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2012-03-31T10:01:34-07:00

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Air Force Academy Defends Pagan Circle

Last updated on: March 31, 2012 at 10:01 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Ever since the Air Force Academy in Colorado unveiled the Cadet Chapel Falcon Circle, an outdoor space dedicated primarily for use by cadets and staff who follow Pagan, Native American, and Earth-based religious traditions, its been dogged by controversy. The circle, which was created in response to a genuine need among Pagan cadets, was vandalized shortly after it first received press attention in 2010. Then, after its official dedication in May of last year, a wave of criticism and ignorant opinion pieces could... Read more

2012-01-04T23:07:44-08:00

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Buncombe County School Blinks in Pagan Inclusion Test

Last updated on: January 4, 2012 at 11:07 pm By Jason Pitzl-Waters

On December 20th, I reported that a Pagan, Ginger Strivelli, was challenging her son’s school in Buncombe County, North Carolina on allowing the distribution of Bibles, claiming that the manner of distribution crossed the line into unconstitutional endorsement. Strivelli, and noted North Carolina Pagan activist Byron Ballard, decided they would test the supposedly open-door policy for the distribution of religious materials as asserted by principal Jackie Byerly of North Windy Ridge school. “Jackie Byerly, principal at North Windy Ridge, defended the availability of the Bibles. She... Read more

Separation of Church and State

2012-01-04T10:10:30-08:00

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ACLU Tackles the “Occult” Category in Internet Filtering Software

Last updated on: January 4, 2012 at 10:10 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Yesterday the ACLU announced that it has filed a lawsuit against a library in Salem, Missouri (download the full complaint) for using Internet filtering software that blocks websites pertaining to Wicca and Native American religions. As Ars Technica notes, sites blocked by the library’s software include Wikipedia’s page on Wicca, but not Christian-run pages that are critical of Pagan religions. According to the ACLU filing, Salem’s library director, Glenda Wofford, said “she would only allow access to blocked sites if she... Read more

2012-01-03T10:56:36-08:00

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2012 Predictions: The Year of Oya

Last updated on: January 3, 2012 at 10:56 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

The beginning of a new calendar year usually means a flurry of predictions. These prognostications can be educated guesses, fervent hopes, pessimistic fears, or, in some cases, spiritual messages via divination, omens, or other supernatural methods. One widely reported instance of a yearly divination tradition is the Ifá predictions from Cuba’s Santeria priests, who’ve been gathering for 26 years to make predictions and recommendations. Last year they were eerily accurate in their readings, predicting “abrupt changes in political systems”, intense drought, and “dangers of... Read more

2012-01-02T10:51:24-08:00

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Pagan Film Rising: Dark of Moon, Flamingos, and The Spirit of Albion

Last updated on: January 2, 2012 at 10:51 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

In my recent round-up of 2011’s top stories there were many topics I wanted to cover, that I thought were important, but couldn’t include for the sake of brevity. One of those stories was the rise of independent Pagan filmmakers in 2011, a phenomenon that Pagan media critic Peg Aloi mentions in her own round-up of 2011. “Indie Pagan Cinema makes its mark. From the ambitious music-based SPIRIT OF ALBION (with songs by Damh the Bard) to the spooky, blood-soaked, folklore-laden horror flick CALL... Read more

To Dream of Falling Upwards

2012-01-01T11:03:07-08:00

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Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

Last updated on: January 1, 2012 at 11:03 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up. Back in October I wrote about Christian talk-radio host Janet Mefferd’s “Gay Pagan Hysteria,” criticizing her for comments about “pagans” wanting to “wipe out Christianity.” It seems my criticisms actually caught the eye of Ms. Mefferd herself, as she dedicated some time in November... Read more

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2011-12-31T11:12:42-08:00

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Will Libertarians Move from Barr to Johnson?

Last updated on: December 29, 2011 at 10:16 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

In 2008 the Libertarian Party nominated former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr as their candidate for President of the United States. Many modern Pagans who consider themselves libertarians/Libertarians were displeased by this turn of events, as Barr had notoriously tried to ban Pagans from serving in the military, claiming that equal rights for Wiccans and Pagans set “a dangerous precedent that could easily result in the practice of all sorts of bizarre practices being supported by the military under the rubric of... Read more

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2011-12-28T11:09:27-08:00

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Pagan News, Grassroots Journalism, and the Mainstream Media

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 at 11:09 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Today the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s education blogger, Maureen Downey, took notice of the now-resolved difficulties faced by the Turner family of Bowden, Georgia, whose son, Christopher (11), was facing religiously-motivated harassment by his school. “… some argue that not all religions are met with hostility in the classroom, only those far outside the mainstream. That complaint was made this month via an Internet campaign on behalf of a pagan family in Carroll County. Stephanie Turner said her 11-year-old son was singled out and... Read more

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