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Native to Rasta to Pagan oh my!

Since the beginning of the year, there's been much talk about a new church spreading across the golden state of California called Sugarleaf. At first, it presented as "ONA Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church" an independent branch of Oklevueha Native American Church (ONAC) but as quickly as it emerged, so did room for meritable question as to Sugarleaf's sincerity as a religion.

By June it would come clear that the churches "leaders" had no sincerity at all as Heidi Grossman Lepp and ex-con husband Charles Edward "Eddy" Lepp began amwaying church blessings as if there were a blue light special at K-Mart or a clearance at walmart, and quoting ONAC founders who hit the nail on the head best

"We have bestowed on you sacred responsibilities within the church because we believed in your professed integrity, sincerity and dedication to our principles. However, it is now evident to the church that your only commitment is to financial gain and power. "

Here is the original insignia for Sugarleaf "Church":

Prior to the disassociation from ONAC to Sugarleaf, when asked specifically which faith Sugarleaf Church proclaims it's religion, the Queen herself had this to say:

"Heidi Lepp posted on social media on July 24th "FREE ADVICE & FAQ: I am non denominational for the most part, Rastafarian is Eddy Lepp. Together we have revived the original church Linda Senti started on the farm, god rest her soul. Linda started the church on or around 1997 after the passage of Proposition 215 thank you Dennis Peron" According to the state of Charles "Eddy" Lepp nor Linda Senti ever had a church licensed or recorded by or in the state of California, nor has Heidi Grossman Lepp for that matter. Truth be known Charles Lepp could never produce any sort of documentation showing himself as a spiritual leader of any organized faith based system... EVER, including back when he was on trial for cultivating tens of thousands of illegal cannabis plants and claiming they were church sacrament.

Though this has been proven to be an outright lie, Lepp continues on in her post stating "I am connected in so many ways to all religions and their beliefs. If I had to pick to represent myself and my beliefs it would be Oklevueha Native American Church & Wicca Teachings." Well, I guess Queen Lepp screwed herself out of any sincerity of faith as she brought nothing but mockery and shame upon ONAC to the point they couldn't take it anymore and denounced she and Sugarleaf.

So now that Sugarleaf "Church" have been denounced by both Oklevueha Native American Church as well as the only official Rasta church blessed by the Government of Ethopia, they've shifted their faith's focus yet again, to paganism, as you can see from their pic posted above as well as below and too on their website!

And all that remains left of their church as of now is:

Thank you so much for your continued support and interest in all things ONAC, please stay tuned for future updates!

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