Hospital Refuses to Accept Donations from Wiccans

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital decided it wants no part of a pagan group’s festival. The hospital sent a letter to the Secret Garden Coven demanding it stop listing St. Jude as the beneficiary of the group’s Oct. 29 event in the town of Ramah, Colorado. This comes after Ramah Baptist Fellowship minister Tim Tucker asked the town council in August to block the event, and some members indicated they, too, were concerned about the festival. According to a St. Jude spokesperson, the decision to not accept funds from the group has nothing to do with their Wiccan beliefs. Rather, they insist it's because they do not want to be associated with negative publicity. The coven's leader said: “This was kind of a slap in the face. It shouldn’t matter where the money’s coming from. The only people that are getting hurt by it are the kids and the families who needed that money." Full Story