Some
said they feared for their family’s safety if the town permitted the
practice to go on inside the store. Others argued the practice would
open up “demonic realms” which young children would be subjected to.
Others said they feared a failure to prevent the change would go against
them on judgment day.
“I
don’t really want my children thinking that’s OK if they go in there
and they get confused and don’t know what something is,” one woman said,
adding, “If we open that up in this area and we’re letting people go
into this, will their blood be required of our hands?”
Mullins
pointed out at the start of the meeting that he currently legally read
tarot cards on the sidewalk in front of his store and could legally
perform a reading inside. The only thing he is prohibited from doing, he
said, is voicing his interpretation.
“I can do it on the streets and it can be a sideshow, or I can do it inside the building where no one can see,” he said.
Members of the pagan community attempted to quell fears that the shop might corrupt the community.
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