The Value of Sacred Language
I believe there's a LOT that the we Heathens could learn from the Jewish community, but if I had to pick a starting place it would be that idea of sacred language.
View ArticleThree Things I Think
With a tip of the hat to John Beckett over at Under the Ancient Oaks here on the Pagan channel, I thought I'd share three somewhat disconnected things that happened to me recently:a summary of a...
View ArticleGreece v. Galloway: An Interfaith Opportunity
In its decisions in the case of Greece v. Galloway, the Supreme Court of the United States handed us all a bunch of lemons. Who wants lemonade?
View ArticleDistributed Ceremonies Successful Online
It’s undeniable that the Internet has been instrumental in the growth of Paganism. It provides the isolated access to the information they crave whether it be about Paganism or anything else. The...
View ArticleWhat About the Children?
My wife and I met exactly two years to the day before our wedding, and had known each other for about twenty minutes before the topic of future children came up as a tangent of a seriously FASCINATING...
View ArticleThe Hobby Lobby Chills
I worry that the eventual result of the SCOTUS decision in favor of Hobby Lobby will mean less religious freedom for us all, though probably even less of it for those faith and philosophical...
View ArticleHere I Stand!
My husband and I looked in our hearts and we decided that we are called upon by our Gods to speak out, not just for ourselves, but to preserve the Constitutional rights of all Americans. We don’t know...
View ArticleHosting the Conversation
Patheos has an ambitious mission: to host the conversation on faith. That the Patheos team hasn't tried to limit the conversation that we're having is to be lauded. They know that there are going to be...
View ArticleAbortion: The Hardest Choice
I'm not going to argue ethics here because I don't feel comfortable telling any woman what is appropriate for her in her situation. It's too complex. There are too many variables. My very own Pagan...
View ArticleAutumnal Introspection
I grew up in a household that practiced portions of two religions: Judaism and Christianity. My choice to live as a Pagan and a polytheist as an adult further complexifies my family's religious...
View ArticleHometown Pilgrimage – 2015
Every year the Interfaith Mission Service (IMS) here in Huntsville sponsors a Hometown Pilgrimage with the express purpose of celebrating and embracing the religious diversity of the City of...
View ArticleAn End to a Faith-full Life
We so often hear stories of situations where the different religions of the world exist in conflict with one another. But at that moment, in that church, surrounded by family and friends, I was...
View ArticleInterfaith as a Pagan: an Introduction
A lot of interfaith events are structured around the three most common monotheistic faiths especially here in the United States where the overwhelming majority of our population is Christian. In this...
View ArticleInterfaith as a Pagan: Un-quo the Status
When faced with a monotheistic default, I've often been able to shake up an event--or as I've come to term it: to un-quo the status--by answering with a question of my own. For example, when presented...
View ArticleInterfaith is a Two-way Street
I choose to act as a member of Women of Faith because I know that the same thing that my Muslim neighbors are experiencing now could happen to any of us. There could be a brick through my window as...
View ArticleInterfaith as a Pagan: Assumptions
One of the primary reasons that I became involved in interfaith work was to help others examine their assumptions with respect to Paganism. And, especially when I started attending events ten to...
View ArticleThis is Real Interfaith
We're allowed to disagree, we're allowed to be curious, we're allowed to have opinions, and we don't have to be the same. We come together because we are different and we depart from each other...
View ArticleTaking The Plunge
So, you’ve decided that you can afford the risks of being openly Pagan and you still want to enter the world of interfaith work. Where do you go next?
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