SDI No. 7 - City of Winchester, Virginia

"PMC UNDER ATTACK" -  Opposition By Religious Bigots

For many years and throughout much of the twenty-year history of the Pentagon Meditation Club (PMC) there was overt and covert opposition and a long trail of deception aimed at Edward Winchester and the Pentagon Meditation Club (PMC).  The opposition arose from misunderstandings, false allegations and mis-leading reports by the so-called "Religious Right' in books, videos and on TV.  The opposition characterized efforts to introduce meditation, even Christian meditation, as a New Age phenomenon that had to be eradicated. This was particularly true in the City of Winchester, Virginia.    More on this     

Controversy and attacks in Winchester VA started 1992 by: PACE - Public Awareness Coalition for Education (group of local ministers who disseminated newsletters and literature, appeared in local video). 

 Attacks, Deception and Witch Hunt In Winchester VA - In Local Newspapers: Winchester Star and Northern Virginia Daily.  On Video: Sold by various local Christian churches and others.  Also video sold in front of the local Walmart store at the time.  Library Forum: Gathering of towns people held at Handley Library - controversy on Ed and video of attacks by Capital TV Christian Network were shown.  

Attacks, Deception and Witch Hunt Nation Wide: In books sold nationally: Texe Marrs and others. 

In Video sold Nation-wide: Pagan Invasion videos by Jeremiah Films. Sold a series of video tapes, on so called dangers of meditation and clip about Ed Winchester and his The Peace Shield Idea.  TV: Pat Robertson and the 700 Club, CBN, the Christian Broadcasting Network. 

National and networking Christian affiliates: Capital TV (Christian TV News), Inc. in Alexandria, VA. 

Various other Christian TV news publications, magazines etc. and in an array of websites.    

More on this story  Where did the "Peace Shield Idea come from? See The Peace Shield Idea.