"I am a Pagan," admits Maine Democrat Leader Lachowicz

An email (see below) posted publicly recently on a pagan website from another Kennebec County (ME) Democrat Pagan official.  Accompanying the email text are images recently obtained by the League of the Immanent Grove Gnostic pagan Shrine to Hecate located at 2328 Bog Road in Sidney, Maine.  This is where the Kennebec County Democrat Committee Chair, Rita Moran, and other Central Maine pagans worship the Greek goddess of witchcraft and magic.

Merry meet, all:

I am one of the Vice Chairs of the Kennebec County Democratic Committee. On behalf of the KCDC, I would like to take the time to thank you all (and the rest of the Pagan community!) for your kind words.

Unlike Rita, I do not attend a grove, or other form of group worship- but I am a Pagan, and am unashamed to say so publicly when asked. It was a very wonderful experience to discover that, after joining the KCDC, I had found other Pagans! Religion never comes up as a topic of discussion, but we all know who we are and enjoy each other's company.

It has always been a view that, as Democrats, we keep our politics separate from our religion. We followed the relevant Principle of Witchcraft in that we didn't mistreat "their way", because it is not a "bad way". However, the actions of the Christian Civic League have been intolerable. Which calls again on the same Principle, in that they think their way is the "only way", and seek to do harm to any who believe otherwise.

We are not going to make a public spectacle about this as a Committee out of respect for Rita's privacy. She would like to see this blow over, as would we. As she has said, she has the support of the state party, and of her officers in the County Committee. There will be no resignation. In the event there was a resignation, I would take over as Chair.

And I assure you- I am less forgiving than she is.

That said, I feel no shame in coming to the Pagan community, who has seen one of their own so shamelessly attacked, and asking for you to have our backs.

Rest assured that anything you send us will be put to work helping to ensure that the Christian Civic League and their ilk become an even smaller fringe group in Maine. We've already taken over that formerly Republican seat that their headquarters resides in this past November. Surely you wouldn't mind helping us hang onto it for a little while?

And of course, don't forget Rita herself. Her bookstore rocks, and needs some love.

Please, feel free to repost this elsewhere. This is the first blog I saw covering this story, and I don't intend on visiting every Pagan blog I can find spamming this message. But I thought it would be a good thing to get in touch with someone.

I've heard that some have already supported both Rita and the County Committee, and I thank you, whoever you are. This is why I could never possibly be ashamed to be Pagan.

Blessed be.

Edward L. Lachowicz
Vice Chair, Kennebec County Democrats
Democratic State Committeeman, representing Kennebec County
quelgash@hotmail.com
Edward Lachowicz 06.26.07 - 10:51 pm

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