tarot card
reading and reiki are the occult and is not acceptable by God, Jews,
Muslims or Christians. Tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used
by witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world."
The letter went on to quote a couple of passages from the Bible,
including one from the book of Leviticus that warns, "Do not turn to
mediums or seek out spirits for you will be defiled by them."
Oh dear! Looks like the brain rot has spread north of the border. This
is far more worrying than a mere bird flu pandemic.
With all the outsourcing, that old-time religion is the major export for
the States.
I'm just waiting for the churches to outsource theor missionary crap to
India: (bad Indian accent) "Hello, I am being Ralph. I am wishing to talk
to you about your soul."
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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| User: "phillip brown" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
28 Jan 2008 05:08:26 PM |
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On Jan 29, 2:42 am, wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Jan 28, 2008 04:30 AM
Jim Byers
Staff Reporter
She might be a witch, but Stephanie Conover says that's no reason for
officials at an upcoming Toronto beauty pageant to reject her as a
potential judge.
Conover, who was crowned winner of the Miss Canada Plus Pageant last
year, said she was recently invited to be a judge at the Miss Toronto
Tourism pageant on Feb. 2.
"I said I'd definitely be there," Conover told the Star yesterday.
"Then, last week, on Monday, they asked me for a biography. I told
them everything I do, how I'm an entertainer and a singer and a
dancer. I talked about my charity work and I said I also have hobbies,
including songwriting, knitting, painting, yoga, reiki and tarot
cards."
That's where things got sticky.
"We just got her bio a week ago and we don't agree with it," said
Karen Murray, Miss Toronto Tourism pageant director. "We want someone
down to earth, not someone into the dark side or the occult."
"We need a judge who has an upright reputation and we would be proud
to introduce to the audience," noted a Jan. 24 letter to the Miss
Canada Plus group from Murray and another official with the Miss
Toronto Tourism pageant.
"Our board of directors has eliminated her as a judge as tarot card
reading and reiki are the occult and is not acceptable by God, Jews,
Muslims or Christians. Tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by
witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world."
The letter went on to quote a couple of passages from the Bible,
including one from the book of Leviticus that warns, "Do not turn to
mediums or seek out spirits for you will be defiled by them."
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Read it athttp://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/297985
J. Spaceman
I bet she didn't see that coming.
phillip brown
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
29 Jan 2008 12:09:26 AM |
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"phillip brown" <pjbrown@people.net.au> wrote in message
news:412315a3-c8f7-45e9-8350-c194b348c621@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 29, 2:42 am, wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Jan 28, 2008 04:30 AM
Jim Byers
Staff Reporter
She might be a witch, but Stephanie Conover says that's no reason for
officials at an upcoming Toronto beauty pageant to reject her as a
potential judge.
Conover, who was crowned winner of the Miss Canada Plus Pageant last
year, said she was recently invited to be a judge at the Miss Toronto
Tourism pageant on Feb. 2.
"I said I'd definitely be there," Conover told the Star yesterday.
"Then, last week, on Monday, they asked me for a biography. I told
them everything I do, how I'm an entertainer and a singer and a
dancer. I talked about my charity work and I said I also have hobbies,
including songwriting, knitting, painting, yoga, reiki and tarot
cards."
That's where things got sticky.
"We just got her bio a week ago and we don't agree with it," said
Karen Murray, Miss Toronto Tourism pageant director. "We want someone
down to earth, not someone into the dark side or the occult."
"We need a judge who has an upright reputation and we would be proud
to introduce to the audience," noted a Jan. 24 letter to the Miss
Canada Plus group from Murray and another official with the Miss
Toronto Tourism pageant.
"Our board of directors has eliminated her as a judge as tarot card
reading and reiki are the occult and is not acceptable by God, Jews,
Muslims or Christians. Tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by
witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world."
The letter went on to quote a couple of passages from the Bible,
including one from the book of Leviticus that warns, "Do not turn to
mediums or seek out spirits for you will be defiled by them."
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Read it athttp://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/297985
J. Spaceman
I bet she didn't see that coming.
Most people don't expect ignorance and bigotry
in the modern world. And, most people who read
tarot cards just do it for fun. They don't actually
believe in the cards. She should sue those idiots.
--
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Michelle Malkin (Mickey) aa list#1
BAAWA Knight & Bible Thumper Thumper
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
When fascism comes to America, it will be
wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross -
Sinclair Lewis as per Huey Long
phillip brown
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
28 Jan 2008 11:33:20 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:08:26 -0800 (PST), phillip brown
<pjbrown@people.net.au> wrote:
On Jan 29, 2:42 am, wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Jan 28, 2008 04:30 AM
Jim Byers
Staff Reporter
She might be a witch, but Stephanie Conover says that's no reason for
officials at an upcoming Toronto beauty pageant to reject her as a
potential judge.
Conover, who was crowned winner of the Miss Canada Plus Pageant last
year, said she was recently invited to be a judge at the Miss Toronto
Tourism pageant on Feb. 2.
"I said I'd definitely be there," Conover told the Star yesterday.
"Then, last week, on Monday, they asked me for a biography. I told
them everything I do, how I'm an entertainer and a singer and a
dancer. I talked about my charity work and I said I also have hobbies,
including songwriting, knitting, painting, yoga, reiki and tarot
cards."
That's where things got sticky.
"We just got her bio a week ago and we don't agree with it," said
Karen Murray, Miss Toronto Tourism pageant director. "We want someone
down to earth, not someone into the dark side or the occult."
"We need a judge who has an upright reputation and we would be proud
to introduce to the audience," noted a Jan. 24 letter to the Miss
Canada Plus group from Murray and another official with the Miss
Toronto Tourism pageant.
"Our board of directors has eliminated her as a judge as tarot card
reading and reiki are the occult and is not acceptable by God, Jews,
Muslims or Christians. Tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by
witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world."
The letter went on to quote a couple of passages from the Bible,
including one from the book of Leviticus that warns, "Do not turn to
mediums or seek out spirits for you will be defiled by them."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read it athttp://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/297985
J. Spaceman
I bet she didn't see that coming.
Are you referring to the decision, or the Judges?
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
28 Jan 2008 11:32:40 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
29 Jan 2008 09:34:01 AM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:8jetp31ksc6uju62fk2cnaljufa05u77ah@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
Why? So does a friend of mine - for fun. She doesn't take it seriously -
perhaps this girl didn't either.
I'd sue.
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "Hatter" |
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29 Jan 2008 01:05:27 PM |
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On Jan 29, 10:34=A0am, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michael Gray" <mikeg...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:8jetp31ksc6uju62fk2cnaljufa05u77ah@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
Why? So does a friend of mine - for fun. She doesn't take it seriously -
perhaps this girl didn't either.
I'd sue.
--
I don't know about Canada, but this question of the Occult bothers me.
WTF is the differnce between dun dun duhhhne "the Occult" and the
widespread belief in a book that includes portents, magical talking
animals, spells, blessings, curses, including predictions of the end
of the world? A spell against illness versus a prayer to bless the
throat(as per Roman Catholic tradition on one holy day)
WTF is the difference? Invoke the spirits or the holy spirit...same to
me.
The only difference I can see is the size of the voting lobby.
Hatter
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Toronto: Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge |
30 Jan 2008 02:08:43 AM |
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In article
<ee938644-dd5d-48ac-b134-42e762c8677e@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Hatter <Hatter23@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jan 29, 10:34 am, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michael Gray" <mikeg...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:8jetp31ksc6uju62fk2cnaljufa05u77ah@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
Why? So does a friend of mine - for fun. She doesn't take it seriously -
perhaps this girl didn't either.
I'd sue.
--
I don't know about Canada, but this question of the Occult bothers me.
WTF is the differnce between dun dun duhhhne "the Occult" and the
widespread belief in a book that includes portents, magical talking
animals, spells, blessings, curses, including predictions of the end
of the world? A spell against illness versus a prayer to bless the
throat(as per Roman Catholic tradition on one holy day)
WTF is the difference? Invoke the spirits or the holy spirit...same to
me.
Or any region for that matter.
The only difference I can see is the size of the voting lobby.
And who had the most guns, swords, etc.
Hatter
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John #1782
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| User: "Kenny McCormack" |
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29 Jan 2008 02:33:22 PM |
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In article <ee938644-dd5d-48ac-b134-42e762c8677e@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Hatter <Hatter23@gmail.com> wrote:
....
I don't know about Canada, but this question of the Occult bothers me.
WTF is the differnce between dun dun duhhhne "the Occult" and the
widespread belief in a book that includes portents, magical talking
animals, spells, blessings, curses, including predictions of the end
of the world? A spell against illness versus a prayer to bless the
throat(as per Roman Catholic tradition on one holy day)
WTF is the difference? Invoke the spirits or the holy spirit...same to
me.
The amount of real estate they hold.
The only difference I can see is the size of the voting lobby.
The quote is something like: The only difference between a cult and a
religion is the amount of real estate they hold.
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| User: "SkyEyes" |
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29 Jan 2008 02:20:25 PM |
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On Jan 29, 12:05=A0pm, Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jan 29, 10:34=A0am, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michael Gray" <mikeg...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:8jetp31ksc6uju62fk2cnaljufa05u77ah@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST), jspace...@linuxquestions.net=
wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
Why? So does a friend of mine - for fun. She doesn't take it seriously -=
perhaps this girl didn't either.
I'd sue.
--
I don't know about Canada, but this question of the Occult bothers me.
WTF is the differnce between dun dun duhhhne "the Occult" and the
widespread belief in a book that includes portents, magical talking
animals, spells, blessings, curses, including predictions of the end
of the world? A spell against illness versus a prayer to bless the
throat(as per Roman Catholic tradition on one holy day)
WTF is the difference? Invoke the spirits or the holy spirit...same to
me.
The only difference I can see is the size of the voting lobby.
*Exactly*. It's all nothing but the practice of magic. I wish we
could make the idiots understand that.
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
skyeyes nine at cox dot net
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| User: "Hatter" |
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30 Jan 2008 09:18:26 AM |
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On Jan 29, 3:20=A0pm, SkyEyes <skyey...@cox.net> wrote:
On Jan 29, 12:05=A0pm, Hatter <Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jan 29, 10:34=A0am, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michael Gray" <mikeg...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:8jetp31ksc6uju62fk2cnaljufa05u77ah@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST), jspace...@linuxquestions.n=
et
wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
Why? So does a friend of mine - for fun. She doesn't take it seriously=
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perhaps this girl didn't either.
I'd sue.
--
I don't know about Canada, but this question of the Occult bothers me.
WTF is the differnce between dun dun duhhhne "the Occult" and the
widespread belief in a book that includes portents, magical talking
animals, spells, blessings, curses, including predictions of the end
of the world? A spell against illness versus a prayer to bless the
throat(as per Roman Catholic tradition on one holy day)
WTF is the difference? Invoke the spirits or the holy spirit...same to
me.
The only difference I can see is the size of the voting lobby.
*Exactly*. =A0It's all nothing but the practice of magic. =A0I wish we
could make the idiots understand that.
You can lead a theist to knowledge, but you cannot make him think.
Hatter
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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29 Jan 2008 09:29:04 PM |
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:34:01 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:8jetp31ksc6uju62fk2cnaljufa05u77ah@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:42:39 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
From the article:
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Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus
because she reads tarot cards
Good move.
Why? So does a friend of mine - for fun. She doesn't take it seriously -
perhaps this girl didn't either.
I'd sue.
It was the addition of the fraud of practising reiki that tipped me
over the edge.
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