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December 2018

December 08, 2018

Why the Jesus/Horus Nonsense is Bad For Paganism

Sharing inaccurate information about pagan deities is bad for paganism, unfair to the gods, and...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

Proselytizing is For Weak Gods

A god that needs people to facilitate an introduction has no agency, and I’d take...

October 03, 2016

Faith, Intolerance, and Religious Veracity

Our faiths are about what we believe, they aren't about how our neighbor interprets what...

June 2015

June 03, 2015

12 Reasons You Can Call “God” Mother

Calling "God" Mother is perfectly acceptable, and it's not just for Pagans!

March 2015

March 31, 2015

A Pagan Celebrating Easter

Easter is the Western World’s “Spring Festival du jour,” its popularity in the United States...

December 2014

December 08, 2014

4 Things People Say At Christmas (That Are Most Likely Wrong)

The Holidays are a popular time for misinformation, and most of it's spread with the...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Christianity: I Don’t Miss It

After a friend reflected on possibly missing Christianity I asked myself the same question. Do...

April 2014

April 08, 2014

Jesus and the Pagan Gods

Jesus is often said to be a "dying and resurrecting god," but is such a...

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Suffering For the Gods

I don't understand a theology of suffering as reward. Why would the gods want us...

October 2013

October 01, 2013

Leaving Jesus

Before becoming a Pagan I walked a different road, one with many twists and turns....

March 2013

March 25, 2013

The Gods They Are a Changing

Are the gods unchanging monoliths or do they change and grow alongside of we humans?...

March 20, 2013

Jesus and Pagans: A Tired and Divisive Debate

I'm a Pagan, and there are no obstacles between myself and the divine. How I...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Refusing to Paint With Broad Strokes

Why the antagonism? Let's not forget that people outside of our own faith tradition are...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

The New Testament and the Nativity

The Bible says very little about the birth of Jesus, and what it does say...

December 04, 2012

Christmas Is Not Yours or Mine: The True Origins of the Holiday Season

Every year I hear the same refrain "Put Christ back in Christmas," and every year...

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Jesus Seems To Be Whatever People Want Him to Be

Christianity is the dominant religion in the United States and in much of the Western...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

Pagan Orthodoxy (and the Wife of Jesus)

What can a piece of papyrus written in Coptic teach us about Modern Paganism? More...

August 2012

August 02, 2012

Why I Can’t Quite Reject Jesus

A Pagan comments on his feelings about Jesus.