Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog January 2005 Archive

Sikh Thong Controversy, Spell Books
Protests from Sikh groups over a Cafe Press store resulted in a thong bearing the image of a Khanda being removed from an affiliate store. Poor taste, sure- but ... Read More

Friday January 28, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Wiccans in the Military, Dog Wedding, Druidry at UN Conference
Looks like Don Wildmon and the rest of the right wing intolerance squad has decided to lay off of Wiccans in the military in order to go after what they ... Read More

Wednesday January 26, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Goddess worship, Witch Hunt Arrests, Female Emperor, Bob Marley
Here's a nice profile of an East Coast Goddess Worship Group. There's also a brief profile of Italian Witch Andrea Scolari here. There have finally been some arrests in ... Read More

Tuesday January 25, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Bush says "Hail, Satan?"
I just couldn't pass this one up- too funny. Seems our intellectual Giant of a President is causing confusion in Norway. The hand gestue he used to greet the ... Read More

Sunday January 23, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ombiasi, Restoration of Sikh Temples, New Material
Reuters details the geomantic practices of Madagascar's Ombiasi, who channel the Dead to cure illness. A large group of Sikh architects is headed for Pakistan to begin preservation work ... Read More

Friday January 21, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Dreadlocks, Grave robbing Goths, Swastikas
The Monterey Herald has a good article on Dreadlocks- the authentic Rasta type. You can read more about Dreadlocks here, or more about Rastafarianism. Three teenage Goths are ... Read More

Tuesday January 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Testing Spirit Mediums, Positive and Negative coverage of Pagan belief
Are there folks who really speak to the dead? University of Arizona Professor Gary E. Schwartz tests Spirit Medium Allison Dubois and answers criticism from James Randi. More on ... Read More

Monday January 17, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Defending Magick, the Kabbalah Center, Satanic Hate Crime
What do Tsunami vitims need most? Why, expensive water and copies of the Zohar in Aramaic, of course. The Kabbalah Center is in the news again, this time ... Read More

Thursday January 13, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Tsunami Aid
Direct Relief International: www.directrelief.org/sections/our_work/asia_earthquake.html Save the Children:

Thursday January 13, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

New Today:
Updated Isis GalleryAdded Vitruvian Man to Symbol Dictionary Updated Da Vinci Code Guide.

Wednesday January 12, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Foot in mouth disease?
Columnist Scott Thomas of the Illinois Leader apparently isn't finished putting his foot in his mouth. After receiving much deserved criticism for referring to members of Earth-Centered faiths as ... Read More

Tuesday January 11, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Rosslyn Chapel Ban, Templars returning?
Unsupervised visits to Rosslyn Chapel have been banned; it is feared that the huge influx of Da Vinci Code fans may damage the chapel's delicate carvings.Are the Templars planning a ... Read More

Tuesday January 11, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Undercover at the Kabbalah Center, Vatican response to Satanism
Curious what goes on at the celebrity packed Kabbalah Center? A investigative journalist for the BBC went undercover and relates a few of the Center's disturbing practices in his article ... Read More

Monday January 10, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Check it Out: The Dolmen Path
Excellent photo journal has eerie and fascinating galleries with dozens of images of Russian megaliths, dolmens, and earthworks in the Russian Caucasus mountains.

Sunday January 9, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Aztec skull faked, Morons in robes
It's probably going to be a bad year for New Age trinket sellers- forensic analysis of the supposedly Aztec "Crystal Skull" shows it is most likely a nineteenth century artifact.Usually ... Read More

Friday January 7, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Prevent Suicide, Outlaw a Witch
In today's hysteria news, the Rajasthan Women's commission suggests a suicide prevention plan: outlaw witchcraft.Speaking of hysteria, I've posted a comment here, answering yet another racist rant complainting about phantom ... Read More

Thursday January 6, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

New at Alternative Religions
Weird- expanded, with new entries- the Jesus Mudeum, Kelvin is Lord, Crackpots, more.

Wednesday January 5, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)