This is all Toronto, already battered by falling tourism, needs.  A stoning of a tarot reader.

The Toronto Sun revealed that  Stephanie Conover, an actor, singer, dancer, and current Miss Canada Plus 2007, was asked  if she would be interested in judging the 2008 Miss Toronto Tourism contest . She accepted, and sent along a brief bio detailing some of her interests, including knitting, reading, yoga, reiki, and tarot card reading. A letter came back from pageant organizers revoking her invitation because the latter two practices constitute "the occult" and "witchcraft." Reiki is a Japanese art that seeks to heal the body with energy, while Tarot cards are an ancient way of seeking spiritual guidance or entertaining friends when the cable goes out. She is a practising Wiccan.

The  letter noted that reiki and Tarot are not only unacceptable to "Jews, Muslims, or Christians," but to God Himself who said in Leviticus 20.6

 "I will set my face against the person who turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself by following them...A man or a woman who is a medium...shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones."

Whew! The Miss Toronto Tourism pageant has no any apparent affiliation with the Toronto Convention & Visitors Association or other quasi-official tourism organization.