A Misappropriating "Council"

It has recently come to my attention that there is a "Council" forming, again calling themselves the "American Council of Witches". Not I, nor anyone else I have talked to has been consulted about this "Council" therefore we feel that this group does not speak for us, yet they want to somehow represent us. How can a "Council" represent it's constituents without asking them for their opinion or consultations?

For the record...I...as a practicing Witch who has studied and practiced for going on 15 years...do NOT accept this "Council" as representing me nor any other practitioner of Witchcraft who does not recognize this "Council".

I feel it is a misrepresentation and a misappropriation and want to distance myself from any association with this "Council". This "Council" leaves a bad taste in all our mouths, especially when they don't credit questions asked (and post openly on their site) and delete any comments that disagree with what they are creating.


For the record, this "Council" does NOT represent ME as a practicing Witch. I am not a Wiccan (something they seem to naively associate with Witch and believe are synonymous terms), and do not follow the "13 Principles of Belief" as stated by the ORIGINAL "American Council of Witches 1974".



To see for yourself the misappropriation, click link
http://www.americancouncilofwitches.com/

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**UPDATE**

Seems like this group, like it's predecessors has disbanded (or just given up on the idea entirely). The site is no longer operational and the FB site is gone.

If you're going to create a group that is to represent a LARGE, almost global following, you NEED the input OF those people. You can't simply create a "Council", call it "THE" and expect no one to call you out on it.

And if you do....be prepared to answer ALL questions asked in a timely manner, as well as clearly and concisely. That was the problem of this "council"...they couldn't answer 80% of the questions they were asked, and any questions that were answered were met with skirting the issue, and avoiding the main question.

It's not surprising this group "disbanded". But just for the record...I am not a part of any "Council" claiming to represent ALL Witches, unless otherwise stated. My practices are my own and are not governed by any groups, councils or organizations. PERIOD!