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May 2016

May 07, 2016

Metaphors for Religion

There are many different metaphors floating about for religions, and each one illuminates something different...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

Hail Eris!

The way things have been going lately, anyone would think that Eris had lobbed an...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Why Pagans don’t proselytise or evangelise

Pagans don't actively seek converts because we believe that the realisation that you are a...

June 12, 2015

A Pagan perspective on the Bible

The Bible has inspired people to rise up against their oppressors and demand freedom and...

April 2014

April 13, 2014

Now the green blade rises: a Pagan perspective on Easter

You can enjoy Easter on a mythical and mystical level. There’s no need to take...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

Your mountain is not my mountain and that’s just fine

Metaphors for religion are tricky things, especially when we try to stretch them and make...

March 10, 2014

Wiccanate Privilege and Polytheist Wiccans

We should dismantle Wiccanate privilege as soon as possible. Let’s have devotional polytheism, liturgical Paganism,...

March 04, 2014

If you build it, they will come

I would like to see Pagan weddings become legally recognised in England and Wales. I...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Why interfaith is important – an interview with John Macintyre

Recently, after fourteen years of interfaith dialogue and sheer hard work, the Scottish Pagan Federation...

May 15, 2013

Context is everything

The practice of taking quotes and practices out of context and applying them without regard...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

The varieties of religious experience

Having distinctive religious traditions matters because each tradition expresses a distinctive identity, philosophy, tradition, set...

April 10, 2013

Five questions about Paganism

(1) How is paganism different? (2) What is the significance of its difference? (3) What...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Those who are not against us are with us

I have always felt it would be better to define Paganism and Pagan traditions on...

March 14, 2013

Guest Post: Pagan-Christian Dialogue, Mistrust, and a Difficult (But Needful) Way Forward

Evangelical and Pagan-Christian interfaith advocate John Morehead writes: I understand the mistrust that many Pagans...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Pagan Intrafaith: A Patheos Pagan Panel

If Paganism is going to survive as a diverse movement, we need to improve communication...