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November 2016

November 16, 2016

“But I’m not racist”

Sure, not everyone who voted for Trump or for Brexit was a white supremacist, or...

November 15, 2016

The safety pin: a reminder to resist bigotry

If you see someone being attacked (whether physically or verbally), don’t stay silent. If the...

August 2016

August 06, 2016

Hospitality for the Stranger

Both hospitality and reciprocity are Pagan virtues and have been since ancient times. Honour is...

July 2016

July 07, 2016

UK Satanic Abuse Scare: 25 Years On

As a pagan who has also worked in the press for the past 30-odd years,...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

A Tale of Two Britains

It ought to be obvious to anyone that Tory-imposed austerity is responsible for the economic...

June 22, 2016

Pagan Ritual for Pulse, Orlando

After the Orlando shooting, a small group of LGBTQIA Pagans came together to create a...

June 20, 2016

On Being European and Scottish

The North Sea has always connected people far more than it divided them, and the...

June 18, 2016

Externalising/Internalising: Talking About The Pain

I am very concerned that now straight society may take even less responsibility for the...

June 13, 2016

Litany for Orlando

Once again, I call for stronger and deeper love in the face of hate. Love...

June 12, 2016

Let’s Talk About Gender

Gender is a difficult concept. I literally have no idea why some activities, clothing styles,...

June 10, 2016

Hex The System, Bind The Perpetrator

If a man assumes he is entitled to physical contact (sexual or otherwise) with a...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

You’ll Never Walk Alone

I congratulate the Hillsborough families for their victory. Justice at last. The names of the...

February 2016

February 02, 2016

If You Have A Racist Friend

So you have a racist, sexist, homophobic, white supremacist friend. Your racist friend is perfectly...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

Not In My Name

I wrote this poem in 2003 in response to the Iraq war. It still applies...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Combinations of Difficult Questions #PinkOut

What if a woman’s voice is the tree falling in the forest? What if women's...

September 07, 2015

Welcoming the stranger and the refugee

Homer’s Odyssey recounts the correct way to welcome a stranger who has been washed ashore:...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Walking While Black: A Song

Eric was walking down the street Walking while Black, held his head high Just trying...

July 25, 2015

Why is Hate More Newsworthy Than Love?

Although a majority of people of faith support same-sex marriage and inclusivity, and are opposed...

July 15, 2015

Message of love for the Ásatrúarfélag

Dear Icelandic Pagan Association, I stand with you in your efforts to be allowed to conduct...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Marriage equality: All you need is love… or is it?

I am immensely heartened by the legalisation of same-sex marriage across the United States of...

June 04, 2015

Reasons for addressing God as Mother

There has been quite a bit of hoo-hah recently as some Anglican women are campaigning...

May 2015

May 12, 2015

“No One Understands About Black”

Light without dark is the intolerable bright glare of torture and interrogation. We need our...

May 12, 2015

The Need for Story, Witness, Truth

What if we focused on healing the harm on every side, rather than punishing (or...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

A lament

We must turn away from seeing only things And learn to see the sacred in...

March 2015

March 12, 2015

Terry Pratchett: an accidental Pagan theologian

As far as I know, he is the only writer to speculate on how deities...

March 10, 2015

Making Meaning After the Death of Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr.

Artists make meaning. It's our job. Right now, my city has a chance to make...

January 2015

January 12, 2015

Je ne suis pas Charlie, because it is more complicated than that

The relationship between Islam and the West is complex and multi-faceted, and cannot be reduced...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

Today in Boston

Like everyone else in Boston, I am wholly distracted by the manhunt for the Boston...