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Pagan & Shinto News: Christians accuse Disney of indoctrinating children into witchcraft with ‘Hocus Pocus’

Pagan & Shinto News: Christians accuse Disney of indoctrinating children into witchcraft with ‘Hocus Pocus’

Last updated on: September 25, 2022 at 9:23 am by Megan Manson

Pagan & Shinto News: Christians accuse Disney of indoctrinating children into witchcraft with ‘Hocus Pocus’ 2022-09-25T09:23:39+00:00 Megan Manson

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Cosplay of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus (1993) at WonderCon 2014. Mooshuu from San Diego, CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn Equinox Coverage

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Scientifically, the Autumnal Equinox occurs when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, which means the day and night are exactly the same length…

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The pagan festival of Mabon is marked on the autumn solstice, which this year falls on Friday 23 September…

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In Greek mythology, the Autumn equinox (which occurs on Wednesday) marks the return of the goddess Persephone to the underworld for three months, where she is reunited with her husband, Hades…

How to celebrate the Autumn Equinox – from all-things apple to creating your own Mabon altar
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We’re here to help with your need-to-know guide to all things equinox, from what and when it actually is to how to best celebrate it…

Even non-Wiccans can celebrate Mabon, the ‘pagan thanksgiving’
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If you love all things autumn — “leaf peeping” the fall foliage, picking apples, decking out your front stoop with gourds and corn stalks — then you might want to add another holiday to the calendar…

Pagan News

Banned books include regular list of Witchcraft titles
The Wild Hunt
PEN conducted a survey to document the decision to ban books in school libraries and classrooms in the United States over a 9-month period from July 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022…

Hong Kong witchcraft-themed art exhibition looks at magic in modern world to overcome contemporary problems
South China Morning Post
‘Witches Own Without (W.O.W.)’ at Current Plans focuses on magic surrounding us in the modern world, from technology to female empowerment and beyond…

US: A growing Pagan community in Spokane as festival draws more than 800 people
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Back in 2018, Heatly and two friends, Kohanna Richardson and Selene Blackstar, dreamed of a Pagan Pride event in Spokane…

The future of religion in Britain: a rise in Islam as Christianity declines. And then there’s magic …
Religion Media Centre
A leading academic predicts Britain will see the continuing decline of Christianity, the resurgence of fundamentalism, the rise of non-religion, the emergence of British Islam and a flourishing interest in “magic”…

US: Amid historic drought, more are turning to an ancient practice in their quest for water
Boston Globe
Scientists scoff, but dowsers insist their forked sticks really work…

US: ‘I’m a modern Day witch’
Newsweek
I began to suspect I was a witch very early on in my childhood…

Shinto News

A Shinto shrine’s storytelling strategy
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Shrines have promoted a homogeneous and unusual approach to life rituals in response to the social conditions of a growing population…

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Other News

Czech Republic: Stone age structure found near Prague older than Stonehenge
Greek Reporter
Archeologists near Prague have discovered the remains of a Stone Age structure that predates Stonehenge and even the Egyptian Pyramids. The structure is an enigmatic complex known as the roundel…

The impressive statue of young Hercules unearthed in Philippi, Northern Greece
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A larger-than-life youthful Hercules statue dating to the 2nd century A.D. have been found in the ancient city of Philippi in northern Greece….

UK: National Highways defends its A303 Stonehenge tunnel plans
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National Highways has pushed back against recommendations made by Unesco that the road operator make “substantial” amendments to its A303 Stonehenge tunnel plans…

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‘Witch hunts’ past and present

Christians accuse Disney of indoctrinating children into witchcraft, sacrifice with ‘Hocus Pocus’
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A viral Facebook post suggests Christians avoid Hocus Pocus and its upcoming sequel, claiming Hollywood is trying to indoctrinate children into witchcraft…

India: 80-year old killed for ‘witchcraft’ in Dienglieng
Highland Post
An 80-year old man was killed on suspicion of ‘practicing witchcraft’ in Dienglieng village under East Khasi Hills district…

India: 70-year-old woman dragged out of house, beaten to death over ‘witchcraft’
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A 70-year-old woman was beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district by villagers who claimed that she ‘practiced witchcraft’, police said on Tuesday…

India: Woman thrashed over ‘witchcraft’ suspicion in train, video goes viral
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Video of a woman being thrashed inside a running train over suspicion of being a ‘sorcerer’ has gone viral…

Witchcraft suspicion: Family seeks security in Odisha, India
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A family living in Kalahandipada village of Rayagada district has sought protection from the district administration after receiving threats from locals, who suspect the family to be ‘practising witchcraft’ which resulted in the illness of a girl living in the same village…

Kenya: Woman and daughter persecuted as ‘witches’, forced to stand on grave
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Sarah Moraa recalls horrifying scenes on the night of 4th September when she was beaten and tied alongside her daughter before they were forced to stand on the fresh grave as people took photos while tormenting them for allegedly being ‘witches’…

UK: ‘Witch trial victims should never be forgotten’, says Pitlochry theatre Maggie Wall actress
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Michael Alexander speaks to actress Blythe Jandoo who stars as Maggie in a new monologue – now entering its final week at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and inspired by a local monument…

A brief history of calling women witches
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Eleanor Herman on the patriarchy’s timeless demonization of powerful women…

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