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Grendel  ·  3445 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Intersect Inside the (literal) witch hunt that’s devouring Etsy

If the problem is just the wording, what's the big deal? Just change the description of the item by removing the part that advertises it as a cure for this or that illness. The witches' claim that spells are the same as prayers and that therefore this is a case of religious discrimination falls apart when one considers that:

    But the FTC draws the line at objective claims: specific promises for specific, measurable, tangible results.

    In 2007, the FTC took action against Daniel Chapter One, a so-called “health & healing ministry” that sold herbs and other “Biblical remedies” for cancer. Despite the company’s insistence that it was faith-based — their Web site still describes them as ministers who oversee a “home church” — the couple behind it was indicted on a string of misdemeanors last year, largely related to the claims about cancer.

So this has nothing to do with faith, it's a matter of regulations that affect everyone equally. Slightly off-topic: I can't believe there are witches and priestesses making money by selling magic spells. I wonder if you have to get some kind of license and pass a test before you can call yourself a witch, or if having a tumblr page is all the requirement you need.