Firlefanz
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Pagan Police Gets Holidays Off in UK
I just ran into this article and thought I would share it:
Pagan police get solstice leave
The article contains very interesting comments about what being Pagan is about.
I think this is a great idea. 
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7/17/2009, 5:47 pm
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Re: Pagan Police Gets Holidays Off in UK
I read that news on another news site and I have to say that the BBC at least didn't poke fun at the whole thing. I can't find the original article I read, but it was clearly amused at the whole thing.
All in all, I think it's good to recognize the need of other people to be able to take certain days off for things like this. I am able to do so at my work simply because I set my own schedule. But the quotes from the pagans in the article are weird. And the spells for promotions? I don't know...seems a little weird!
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Firlefanz
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Re: Pagan Police Gets Holidays Off in UK
Well, they did mention in passing that Jews and Moslems also get days off for their holidays, so I think they used the Pagan angle for interest.
Even so, it's a good idea, and it will help people feel accepted. And maybe, there will be volunteers for Christmas and such who don't celebrate it. 
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Re: Pagan Police Gets Holidays Off in UK
It is common to get the Solstice off in Britain - I took them off regularly before I emigrated.
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7/17/2009, 10:26 pm
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Re: Pagan Police Gets Holidays Off in UK
It took too long for the article to load, but I think it's pretty cool that Pagan cops are getting some of our holidays off. Now, if they'd just to that in the States!
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