"We encourage Pagans of the World to strengthen their solidarity and deek membership in International Institutions,and we urge societies to be Tolerant of our beliefs," the statement said.
Since Independence in 1991,the predominantly RomanCatholic country has seen a rise in groups advocation pre-christian beliefs.Romuva.one of the Nations largest and most outspoken Pagan groups,says it is dedicated to founding a Pagan University in Vilnius.
See...havent we been telling you? :)
"You lay there in bed and listen to it-and curse it,"she said.
The drummuing is a part of the group's sixth annual May day celebration on Alan Trusty's land this coming weekend.
A Judge acquitted Trusty in November of disorderly conduct because of the drumming.County officials are trying mediation to head off complaints about all-night drumming this time around.
Trusty said he's willing to build a wallto drown out some of the noise,but he wont stop the drumming.
"Its what pulls everybody together," he said Monday."It helps generate a meditative state."
now also in other parts of the country...We would like to hear from you about this one...
"Just as Catholics use rosaries,Protestants use crosses and Jews use the Torah,the(plaintiffs)use Ceremonial pipes,tobacco and natural smudge,etc.to express our Religion,"according to the suit.
A similar suit by another group at the prison is pending.
Accordint to their claim,herbs are cleansing,and smoke from the Ceremonial Pipe carries"The prayers to the Great Spirit,God."
"They certainly have a number of rights when it comes to practicing their faith,"he said."The issue is what materials can they be allowed to access that will not compromise the safety and security of a prison facility and the people in it."
Gucci's "White Witch" Antonietta Cuomo told the court the fashion millionaire asked her to exorcise evil spirits from his luxurious St Moritz villa after his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani threatened to burn it down.
"I have powers and ever since a child I have seen things," the bleached-blond clairvoyant said."Gucci called me when he had a problem,he spoke to me about certain matters and I had to say if I felt they were bad."
All five aer on trial charged with premeditated murder and face life in prison if found guilty.
Only Auriemma was in court on Wednesday,dressed in her now trademark frumpy winter jumper.Auriemma,her lover and the getaway driver have all confessed to the crime,while Reggiani and the hit-man say they are innocent.
Reggiani,50,admits she was very vocal about wanting to see her husband dead but says her four alleged accomplices used it agains her and blackmailed her after carrying out the murder.
Peering through orange-rimmed glasses,Cuomo said Gucci would consult her on issues ranging from the mundane household matters to more important business decisions.
Cuomo,who is also a hairdresser,said she lit candles around Gucci's million-dollar Chalet in St Moritz after Gucci said he could not sleep there.
Reggiani claimed Gucci had built the chalet for her but was enraged when he did not hand it over to her as part of their divorce settlement.
In other testimony,one of Reggiani's friends said Reggiani feared Gucci would squander the family fortune after their divorce and there would be nothing left for their two daughters,Alessandra,21,and Allegra,17.
Maddalena Anselmi told the court she lived with Reggiani for three years after the acrimonious divorce from Gucci and was convinced ahe was still in love with her ex-husband.
In 1944,Helen Duncan was convicted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act of pretending to raise the spirit of the dead.
A court was told she claimed to have conjured up the spirit of a sailor killed on HMS Barham,a ship sunk by the Germans during World War 2 whose downing was then a military secret.British authorities decided to procecute because they reportedly feared she might also reveal plans for the D-Day landings in France.
The case angered Britains Wartime Prime Minister,Winston Churchill,and led to the repeal of the Witchcraft Act in 1951.
Supporters have been campaigning for 50 years to clear Duncan's name.
The Home Office,which is responsible for Britains legal system,said Home Secretary Jack Straw would consider a pardon once a formal request was made.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has examined the case and rejected a plea to refer it back to the Appeal Court,The Commission,which is independant of both the Government and the Courts,examines possible miscarraiges of Justice.
