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I just read this a few minutes ago in the newspaper: An Ohio school board has voted to fire a science teacher accused of burning the image of a Christian Cross into his student’s arms. The Mount Vernon board passed a resolution yesterday to end the contract of middle school teacher John Freshwater. He is accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in class and teaching creationism. A family says a cross burned into one child’s arm remained for weeks. Does anyone else see what I see? Th… Continue

. . . and a hard lesson learned. I swear the following is the absolute truth - I wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't experienced it. Several years ago a (now ex) friend and I decided to start our own Pagan group for ritual purposes. We recruited two people initially, and we all took turns leading eclectic rituals about every three weeks. Everything worked smoothly for a while, but then the two people we had recruited got obsessed with bunny rabbits. Yes, you read that correctly. They wante… Continue

The city where I live holds Pagan Pride in a large public park in the late summer. Unfortunately those organizing it are really into the excuse of “Pagan Standard Time” and as a result everything they try to do always starts late and then gets steadily worse. In long events like Pagan Pride, the whole schedule gets thrown off by two hours or more. Knowing what the problem was, I joined the committee a few years ago, hoping to get them more motivated and organized - but they just weren’t having… Continue