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2015-12-09T21:46:54-05:00

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Someone said something stupid on the internet … so I went to my altar.

Last updated on: December 9, 2015 at 9:46 pm By John Halstead

Yesterday, I read a blog post that tested my recent commitment to abstain from Internet drama. My habit would be to respond to their post a post of my own, to break it all down line by line, and then hit back with a rebuttal. Instead, I went to my altar. Read more

2015-12-13T22:06:02-05:00

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I’m Done.

Last updated on: December 13, 2015 at 10:06 pm By John Halstead

"Our authenticity lies not in our responses to baseless criticism and personal attacks, but in the depth and sincerity of our practice." Read more

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2015-11-28T16:04:20-05:00

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How Pagan Spaces Become Toxic to Non-Theistic Pagans (Part 2)

Last updated on: November 28, 2015 at 4:04 pm By John Halstead

I present this as an example of the kind of animosity and vitriol that non-theistic Pagans can encounter in nominally open Pagan spaces. Read more

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2015-11-28T16:00:58-05:00

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How Pagan Spaces Become Toxic to Non-Theistic Pagans (Part 1)

Last updated on: November 28, 2015 at 4:00 pm By John Halstead

I present this as an example of the kind of animosity and vitriol that non-theistic Pagans can encounter in nominally open Pagan spaces. Read more

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2015-11-25T10:42:15-05:00

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Why Pagans Hate “Witches of America”

Last updated on: November 25, 2015 at 10:42 am By John Halstead

I wonder if perhaps what underlies some of the intensity of the Pagan condemnation of Witches of America is that, in the end, Mar didn't "convert" to Paganism. Read more

2015-11-20T19:44:45-05:00

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“The Great Story”: A Non-Theistic Cosmology

Last updated on: November 20, 2015 at 7:44 pm By John Halstead

"The Great Story" is the 14 billion year narrative of the evolution of the cosmos, the planet Earth, biological life, and human culture. And it is a myth, in the best sense of that word, but one that happens to be literally true; it is a narrative that orders our world, helps us understand our place in it, shows us how to live meaningful lives, and enables us to come to terms with our own finitude. Read more

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2015-11-18T10:11:45-05:00

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The Mormon Church Leaders Still Don’t Get It

Last updated on: November 18, 2015 at 10:11 am By John Halstead

The fact that the Mormon leadership did not at first consider the situation of children of divorced parents shows how out of touch they are with the reality of contemporary families. But even the "clarification" reveals their ignorance of how complex and fluid custodial arrangements can be. Read more

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2015-11-13T16:21:09-05:00

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A “Valiant Attempt” to Bridge the Gap Between Pagans and Environmentalists

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 4:21 pm By John Halstead

"It is clear that Paganism and environmentalism are close allies in building a more sustainable future for the planet. It’s as if the two groups speak different languages, and “A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment” is a valiant attempt to appeal to both Pagans and environmentalists at once, to identify common ground and common cause." Read more

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2015-11-08T16:54:41-05:00

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My Religion is Rooted in the Holy Powers of the Soil

Last updated on: November 8, 2015 at 4:54 pm By John Halstead

My religion is rooted. In fact, it is a religion of roots ... and of tubers and worms and actinobacteria. I am a dirt worshipping Pagan. My gospel is the gospel of compost. Read more

2015-11-08T12:45:32-05:00

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The Mormon Church Punishes the Children of LGBT Parents for the “Apostasy” of Their Parents

Last updated on: November 8, 2015 at 12:45 pm By John Halstead

Mormon children of LGBT will be barred from all of the sacraments which serve as rites of passage in lives of all other Mormon children, including baptism and serving missions. If these children manage to maintain their faith through 18 years of official ostracism, they may then petition the highest authority of the Mormon church for baptism, but only if they are no longer living in the household of their co-habitating/married LGBT parents, and only if they “disavow” the same-gender cohabitation and/or marriage of their parents, something that is not required of non-LGBT Mormons or their children. Read more

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