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January 2012

January 30, 2012

Should Witch-Hunter Helen Ukpabio be Allowed to Visit America?

The United States has a strong ethic of not interfering with the internal affairs of...

January 26, 2012

Gay Marriage and Other “Pagan Behaviors”

On Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich participated in a conference call to conservative Christian...

January 23, 2012

Should We Worry About the Religious Right?

So, it has come down to this. The Republican Party, the unchallenged standard-bearer for conservative...

January 21, 2012

North Carolina Pagan Receives Death Threat After Challenging Bible Distribution

Last month, North Carolina Pagan Ginger Strivelli decided to challenge her child's school's policy regarding...

January 20, 2012

The Anxiety Over America’s Shifting Spirituality

A recent essay by Jay Michaelson at Religion Dispatches, and a post by fellow Patheos blogger...

January 19, 2012

An End to Sectarian Prayers in Forsyth County, and How Wiccans Have Shaped the Debate

On Tuesday the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari (judicial review) in the...

January 17, 2012

Who’s a Religious “Minority” in the United States?

On Monday Republican South Carolina Representative Tim Scott, at a South Carolina Tea Party conference that...

January 16, 2012

In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

"I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly...

January 15, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

January 10, 2012

Gary Bauer’s Hypothetical Pagan Candidate

Influential conservative evangelical Christian, and former presidential candidate, Gary Bauer, engages in a thought experiment for...

January 07, 2012

The Audacity of Jon Huntsman’s Pluralism

There are a lot of reasons, and a lot of commentary, for why Jon Huntsman...

January 01, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

Top Ten Pagan Stories of 2011 (Part Two)

[You can read part one of this entry, here.] 05. Dominionism! The Reponse! Christians Behaving Badly!...

December 30, 2011

Top Ten Pagan Stories of 2011 (Part One)

As we reach the close of 2011, it is time to stop for a moment...

December 27, 2011

The Perspective of Religious Minorities

We in the West live in a world that is dominated and shaped by Christianity....

December 02, 2011

Dear Candidate Gingrich, Are We Still “Surrounded By Paganism”?

It's been a crazy year so-far in the race to see who will become the...

December 02, 2011

Quick Note: Is Your Cemetery – Witch Free?

From Media Matters, a bit of levity from our old pal Pat Robertson. So remember...

November 2011

November 15, 2011

What Will the Pope Say to Vodun Leaders?

This Friday the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, will be heading...

November 02, 2011

Off to FaerieCon (plus some news links)

Tomorrow I'll be on a flight to Maryland for the 2011 FaerieCon event, at which...

October 2011

October 25, 2011

Blood Libel, Abortion, and Modern Paganism

One of the most pernicious types of religious slander is "blood libel," the accusation that...

October 22, 2011

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

October 21, 2011

Halloween, Monotheism, and the Pagan Vacuum

Amity Shlaes is worried. She's worried about what the ever-growing popularity of Halloween might mean....

October 19, 2011

Janet Mefferd’s Gay Pagan Hysteria

Christian radio host Janet Mefferd is not a fringe figure. Her syndicated radio program plays...

October 15, 2011

The Narrative of Explosive Growth Does Us No Good

Modern Pagan religions are growing, this is a fact backed up by surveys and census...

October 11, 2011

When “Jesus Ween” Just Isn’t Enough

We all had a good laugh about "Jesus Ween," didn't we? That misguided attempt to...

October 10, 2011

Who’s Murdering Peruvian Shamans?

Last week the government of Peru issued a statement saying that fourteen shamans in the...

October 09, 2011

Voting For A “Non-Christian”

I truly admire it when public figures bluntly state their true views on a subject....

October 08, 2011

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

October 06, 2011

My One Question, Mitt Romney, and the Values Voter Summit

On September 28th the Get Religion blog, which critiques religion coverage in the mainstream media,...

October 05, 2011

Ukrainian Pagan Temple Attacked and other Pagan News of Note

Top Story: A Pagan temple under construction in Poltava, Ukraine, was vandalized, and its keeper hospitalized,...