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Easter and Ostara: Converging Traditions

March 19th, 2013

Many of those preparing to celebrate Easter may not realize there are others planning to celebrate Ostara at the same time. Ostara is essentially the pagan incarnation of the traditional Christian Easter. Continue Reading »

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Universal Life Church Denounces Fox Pundits' Mockery of Wicca

February 22nd, 2013

Imagine turning on the television set to watch the news only to hear a group of pundits unleash a scathing salvo of insults directed at your religion. Recently on the Fox News program Fox & Friends Sunday, Tucker Carlson, founder of The Daily Caller, deliv Continue Reading »

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Nativity of the Pisces

December 12th, 2012

A popular topic during the holiday season is the Nativity. Some might not realize that a synonym of nativity is horoscope. Those who are aware of this may have heard the view that the birth of Jesus Christ brought about the Age of Pisces, an era of love and pe Continue Reading »

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Why Did a British Town Snub a "Witch Hunt" Art Project?

June 11th, 2012

2012 marks the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch Trials, among the most infamous witch trials in Britain. In commemoration, a local artist proposed a hillside art installation in Pendle, where the accused witches lived, but local officials ultimately rejec Continue Reading »

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Christians Voice Support for Cornwall's Pagan Curriculum

April 24th, 2012

In Britain, there's no such thing as formal separation of church and state and schools must teach religious education classes. Now some schools are teaching Paganism alongside Christianity. Continue Reading »

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Is the "Divine Feminine" Really Just a Stepford Wife?

March 26th, 2012

More people are searching for spiritual fulfillment by exploring the "feminine" side of spirituality which is central to so many pagan and New Age traditions, including Wicca. Continue Reading »

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What’s So Wrong With Halloween?

October 24th, 2011

As Halloween approaches, many families are preparing for fun parties, trick-or-treating, apple-bobbing, and pumpkin-carving, but one pastor is waging a spiritual "battle" against the "evils" of the holiday through a process of Christianization. The new, Christ Continue Reading »

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What is Wicca? National Geographic Investigates

August 1st, 2011

Slowly but surely, pagan religions are gaining respect in countries traditionally dominated by Christianity. This has been possible in part through greater exposure in the mainstream media, and a new National Geographic documentary on Wicca is one example how Continue Reading »

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Salem Witches Reach out to Community

May 31st, 2011

Once the site of a witch hunt resulting in the tragic deaths of over twenty people (some died in prison), the town of Salem in the U.S. state of Massachusetts has now become a haven for modern-day witches who have re-settled there in an attempt to reclaim thei Continue Reading »

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