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Commentary: 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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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:


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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Suggest a question for discussion

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!

Features Section

The Pantheon: A Virtual Temple

Sacred Times: A Pagan Calendar

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Daily Deity

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Pagan Holydays for November & December , 2007

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Real Time Lunar Calendar

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Astrological/Astronomical Events observable in a sky near you!

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Ephemeris

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Lunar Information expanded coverage, including explanations of lunar phases

Pagan Practices

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Blessed Be This Time and This Place:  Mindfulness Meditation

Quotes from Kindred Souls

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Finnish Proverb

bullet James Madison on Separation of Church and State (Disestablishment Clause of the First Amendment)
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Bertrand Russell

bullet Charity Gordon
bullet Kat Faber
bullet 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 Arts & Entertainment Events

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FILM

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ADVANCE INFO ON ANY MOVIE

bullet 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

bullet 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

bullet 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

bullet Potter Casts a Spell in Church School
bullet 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

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

bullet 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

bullet Faith, Politics & Progressives
bullet Welcome to the 1930s from European observers, by Christa Landon
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"On Complacency," with Greenview Commentary

Environmental News 

bullet Global Warming Briefs:
Gardening zones in the United States
have been redrawn.
Gulf Conveyor slows       
bullet Religion_&_Environment: Environmental Action from the Right
bullet Action Alerts
bullet Allies
bullet Green Witch Guide to Living with your MOTHER (Earth)
bullet Past Stories
 

Interfaith News & Opportunities

bullet 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


Pagan Community News

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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

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Essays:           Draft Creep
                         Advance Preparations for Draft Boards
                         Making Nonviolence Work

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Organize on Campus

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Information on Conscientious Objection

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draftresistance.org

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Sing Your Peace

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Allies 

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Links 
 

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

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
 

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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Addresses 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

Legal Rights Department
The information provided by The Pagan Institute does NOT represent legal advice and has not been vetted by a lawyer.  It is presented to inform readers of developments and for educational purposes only.  In cumulative resource pages, most recent stories are at the top.

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Find Any Law, Bill, or Executive Order

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Resources for Your Library

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Federal Laws regarding freedom of religion

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First Amendment to the Constitution:  A powerful spell indeed!

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United Nations Article 18

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Religious Freedom Act of 1993-- still in force against Federal government;     unconstitutional against local and state governments.

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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000

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Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion 1966, 1067, 1980

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Equal Access Act

bullet President Bush Executive Order regarding Office of Faith-Based OrganizationsRegulations
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Religious Liberties Activism
 

Allies

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The Power of an Ally: new pdf booklet to empower you

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ACLU

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Americans United for the Separation of Church & State

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Amnesty 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 butchering), in African Diaspora

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Do current bans represent racial or religious discrimination in the US?

Civic Religion (prayer