Wiccan Fights For Religious Freedom
EAST HAVEN — Amid books of spells and sticks of incense, a wooden sign in the front window of SubRosa Magick invites shoppers to "Come in, sit for a spell," and owner Alicia Folberth hopes they will.
Folberth, 40, a Wiccan who practices witchcraft, casts spells and reads tarot cards, opened the shop at 15 Foxon Blvd. in August.
"I’ve been really amazed — people have been nice," she said, adding that there are many misconceptions about her religion. "Some people are scared. They drive by kind of slowly. I’m amused."
She said she decided to open the shop after being fired in March from United States Surgical Corp. in Norwalk after working as a graphic designer there for seven years.
While the company cited performance reasons, Folberth said she believes she was fired because of her Wiccan religion. She had asked to take Wiccan Sabbath days off without pay and was denied, she said.
She filed a complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities in May, Folberth said.
Lena Ferguson, a commission spokeswoman, said there is no record of Folberth filing a complaint. Full Story
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Folberth, 40, a Wiccan who practices witchcraft, casts spells and reads tarot cards, opened the shop at 15 Foxon Blvd. in August.
"I’ve been really amazed — people have been nice," she said, adding that there are many misconceptions about her religion. "Some people are scared. They drive by kind of slowly. I’m amused."
She said she decided to open the shop after being fired in March from United States Surgical Corp. in Norwalk after working as a graphic designer there for seven years.
While the company cited performance reasons, Folberth said she believes she was fired because of her Wiccan religion. She had asked to take Wiccan Sabbath days off without pay and was denied, she said.
She filed a complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities in May, Folberth said.
Lena Ferguson, a commission spokeswoman, said there is no record of Folberth filing a complaint. Full Story
Related: religion, wicca, pagan, occult
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