PETA Problems at Fair

[scarletnyx]

I haven't ran into PETA at fairs, but when I was just getting into faires and researching into it, I somehow came across a website of a small church somewhere that had set up a booth or whatnot outside of a faire to protest to " New Age / wicca / pagan / " ness of the faire. I can't find the exact website now ( I remember the booth was a tan, and was set in front of trees; vague I know ) but if you google around there's a few websites along that same lines.

Which is sad, I grew up in an Baptist church, and have two very faithful Catholic friends who both love renfaires but are steadfast as they come. Boggles the mind.

[Rowan MacD]

 

I haven't ran into PETA at fairs, but when I was just getting into faires and researching into it, I somehow came across a website of a small church somewhere that had set up a booth or whatnot outside of a faire to protest to " New Age / wicca / pagan / " ness of the faire. I can't find the exact website now ( I remember the booth was a tan, and was set in front of trees; vague I know ) but if you google around there's a few websites along that same lines.

Which is sad, I grew up in an Baptist church, and have two very faithful Catholic friends who both love renfaires but are steadfast as they come. Boggles the mind.

   That proves the protesters don't know their history. 
   'Renaissance faires' by their very definition portray life and society during one of the most intensely religious times in European history.   The church was a pervasive and dominant presence at all public social gatherings, and fairs and festivals were a favored venue for selling indulgences, religious medals and holy water. In fact, most annual village Faires were held on Saint's Days.

   The primarily Fairy/Fantasy festivals are about as close as anything at faire gets to 'pagan', and the festivals that concentrate on that aspect are not technically Renaissance Faires, at least anymore than a Steampunk convention or Comicon is a 'Renaissance Faire'.

 

[scarletnyx]

I haven't ran into PETA at fairs, but when I was just getting into faires and researching into it, I somehow came across a website of a small church somewhere that had set up a booth or whatnot outside of a faire to protest to " New Age / wicca / pagan / " ness of the faire. I can't find the exact website now ( I remember the booth was a tan, and was set in front of trees; vague I know ) but if you google around there's a few websites along that same lines.

Which is sad, I grew up in an Baptist church, and have two very faithful Catholic friends who both love renfaires but are steadfast as they come. Boggles the mind.

   That proves the protesters don't know their history. 
   'Renaissance faires' by their very definition portray life and society during one of the most intensely religious times in European history.   The church was a pervasive and dominant presence at all public social gatherings, and fairs and festivals were a favored venue for selling indulgences, religious medals and holy water. In fact, most annual village Faires were held on Saint's Days.

   The primarily Fairy/Fantasy festivals are about as close as anything at faire gets to 'pagan', and the festivals that concentrate on that aspect are not technically Renaissance Faires, at least anymore than a Steampunk convention or Comicon is a 'Renaissance Faire'.

 

From my understanding the origin of the word "pagan" pretty much means a country dweller. So, if you go to a Faire, and live in the country, you are a pagan. And I'm sure a lot of people during the Renaissance period that -went- to these fairs ( or any gathering ) probably lived far off from the town center.

Now to play the devil's advocate here, some faires do have tarot card/palm reading booths, and I can understand if you are brought up with no reasoning sense how that could scare you. But! Guess what! just turn your head away and don't look at it! And don't go in! Problem solved.

[Auryn]

Those are the same people that protest DragonCon every year.
I don't pay them any mind except for laughing at their sillyness

[Rowan MacD]

Those are the same people that protest DragonCon every year.
I don't pay them any mind except for laughing at their sillyness

I do know that the Westboro League of Morons regularly pickets Cons, was this a different group?

[Auryn]

Rowen
I have no idea which group it was, noone paid them any attention.