Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog November 2004 Archive

Shepherds Monument Cipher- solved?
Grail hunters, take note- the 250 year old cryptic carving in Staffordshire has been solved- and the message is a corker. The monument, commissioned by a family with ties ... Read More

Tuesday November 30, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Grail hunters, take note- the 250 year old cryptic carving in Staffordshire has been solved- and the message is a corker. The monument, commissioned by a family with ties ... Read More

Tuesday November 30, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

The Chicago Trib. has up the usual sort of review one could expect of an Alternative spirituality festival. Want to know who else is celebrating this winter? Here's ... Read More

Monday November 29, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

shoo fly
Today I leave you to go stuff myself...but I won't leave you empty handed. Here's a recipe for my Geat Grandma's shoo-fly pie, which I refused to eat until ... Read More

Thursday November 25, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Falun Gong in Space
Freedom of speech, especially the religious kind, is hard to come by in China- so the Falun Gong sect decided to hijack a satellite to beam their message into China. ... Read More

Wednesday November 24, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Remember when they used to blame society's ills on Dungeons & Dragons?Seems one guy couldn't handle a little teasing about his lifestyle, so he made himself a sword and went ... Read More

Monday November 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Forget Santa, now Satan's a Christmas attraction?

Saturday November 20, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Who were the magians of ancient Persia? Thhe PJ does a good job explaining these Zoroastrian religious officiants. (They've also got a great biography of the first Zoroastrian ... Read More

Friday November 19, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

It looks like the Nuwaubians aren't ready to fold quite yet. (Which is usually how it goes: cult leader commits some despicable abuse of power, followers immediately rally against ... Read More

Thursday November 18, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Now here's a method of divination you've never heard of: "Ornicopythebibliopsychocrystarroscioaerogenethleometeoroaustrohieroanthropoichthyopyrosiderochpnomyoalectryoophiobotanopegohydrorhabdocrithoaleurophitohalomolybdoclerobeloaxinacoscinodactylogeolithopessppsephocatoptrotephraonierochiroonychodactyloarithstichooxogeloscogastrogyrocerobletonooenoscapulinaniac," which made the news today after a nine year old spelled it for a lark in class. Did ... Read More

Wednesday November 17, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

A settlement has been reached in a civil case brought by victims of one of the last "Satanic Panic" child abuse trials. Day care operators Ron and Linda Sterling ... Read More

Monday November 15, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Fear of Goth?
Fear of Goth? That's what some teens in Illinois are claiming, fighting misconceptions and spurious links between Goth culture and violence after a fellow Goth student is accused of ... Read More

Monday November 15, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Court to Rule on 'Miracle Babies' Case
A preacher in Kenya who claims his prayers allow infertile women to become pregnant has been accused of participating in a baby snatching ring. Wouldn't obvious solution be a ... Read More

Thursday November 11, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

India Tracy, the Pagan student who sued her Tennessee school for harassment, has recieved a settlement. Apparently, Tracy was hassled for not attending religious revivals attended by other students ... Read More

Wednesday November 10, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Witch hunt tragedy
As many as 27 Nigerians, mostly women, have died after taking a poisonous concoction administered by an herbalist. Women and men accused of witchcraft were gathered together, and those ... Read More

Tuesday November 9, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

The Episcopal priest accused of consorting with Druidry has resigned. In other Druid news, Miss Wales will be bringing a traditional Druid cloak with her to the Miss World ... Read More

Monday November 8, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Three Sikh students have been expelled from a French school today for refusing to remove their head coverings. The students has chosen keskis over the larger adult turbans, ... Read More

Monday November 8, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

This week's Episcopal Druid story ends with a recantation- the couple will no longer be Druid priests, and have severed ties to their Druid group.Wiccan Darla Wynne has won ... Read More

Friday November 5, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

A little story on the Ouija board today (The Ouija speaks) reminded me of some of my own Ouija adventures as a child. What can I say, other than ... Read More

Thursday November 4, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Yesterday, an elderly woman in Jharkhand was branded and blinded with a needle after being accused of witchcraft by a local schoolteacher. She is expected to live, however, some ... Read More

Wednesday November 3, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Pagan rituals on Web site rile Episcopalians
Some Episcopalians are offended this week over a posting of Druidic rituals posted to the Church's official website. This isn't the first sign I've seen of positive ecumenism in ... Read More

Monday November 1, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)