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Wiccan Professor: Catholic College Targeted Me For Discrimination

June 28th, 2019

A professor at a Catholic university in New York is suing her former employer, claiming she was discriminated against after her Wiccan beliefs came to light. Continue Reading »

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Army Gives Norse Pagan Soldier Permission to Grow Beard

May 7th, 2019

An unnamed bearded soldier from the 795th Military Police Battalion has apparently been granted the right to preserve his facial hair as a form of worship to Thor, the red-bearded, hammer-wielding Norse god known to travel in a chariot drawn by two massive goats. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Pagan & Wiccan, Progressive Spirituality | 39 Comments »

Fighting MAGA With Magic: Resistance Witches Seek to Sink Trump

October 26th, 2018

You’ve probably heard of "The Resistance", a movement working to combat the Trump administration’s agenda and policy proposals. But did you know there’s also a "Magic Resistance"? Comprised of at least 13,000 neo-pagans, Wiccans, and witches, the group holds monthly meetings and casts spells on the president. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Pagan & Wiccan, Political & Religious Controversy | 141 Comments »

Christian Blogger Insists Yoga Causes "Demonic Trances"

February 5th, 2018

Upward dog, or a downward spiral straight to Hell? That's the question posed by a popular Christian blogger in a recent viral post. "What is the point of trying to re-purpose pagan worship for the sake of getting a nice workout?" decried blogger Matt Walsh o Continue Reading »

Posted in: Humor & Satire, Christian | 80 Comments »

The Meaning of Color

August 31st, 2015

The power of color to influence our behaviors and attitudes has been established by science and magnified by literature. Color plays a tremendous role in all of our lives, and has, since ancient times, been used as a way of communicating to the world around us Continue Reading »

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Beltane: the Gaelic May Day

April 24th, 2014

Recall the feeling of excitement at the fall of the first snowflake with the onset of winter? That feeling probably faded fast if you were living in eastern North America, which was gripped by one of the most frigid winters on record this past year. All the mo Continue Reading »

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Spring Returns with the Pagan Festival of Imbolc

February 4th, 2014

With a swath of North America experiencing snow and freezing temperatures, Spring couldn’t seem further away. Undaunted by this, many Pagans ushered in the season with Imbolc celebrations. Imbolc, which normally falls on 1 or 2 February, marks the astronomic Continue Reading »

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Uniting Traditions with the “Menorah Tree”

November 18th, 2013

You have probably heard people say that the benefit of having divorced parents is that you get twice as many Christmas presents. It might also be said that the benefit of having both Jewish and Christian parents is that you get presents on Christmas as well as Continue Reading »

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Samhain: Ancient Pagan Roots of Halloween

October 28th, 2013

The modern-day phenomenon of Halloween is famous for trick-or-treating, haunted houses, and monsters, but its origins lie in one of the most important dates of the Celtic year—Samhain. While children run amok in half-scary costumes hoarding sugary offerings Continue Reading »

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A ULC Minister Asserts Environmentalism as Religion

October 16th, 2013

Can environmentalism be a religion? Of course it can, according to a Universal Life Church minister, Ken Layne. On his blog on Gawker, Layne explains that environmentalism shares many of the characteristics of conventional religion, but it is relevant to more Continue Reading »

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