Victory! The people of Ireland legalize honesty in an historic vote, amending their constitution to legalize blasphemy. Votes matter. If you are an American, your vote matters too. Please vote Tuesday, November 6th.
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Category: ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, Intellect, intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, nature, practice, Responsibility, Science and Religion, Starstuff, Contemplating, uncategorized
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Blasphemy laws are one of the most egregious and severe forms of religious privilege. It is the use of state-sponsored violence to attack someone for speaking in ways that religious leaders don’t like. Yet many countries, including the United States,…
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Category: ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, Intellect, intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, nature, practice, Responsibility, Science and Religion, Starstuff, Contemplating, uncategorized
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She thought she could now actually feel the Earth turn–not just imagine it in her head, but really feel it in the pit of her stomach. It was like descending in a fast elevator. She craned her neck back further,…
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The high priest of the Icelandic Heathen group, Ásatrúarfélagið, has reported receiving hate mail from abroad from other Heathens who disapprove of the liberal beliefs and attitudes of the Icelandic group, particularly the group’s respect for gay rights and its fight to be allowed to marry same-sex couples.
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PART 2: AN ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTION OF DIVINE RECIPROCITY In Part 1 of this essay (published last month), I critiqued a popular understanding of divine reciprocity. But there is another conception of divine reciprocity. It is rooted in the notion of…
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