Comments on: Witches on TLC http://hawkscry.org/2007/02/witches-on-tlc/ The voice of a witch Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:08:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Morninghawk http://hawkscry.org/2007/02/witches-on-tlc/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Morninghawk Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:25:24 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/?p=3#comment-576 I hadn't heard that. Thanks for letting me know. I do understand that people change religions and I respect that choice. Some people find that, after a while, they don't relate as well to their religion as they would another. That is part of Seeking. What I find very unfortunate is that she was a minister. Before becoming an ordained minister, one needs to be absolutely sure that they know without a doubt what their religion is. They can continue to learn new things and respect other religions (and should), but they need to be done Seeking. Ministers are, by definition, held to a higher standard. That is a part of their oath of ordination. I have serious reservations about a minister of any religion making such a drastic change. What she chose to do is not a minor change, such as moving from one tradition to another within the same religion. Instead, she chose to move to a diametrically opposed religion. To me, this shows that she was not as sincere and truthful with herself as she purported, which is sad. It also shows that she does not take sacred vows seriously and I would have to question her leading a Christian group (or any religion). Maybe that Roman collar she always wore was an indication of her ecumenical ambiguity. But these things happen. I hope those left behind in her Wiccan church can have the strength to move on to another group, or form their own, within Wicca. I also pray that Ms. Hovey finds what she is Seeking. I hadn’t heard that. Thanks for letting me know. I do understand that people change religions and I respect that choice. Some people find that, after a while, they don’t relate as well to their religion as they would another. That is part of Seeking.

What I find very unfortunate is that she was a minister. Before becoming an ordained minister, one needs to be absolutely sure that they know without a doubt what their religion is. They can continue to learn new things and respect other religions (and should), but they need to be done Seeking. Ministers are, by definition, held to a higher standard. That is a part of their oath of ordination.

I have serious reservations about a minister of any religion making such a drastic change. What she chose to do is not a minor change, such as moving from one tradition to another within the same religion. Instead, she chose to move to a diametrically opposed religion.

To me, this shows that she was not as sincere and truthful with herself as she purported, which is sad. It also shows that she does not take sacred vows seriously and I would have to question her leading a Christian group (or any religion). Maybe that Roman collar she always wore was an indication of her ecumenical ambiguity.

But these things happen. I hope those left behind in her Wiccan church can have the strength to move on to another group, or form their own, within Wicca. I also pray that Ms. Hovey finds what she is Seeking.

]]> By: Lynn http://hawkscry.org/2007/02/witches-on-tlc/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Lynn Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:33:42 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/?p=3#comment-575 I too watched the episode. I can't find rebroadcasts or anything on the internet for episodes. I had signed up for the email from the First Church of Wicca and was surprised when I recently received an email. She has disbanded the church to form a new one based on the teachings of Christ. Rather sad....I had believed her to be honest and strong in her faith. I too watched the episode. I can’t find rebroadcasts or anything on the internet for episodes. I had signed up for the email from the First Church of Wicca and was surprised when I recently received an email. She has disbanded the church to form a new one based on the teachings of Christ. Rather sad….I had believed her to be honest and strong in her faith.

]]> By: Morninghawk http://hawkscry.org/2007/02/witches-on-tlc/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Morninghawk Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:30:48 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/?p=3#comment-6 Unfortunately, I don't have a good copy of it. All we have for video technology is an old TV and VCR, so I wouldn't really have a way to make a digital copy. TLC tends to rerun a lot of its shows, so hopefully they will air this one again. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good copy of it. All we have for video technology is an old TV and VCR, so I wouldn’t really have a way to make a digital copy. TLC tends to rerun a lot of its shows, so hopefully they will air this one again.

]]> By: Aurin Willfox http://hawkscry.org/2007/02/witches-on-tlc/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Aurin Willfox Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:36:53 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/?p=3#comment-3 Interesting. I don't suppose you know if anyone has a digital copy of the episode? I tried finding it on YouTube, but it's not there. Interesting.

I don’t suppose you know if anyone has a digital copy of the episode? I tried finding it on YouTube, but it’s not there.

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