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Jim Abbott,
Ian Elliott,
Donna Henes,
Laurel Holmstrom,
Connie Jasper,
Christa Landon,
Don
Meinshausen, Khrysso Heart LeFey, and Chuck Weibel |
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Essays:
Reflections on the Old Religion
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Does Paganism Have to
Be "Counterculture?" Christa Landon |
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Animal
Sacrifice, Christa Landon |
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Mother Earth: A Pagan's Reflections on
Mothers Day, by Jim Abbott |
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Having the Time of Your Life,
by Connie Jasper |
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The Tarzan Syndrome
By Rev. Chuck Waibel |
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Archived
Essays |
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More Essays We Recommend |
Essays for Pagan
Activists
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The Tree and the Axe, a prophetic fable by
the Pagan Aesop |
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Iraqi Minorities Face Eradication |
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GreenViews:
How 1% of us control the Nation, by
Lowell McFarland |
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Reaching Left while Holding onto
Our Rights, by Don Chaote |
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Note to
the Left
Hand: Here's What the Right Is Doing, by Khrysso Heart LeFey |
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Liberals Reclaim Morality, Wm.
Sinkford |
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Democrats
Needed & Need a Religious/Spiritual Left: The Politics of Meaning, By
Rabbi Lerner |
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This is Your Story -- The Progressive Story of America. Pass It On.
by
Bill Moyers |
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Protest is Good for You,
By Donna Henes |
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Is the Market Moral?: A Dialogue on Religion, Economics & Justice |
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Ralph
Reed and the Six Mind-Tools, by
Ed Hubbard |
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I
was asked to spy,
by Amitai Etzioni |
Explorations:
Longer Essays in
Pagan Studies
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Self-Identification with Deity and Voces Magicae
in Ancient Egyptian and Greek Magic ,
by
Laurel Holmstrom |
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The God That Couldn't Be, By Ian Elliott |
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Dionysian Initiation: Not All Paleo-Pagan Festivals Are What We Have
Been Led to Believe:
The Dionysian Katagogia (Greater Dionysia), by Rosemarie Taylor-Perry, Author: "The God
Who Comes; Dionysian Mysteries Revisited."Call
for longer papers:
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Pagan
Forum
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A Pagan Speaks for
Free Enterprise, KC McGuire |
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On Complacency, by
Lowell McFarland |
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O.K., So Now
What?, by Donna Henes |
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Special
Report: Polyamory |
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The
Representative Republican & Democratic Processes As Sacred
Polarities,
by Rosemarie Taylor-Perry, Author: "The God Who
Comes; Dionysian Mysteries Revisited." |
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Pagan
Forum Question: |
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How
you can have a Forum HERE! |
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a question for discussion
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Conservative
Pagan Forum
/fairly balanced!
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Why
a Conservative Pagan Forum in a Liberal Pagan 'zine? |
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A free market proposal for progressive
investment by Don Chaote |
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Tube be or not tube be connected or when Bush comes
to Schiavo
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True
Conservatism is Deeply Liberal |
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After
Words: More Conservative Pagans Speak Up |
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How
you can have a Forum HERE! |
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Features Section
The
Pantheon: A Virtual Temple
Sacred
Times: A Pagan Calendar
Pagan Practices
Quotes from Kindred Souls
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Finnish Proverb |
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James Madison on Separation of Church and State (Disestablishment Clause of the First Amendment) |
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Bertrand Russell |
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Charity Gordon |
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Kat Faber |
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Marcus Aurelius |
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Emerson |
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Vanessa Rush Southern |
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Thomas Jefferson on Christian Morality |
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Goethe |
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Gisli, from a minor
Edda |
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Solon's
Tenets |
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Henry
Emerson Fosdick |
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"On
the Unity of Godhead" Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
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"Facing Reality,
REALLY," Margaret Halsey |
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R.G. Ingersoll |
Every Muse
Reviews & Art News:
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Twin Cities
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Entertainment Events |
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FILM
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ADVANCE INFO ON ANY MOVIE |
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Superheros, Spirituality, Comix, and Movies |
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"The Hooded Man" season 1 & 2 CDs now
available in US |
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Don't panic: Religion, science
fiction and everything |
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"I still
Worship Zeus" |
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Hitchhikers, Star
Wars & Religion in the Third Millennium |
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"What the
[Bleep] Do We Know?" |
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"Fantastic Four" |
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"Last Unicorn"
remake |
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"King Arthur"
reviews |
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"Carlos Casteneda - Enigma of a Sorcerer" |
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"Aleister
Crowley: Revolt of the Magicians" |
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"King of the
Gods" |
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Book
Reviews
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Permanent Healing, reviewed by Karen Engelsen |
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Oestara Anthology ties for 2006 Eppie Award |
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Wild Girls |
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Lovers'
Legends: 2 books and a CD |
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Incense:
Crafting and Use of Magickal Scents |
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Religion
and the Gods |
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Phoenix,
Minnesota |
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CD
Reviews |
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Voluntary
Association/Economic Democracy: Art Tells the Story of Working People. |
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Call for
Submissions from Publisher |
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Recommended
by Readers |
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Music Downloads
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Khrysso's
New CD: MP3s here! |
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Alchemy
VII Downloads for Peace |
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Organizations
Supporting Pagan Artists
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Network for Pagan Artists
& Those Who Enjoy Pagan Art |
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Native
American Arts |
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Independent Pagan Artisans, Crafters, and
Traders |
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New:
Magical
Movies
archived reviews |
Hogwarts' Happenings
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Christian Author Warns Potter Increases Wiccan Numbers |

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Boy Creates Super Site, Rewarded by Rowling |
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Libraries & Booksellers
Now Taking orders for Last Harry Potter book |
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Harry Once More Berated by Muggles |
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Indiana Boy to
Meet & interview JK Rowling; started mugglenet.com at age 13! |
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Harry Potter
makes the ALA list. |
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UU School for Wizards |
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Mad
Dog Attacks Potter; Mob Bites Back |
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Potter
Casts a Spell in Church School |
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Harry
Potter 101 at Bar-Ilan University |
Humor
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By the Numbers, by Don Coyote |
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Are Your Cats Old Enough to Learn about
Jesus? |
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Lightbulb Jokes |
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Interfaith Funnies |
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Charge of the 404 Error Goddess |
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Self-Knowledge Dept. |
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O My Gods!
Cartoon |
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Dangers of Numeracy |
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How to Give a Talk |
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The
Law: A Satire on the Ardanes of the "Traditional" Book of
Shadows |
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Links
for More Topical Humor |
Benediction
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The King's Highway |
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Two Friends |
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Successful Action |
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Ten
Things the Goddess Won't Ask
"Gloria,"
by Khrysso Heart LeFey |
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"A
New Earth," by AE |
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Pagan News Section
National
Pagan News
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Research on Workplace Discrimination against Pagans |
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Native Elder
Pleads to Heal the Holes in the Earth's Body through Ritual |
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Peter Berger:
For Americans, Religion has become a choice
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GreenView:
Reporting Religious Strife? Lowell McFarland responds to The
Interfaith Alliance |
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Free & Open Internet Still Under Siege: Network Neutrality to be
gutted! ACT NOW |
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American Legion Supports Bill Ending Legal Fee Awards for First
Amendment Cases |
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National Holiday for Native Americans -- Petition |
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Help Stop the Creation of a National
Database of Personal Information |
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The Interfaith
Alliance (TIA):
Press Releases on Government & Religion
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Other Religious News Sources |
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Faith, Politics &
Progressives |
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Welcome to the 1930s
from European observers,
by Christa Landon |
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"On Complacency," with
Greenview Commentary |
Environmental
News
Interfaith News & Opportunities
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National Council of [Christian] Churches Uses Ecumenical
Clout to Successfully Negotiate
with Taco Bell for Human Rights |
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Green Views: Commentary on Interfaith Power and Pagan Progress |
Media
Watch
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Roses to the Press
for Getting It Right
Pagan Veteran
Headstone Stories
Nature remains
core to Pagan beliefs
Calling
all Pagans: Its time to fight back! By
Nicholas von Hoffman,
New York Observer
Polianna:
Greens
and Animal Lovers
- The New Al Qaeda??
Pagans Find the Spirituality They Missed in Church
Summer Solstice Coverage
Best Ever!
All press notices on Indiana Judge Decree support the Pagan Indiana Jones' family!
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Blood Libels in the Press
-- I am NOT making this stuff
up!
Child Sacrifice in the New Age
Of Course I don't eat Babies' Blood, You Ninny, I'm
Vegetarian!
This Time, the Blood Libel Is Countered -- with a lawsuit!
Tribunal to Review Claim
Report Corrected!
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I'm Speechless!
Parthenon Code????
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More Resources
http://www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/debate/
Links to Leading Media
Powerhouses |
Pagan Activist News
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End to Legal Fees in First Amendment Cases? |
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Why Should
Workers have less right to pooling THEIR assets (Brains and Hands)? |
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Key Votes and Critical Pending Legislation |
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Same Sex Marriage: Unitarian Universalists lead!
Massachusetts
Ruling
Religious Roots of
homophobia
Wisconsin
Governor Vetoes Same Sex Marriage Ban
Constitutional Amendment
to Ban Same-Sex Marriage on the Horizon |
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Lady Liberty Chant by Rose Dove |
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New Evidence found: Templars linked
to
Kensington Rune Stone |
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WASP/HASP: Witches (and other Pagans)
Against Sexual Predators |
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Meet-up Changes It's
Rules: Now We Discover How Cheap Pagans Really Are! |
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Pagans working together Make Gains around the World |
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Washington State
Umbrella Group Organizes to buy and manage Pagan
Community Center |
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On Changing the Culture of Witch Wars |
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Druid Headstone and Dogtag Campaign Advances |
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Death Threats from
killer of Pagan's Parrot; 11th reported vandalism |
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Obituary:
Lady Donna Cole Schultz completes a lifetime of service to the Gods |
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P~A~A~N - Pagans Against Animal
Neglect |
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Conference
on Contemporary Pagan Studies |
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Pagan Leadership Skills Conference |
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Hellenic Pagans Fund U of NH program on Ancient Greek Religion and Culture |
Peace Page
Religious
Right Watch
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Religious Right News Briefs |
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Fundamentalism as an Addiction; 12 Steps
for Recovery from Fundamentalism |
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How Reverends Enable Church Bombers |
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Christian Reconstructionists Explained |
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Poll:
Evangelicals See Themselves as Part of Mainstream, Still Beleaguered |
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Falwell
on 'Thugs' and Taxes |
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Bush Campaign: "Send Us Your Church Directories" |
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Ralph
Reed Makes Mark on GA Politics After Leaving Christian Coalition |
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Bad
history: What the Right Says about the Constitution |
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
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Funding
Faith-Based activities |
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Legislation allows religious discrimination at Headstart |
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St. Tammany Hall??? |
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Public Funding of Historic Churches Using HUD Money |
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Supremes
may void state laws against religious discrimination |
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Robertson
curses Supremes |
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Bill to legalize pulpit politics |
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Fed forcing state funding of religious training, groups |
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George Bush justifies anti-Wiccan
bigotry |
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More
News on Religion and Public Life
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World Pagan News
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World Religion Briefs |
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Minnesota Pagan on
Interfaith tour of Guatemala
Encounters Surviving Mayan Religion |
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Killed for
Witchcraft THIS YEAR! |
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Decriminalizing Paganism in Greece
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Campaign to De-Criminalize the Worship
of the Greek Gods in Greece
Establishes Web Site |
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Hellenic
Greeks speak out |
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Pagan Civil Rights Group
Supports Canadian Native Struggles |
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Nairobi Conference Focuses on Ending
Mutilation of Women |
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Whose
Roots? Defining Europe's religious identity & freedoms
in the EU Constitution |
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"God Wills It" |
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Witch Children of Angola |
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Religious WMDS to Be
Dismantled at International Conference |
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Growing
recognition of INDIGENOUS People's Property Rights |
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SAFF
Is back on line |
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Stonehenge
news |
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"World
Wide Project of Love and Thanks to Water" |
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Iranian
conservative authorities permit "Pagan" Fire Festival
for Equinox. |
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Native
Stoneworks Saved in Eastern US |
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The
Akashic Record Has Been Evoked to Visible Appearance! |
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William
Wallace Buried As National Hero |
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Climate
Change Confuses Wildlife
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Now
the Pentagon Tells Bush Climate Change Could Destroy Us |
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Ban
on Religious Apparel Advances in France
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6'
Warrior Queen's Grave Discovered 1500 year Old Anglo-Saxon
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Write On
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How
to write powerful letters to Government |
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How
to write powerful letters to Media |
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for: Federal government
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Senators
& Congressional Representatives |
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Media |
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UN
Security Council & Ambassadors |
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Other
Government Agencies and Officials |
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International |
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The
Interfaith Alliance |
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Legal
Assistance |
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Pagan
Religious Liberties Lawyers: Network for Collegial
Cooperation |
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People
for the American Way |
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Religious
Tolerance |
Animal Sacrifice
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In
ancient history, in orthodox Judaism (kosher
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