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August 2012

August 26, 2012

Updates: South Dakota Sacred Land Auction, Maetreum of Cybele Case, and COG’s Grand Council

Happy Sunday! Here are few quick updates on stories that I've covered here previously at...

August 10, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

August 07, 2012

Pagan Community Notes: Maetreum of Cybele Loses Case, M. Macha NightMare Leaves Reclaiming, New Alexandrian Library Raises Funds, and Spiral Scouts Step Up

Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. Reinforcing...

August 05, 2012

Question: When Do You Get to Choose Your Faith?

When should a child be able to make their own religious decisions? At what age...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Updates: Demonic Influences, Ministerial Exception, and those Pagan Olympics

Just some quick updates on stories previously discussed here on The Wild Hunt. More Discussion...

July 21, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

July 18, 2012

Religious Freedom: Once More, With Feeling

Today, a federal judge in Nebraska threw out a lawsuit against the Obama Administration's proposed...

July 14, 2012

Otherworldly Communications are Protected Speech

Ordinances against fortune telling have a long history, from bans on sorcery and witchcraft in...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

Return of the Revenge of the Secular Cross

The imposing cross that stands on Mt. Soledad in California was dedicated to "Our Lord...

June 23, 2012

The Air Force, and the Increasing Misuse of the Term ‘Religious Freedom’

"Your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my...

June 01, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

May 2012

May 18, 2012

Tokenism in Government Prayer Fails Again

In the long-simmering battle over the inclusion of (largely Christian) prayers at the beginning of...

May 14, 2012

Minority Religions and Esoteric Practices as Courtroom Evidence

On Friday, the Contra Costa Times reported that an appeal to overturn a 2010 fraud...

May 01, 2012

Pagan Community Notes: Sacred Paths Center, Maetreum of Cybele, Touchstone Advocacy, and More!

Happy May Day everyone! Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within...

April 2012

April 21, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

April 17, 2012

Updates: Teaching Paganism, Passive Distribution, Library Filtering, and Project Conversion

Here are some updates on stories The Wild Hunt has reported on previously. Teaching Paganism...

April 10, 2012

Quick Notes: Margot Adler, Marijuana Sacraments, and Fortune Telling as Free Speech

Just a few quick news notes for you on this Tuesday. Margot Alder on Witchcraft,...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Quick Notes: Christopher Vaughn’s Druid Beliefs, John Friend’s Scandal, and the Occult Crimes Taskforce

Just a few quick news notes for you today. Lawyers May Not Mention Druid Beliefs...

March 28, 2012

“Religious Freedom” Laws, Inspirational Messages, and Religious Minorities

The idea of the United States as a pluralistic, secular, society where no single religious...

March 12, 2012

A Quick Note on Prayer in Britain

This past Thursday the Washington Post reported on a story that's been causing no small...

February 2012

February 10, 2012

Away at FaerieCon West (Plus Some News Links)

I'm in Seattle, Washington this weekend, part of the team that's putting on FaerieCon West,...

February 05, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Wiccan Pentacles at Arlington, and Why Litigation Was Necessary

In April of 2007 the Bush Administration agreed to a settlement that paved the way for approval...

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 15, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

January 11, 2012

Update: Ministerial Exception and Minority Religions

Today the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in Hosanna-Tabor Church v. Equal...

November 2011

November 26, 2011

What Does Canada’s Polygamy Decision Mean for Polyamorous Pagans?

On Wednesday the Supreme Court of British Columbia upheld Canada's law banning the practice of polygamy...

October 2011

October 08, 2011

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

October 04, 2011

Ministerial Exception and Minority Religions

On Wednesday the Supreme Court of the United States will hear a case that could...

October 03, 2011

Virginia Court Says Divination Not A Religious Practice

In the beginning of 2010 I reported on the case of Patricia Moore-King (aka "Psychic Sophie"),...