Naturalistic Paganism

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Happy Darwin Day!

Happy Darwin Day! This commemorates the birthday of the one who contributed the theory of natural selection to our understanding of evolution, Charles Darwin.

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[Dead Ideas] “Geis VI: The Viking Terror: An Interview with Fin Dwyer”, by B. T. Newberg

Another interview! Fin Dwyer of The Irish History Podcast talks to us today about the traumatizing impact of the Vikings on medieval Irish culture. You can also see me draw Fin’s portrait on our Dead Ideas youtube channel!

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Naturalistic Paganism’s Spectral Challenge – Part Two: Calling the Specters by Émile Wayne

We cannot continue to live in ignorance of each other’s stories, or fail to hear the wailing of each other’s specters. What other specters haunt our landscape, our shared social and ecological flesh? Who struggles most under the weight of these legacies? Might this practice of listening to specters reshape our collective relationships to each other and the land? A whole haunted history is implicated in our traumatically fractured, complex present.

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We need your voice! Is Evidence Common Ground for Unitarian Universalists?

What will be the future of Unitarian Universalism in today’s age of “alternate facts”? I’ve been fortunate to be involved in that discussion with a wide range of dozens of UUs, and we’ve collectively realized that a grounding in evidence points us toward being the radical, reality-based religion of tomorrow. Do you agree? Here you can make your voice heard!

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Happy Winter Thermstice/Imbolc!

Celebrations The life exists, hidden beneath the snow.   Gathering strength, yet hidden in many ways.  How long and harsh will this winter be?  Can traditions of groundhogs or candles tell us?  The political parallels again jump out at us. …

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