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Archive for April, 2007

• Should Children be Raised as Witches? | Apr 29 2007

  There is great fear within the Pagan/Wiccan community of mixing children and Witchcraft. One common reason is that some people think that it is morally wrong to raise children in any faith and teach it to them. They feel that it is a form of brainwashing. I think their feeling this way is a form of rejection or rebellion against the faith that their parents raised them in. I disagree with this idea of deliberately excluding children from religious training due to a fear of brainwashing or indoctrination. [...]

• US Veterans Administration Approves the Pentacle | Apr 23 2007

  The US Veterans Administration, after nearly 10 years, has finally approved the Pentacle as an Emblem of Belief on the headstones and memorial markers for military veterans. Press coverage of this momentous occasion for Pagan/Wiccan rights was bigger than I would have anticipated, as the Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times and many [...]

• Solitary Religious Practice vs. Religous Community | Apr 22 2007

  Sojourner wrote an interesting article, entitled Allport and Solitary Practice, about Gordon Allport’s idea that religion as a solitary journey within the context of a religious community. Mr. Allport proposed that everyone is responsible for coming to their personal religious reality on their own. He then stated that this journey is done within a religious [...]

• 3 Steps to Loving Yourself Perfectly | Apr 17 2007

  Loving yourself is the foundation of the whole of the Witches Square. It is where all other pillars of the rise from. Learning to love yourself is a daily process that increases your confidence and well-being immensely. Here are three steps you can take to love yourself perfectly. [...]

• Pagans at Easter | Apr 05 2007

  Many Pagans wonder about how to deal with the pervasive Christian holidays, such as Easter and Christmas. This is especially true if their families celebrate the Christian holidays. Here’s how our family celebrates Christian holidays with relatives. [...]

• In the Public Eye: A Question of Secrecy | Apr 03 2007

  To be or not to be public. That is the question every magical group must answer at some point in its existence. It is a difficult decision that can raise such drama as to sometimes end with the permanent fracture of the group. It is an art to navigate these difficult magical waters. [...]