I should have caught this one myself as Otsego is only in my back yard and even closer to where I was raised. However, has the Goddess wills “The Wild Hunt” Blog caught it and did an nice but unsettling write up of life in Michigan. Please click here for the full story. Bookmark It [...]
The purpose of this group is to bring awareness of the issue to the general Canadian public, to discuss issues surrounding the repeal of CC s.365, and to encourage individuals and groups to write to The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) and The Honourable Dominic Leblanc (Critic For Justice of the Liberal Party of Canada).
The words witch and witchcraft are used predominantly as an accusation throughout Africa, either to describe a number of clearly defined traditional religious practices that do not self-define as witchcraft, as well as a number of variable urban legends perpetuated by religious leaders, churches and traditional healers, or to identify women, children and men who are not actual Witches.
Below is an excerpt from a US private that has kept his name and location withheld out of fear for his wife and family. The soldier considers himself a “quiet” Muslim and has not shared his beliefs with his fellows. The letter was originally sent to Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation and addresses Bible verses on rifle scopes that demonstrates why the issue matters.
In October 2009 the following statement on Witchcraft in Africa was presented by the International Humanist and Ethical Union to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
In October this year a 77-year-old South African woman accused of witchcraft was burned to death in Needs Camp near East London. [1] Three other family members were forced to flee their own community for fear of being attacked as well.
I have been going to Pagan Pride events for some time now and the thought never occurred to me what I was really doing. I mean I am happy with my life choices and with how I present myself (most of the time) but really what do we as a community have to be proud about? So like any good little internet user I googled “What is Pagan Pride” and behold I found a website dedicated to the very question. Please have a read.
When we think of sacred acts we normally think of praying, mediation, ritual, magic, dance, or any number of things that are clearly associated with religious practice. However, there are many other sacred things we do each day like simply pausing and slowly eating and enjoying our food or watching the sun set. I would [...]
Ok, I have made my choice, but the video in this post best expresses why. Obama ’08 – Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo. Follow the link for the video. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d307′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
I was part of a UU congregation for several years and still am connected through friends and other activities. The idea of an action a month sounds good to me. I will post them here if they fit the larger Pagan community. Sent on behalf of the UUA Washington Office for Advocacy: The Unitarian Universalist [...]
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6 September 2010, 5:08 pm: I favorited a YouTube video -- Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles) http://youtu.be/5pidokakU4I?a
