Tranquil Heights Chronicles has an exclusive look at The Way of Selena. Our colleague, Sarah River, had an interview with Pastor Stanly Wolfe.
"There isn't much information about The Way of Selena," Sarah said. "Not even on your website. Why is that?"
"Just like Christianity, we have a lot of scriptures," Pastor Wolfe said. "It's just too much to put on one website."
"What do you say to those who say your religion is secretive?"
"People assume this because we are a small organization. We just don't believe in shoving our beliefs down people's throats."
"The Way of Selena has condemned the actions of George Barter. But what do you have to say about drug trafficking that your members were involved in?"
"Drug trafficking goes against one of our Golden Rules, practice honest labor."
"You celebrate any holiday that revolves around the lunar calendar? Would that include holidays such as Easter and Ramadan?"
"Our members can celebrate any holiday they want. We just like to place emphasis on holidays that revolve around the lunar calendar. That can include Easter and Ramadan."
"What can you tell me about your religion's mythos?"
"We worship Selena, but we actually believe in the entire pantheon of deities that are from a planet of Oberon. Selena was very vain. So, her mother, Chaos, put a spell on her where anybody who sees Selena's face would be driven insane. Chaos tried to remove the curse, but she couldn't because she was growing weak due to lack of worshippers. A few hundred years ago, Selena came to Earth. She defended the land against the white colonizers. Over the years, other people of color and white people started moving to town. A lot of the Indigenous people didn't want anybody else to live here, but Selena said all are welcomed to the land, as long as we all live in harmony."
"A lot of women wear veils and masks when they attend sermons. Why just women?"
"Some women wear veils and masks to feel closer to Selena. Men are just as welcomed to practice this tradition. I don't know why only women participate in this tradition."
Tranquil Heights Chronicles has an exclusive look at The Way of Selena. Our colleague, Sarah River, had an interview with Pastor Stanly Wolfe.
"There isn't much information about The Way of Selena," Sarah said. "Not even on your website. Why is that?"
"Just like Christianity, we have a lot of scriptures," Pastor Wolfe said. "It's just too much to put on one website."
"What do you say to those who say your religion is secretive?"
"People assume this because we are a small organization. We just don't believe in shoving our beliefs down people's throats."
"The Way of Selena has condemned the actions of George Barter. But what do you have to say about drug trafficking that your members were involved in?"
"Drug trafficking goes against one of our Golden Rules, practice honest labor."
"You celebrate any holiday that revolves around the lunar calendar? Would that include holidays such as Easter and Ramadan?"
"Our members can celebrate any holiday they want. We just like to place emphasis on holidays that revolve around the lunar calendar. That can include Easter and Ramadan."
"What can you tell me about your religion's mythos?"
"We worship Selena, but we actually believe in the entire pantheon of deities that are from a planet of Oberon. Selena was very vain. So, her mother, Chaos, put a spell on her where anybody who sees Selena's face would be driven insane. Chaos tried to remove the curse, but she couldn't because she was growing weak due to lack of worshippers. A few hundred years ago, Selena came to Earth. She defended the land against the white colonizers. Over the years, other people of color and white people started moving to town. A lot of the Indigenous people didn't want anybody else to live here, but Selena said all are welcomed to the land, as long as we all live in harmony."
"A lot of women wear veils and masks when they attend sermons. Why just women?"
"Some women wear veils and masks to feel closer to Selena. Men are just as welcomed to practice this tradition. I don't know why only women participate in this tradition."
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