Artist Conference bullied into shutting down by Fanatical Christians

Over in Bledsoe, Kentucky there has been an incident that truly merits a bit of attention. It concerns a shutting down of an artistic conference by some fanatical Christians. OK, I can hear your thoughts, you are thinking that nudity was involved, or something along those lines … right? Nope, this was nothing like that at all. OK, let’s start by laying out the details of the innocent people that were caught up within this sordid little saga. <h1>The Players</h1> There exists a non-profit group called <a href="https://www.waymakerscollective.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Waymakers Collective</a>. They are basically an Appalachian based Arts and Culture Assembly. Think ‘ artistic networking’, and also ‘ support via the distribution of grants to artists and communities ‘ and you have nailed what they are all about. Last August 18–20 they held their annual conference at the Pine Mountain Settlement School (PMSS) in Harlan County, Kentucky. <h1>The Stage</h1> The <a href="https://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/lodging" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Pine Mountain Settlement School (PMSS)</a> is a community facility that is available to be rented out to anybody for events exactly like this. The name relates to a bit of history. Back in 1913 it was indeed founded as a school and continued in that role until about the 1970s. Round about then it evolved into a space for environmental education but now it has simply become a community non-profit space that can be rented out. <a href="https://medium.com/science-and-critical-thinking/artist-conference-bullied-into-shutting-down-by-fanatical-christians-af3fd5fc0f1">Visit Now</a>