The Jesus Mysteries

http://www.shamarbriyth.com/HeadlineNews/JesusMysteries.html By David Allan DodsonSpecial to CNN.comATLANTA (CNN) -- Timothy Freke doesn't sound like an evil intellectual intent on destroying the moral underpinnings of our society, but he is certain to be accused of being...

The Perils of Publishing Poetry

I founded a poetry site in 2000, the Pagan Poetry Pages, to provide a space for poets whose influences and interests were non-conformist. With a loose brief of "poetry reflecting our interest in spiritual and...

Pagan Paeans Anthology and Competition

"Inspirations"The Paganpoetrypages.com (The PPP) is proud to announce its latest poetry competition, to celebrate the launch of the first anthology of The PPP on May 1st (Bealtine) 2009.Pagan Paeans is a wonderful collection of poetry from the satirical and comic to the...

Iran Reacts With Caution to Obama's Happy Nowruz Video Message

In what is clearly a campaign by President Obama to mend decades of damaged fences between the US and some long term opponents the White House issued a video message to Iran on the first day of the Zoroastrian new...

Cyber Or-9 The Aesthetics of Light- Gothic World

" Rabbi Dr. Moshe Dror The association of light with the Divine is an ancient tradition. It is perhaps the most universal metaphor of light. The image of light has an ancient pedigree indeed. From the Baal of Semitic paganism, the Egyptian Ra, The god Mazda of the Persian...

UK Teacher "Appalled" school is associated with Paganism

 Published in TES Magazine 13 February, 2009 | By: Nick Morrison http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6008749 You’re good at your job, but your after-hours activities have raised a few eyebrows. Does it really matter what you do outside school, you’re the...

Critical Thought: Easter Symbolism

The Easter bunny = reproductionThe Easter eggs = fertilitySo now if we agree that the pagan origin of the Easter symbols in the above observation are correct, then what exactly do the children hunting for the eggs...

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Saturnalia, Everywhere I Go

From Dec. 17-23 in ancient Rome, holiday greetings rang out on the streets. Lit candles hung from trees, and the halls were decked with greenery. Everyone exchanged small gifts. Old enemies greeted each other...

Republicans are for Religious Freedom -- Except When They're Not

""Protecting our religious freedom requires the vigilance of the American people and of government at all levels. Within my Administration, the Department of Justice is acting to protect religious freedom,...

Damn Accurate

"Gee them groundhogs sure are accurate, or damn close. They predict that Spring will be in six weeks. Gosh that just so happens to be March 16. Thus spring will be early, since it is only five days prior to the official first day of Spring March 21st the Vernal Equinox."

Pagans Party

"The discovery of an ancient village at Stonehenge proves what neo-pagans have known all along, we know how to party! After 4,600 years, we still gather for festivals. The discovery reconfigures the geometry of Stonehenge, indicating that it is not an isolated monument...

The Wicker Man Review

" Why the remake of the Wickerman is as bad as I said it would be."

UKRAINITZKI RIZDVO

"Merry Ukrainian Christmas. Z Rizdvom Khrystovym! Well at least here in Western Canada, the largest North American Diaspora of Ukrainians, who kept and grew their identity while in exile. In the rest of the world it is Epiphany and the Orthodox Christmas."

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Paganism in Prison Getting Pupular

Daily News "A pagan religion that some experts say can be interpreted as encouraging violence is gaining popularity among prison inmates, one of whom is scheduled to be executed this week for killing a fellow prisoner at the foot of an altar."

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