The weird and relentless creep of paganism into the Episcopal left
by Greg Griffith

by Greg GriffithIt seems almost quaint now, but nearly two years ago there was a gathering of pagans in Michigan that shocked Epicopalians with seminars such as "Sex & Spells: Gender and Political Activism in the Witchen Community." It was sponsored by Oasis, the California-based pro-gay activist group devoted to advancing the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gendered agenda in the Episcopal Church.

Then there was the much-publicized dust-up over William Melnyk, the Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Pennsylvania, who was asked to resign his post as rector after it became clear he was moonlighting as a Druid priest, alternately going by the names "Oakwyse" and "Bran." Melnyk's Druidism was revealed when he and his wife submitted a decidedly pagan liturgy - complete with references to raisin cakes and sweet red wine (associated in the Old Testamant with worship of the pagan god Baal) - to the Episcopal Church's call for "women's liturgies." The Episcopal Church's web site published the liturgy, but later pulled it under pressure from traditional Episcopalian web sites.

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