Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog June 2005 Archive

Witch Persecutions, Hosanna Update
This is a creepy read: In this village, women are beaten for being 'witches' The "Satanic" aspects of the Hosanna Church pedophilia case have turned out to be largely in ... Read More

Thursday June 30, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Bill Clinton & Voodoo, Dianetics
This is hilarious- a historian is claiming that former Haitian President Aristide provided President Bill Clinton with a "voodoo sorceror" who put a curse on poppy Bush using (of ... Read More

Tuesday June 28, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Sikh Wedding Disrupted
A young couple in the UK yesterday saw their wedding disrupted by a crowd of violent protesters who bowled over their officiant and absconded with their copy of the Guru ... Read More

Tuesday June 28, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Scientology, Witches
Since I've been getting so many questions about Scientology (due in large part to Tom Cruise's recent pormotional blitzes) I've put an FAQ up to answer them. ... Read More

Monday June 27, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

"I Can Fly!"
But apparently not. Remember the "Prayer study" that claimed prayer could boost fertility in women? If you suspected 'nonsense,' you were right on the money.Forum ... Read More

Sunday June 26, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Teen Witch, Cruise Outbursts
A Barbados newspaper interviews a fairly typical teen witch, but sees fit to ask a couple of preachers to have the final word. Tom Cruise seems to envy Madonna's role ... Read More

Sunday June 26, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

“Role-Playing Games Gateway to Occult?”
Head on over to Occult Investigator to discuss occult symbolism in RPGs and the Christian reaction.If that's not up your alley, or if Tom Cruise's freaky antics have made ... Read More

Saturday June 25, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Druidry a traffic Offense?
Think religiously motivated pharmacists are bad? How about proselytizing cops? Imagine getting pulled over and lectured for having a Druid bumpersticker on your bumper. That's what happened ... Read More

Thursday June 23, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Saved by lions, More Toast Insanity, Bog Mummy
Finally, a freaky story that's actually freaky in a good way...a twelve year old Ethiopian girl was saved from matrimonial-minded kidnappers by a family of lions who chased away her ... Read More

Wednesday June 22, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Looks like the "kabbalah cult" has bagged another one, to their probable dismay.

Tuesday June 21, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Celebrating the wrong Solstice. Also: Asylum gates loosed?
More than 20,000 turned up at Stonehenge to mark the Solstice, which isn't exactly a surprise. What's hilarious is, they're visiting on the wrong Solstice. This account of ... Read More

Tuesday June 21, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ignorance, part Three. Also: Saddam's Sorcery, Stonehenge
I'm not picking on the Church this time..today we have Villagers with torches (okay, technically, it's villagers with knitting needles). Apparently the bizarre Romanian superstitions that inspired Bram ... Read More

Monday June 20, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ignorance, Part Two
An unrepentant Romanian Priest celebrated the death of a schizophrenic nun who died of asphyxiation after he ordered her gagged and crucified to exorcise demons: "God has performed a miracle ... Read More

Monday June 20, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

David Blaine Stole my Superpowers!
I'm hardly surprised there are nutty people on the planet. What does surprise me is how frequently nutty people manage to find lawyers. A man who claims that ... Read More

Sunday June 19, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ignorance is Alive and Well
Nothing is more terrifying than ignorance in action. - Goethe. I'm terrified. Another brilliant idea- and probably coincidence that it was brought to you by another group of ... Read More

Saturday June 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Curious Find in Russia, Soul Return Ceremony,
A brief story about the discovery of some 16th cen. magical rings and other objects discovered on Kalingrad, Russia.Was Renaissance painter Raphael secretly married? A ceremony intended to return ... Read More

Friday June 17, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ay, ay, ay. "Genuine People Personalities? " PS- Happy Bloomsday, everyone. ;-)

Thursday June 16, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

"Red String Theory," Missing Da Vinci fresco, interesting Crowley/Golden Dawn Items
If you're not already aq bit creeped out by the celebrity infused Kabbalah Center, this might raise a few hairs on your neck: The Kabbalah Chronicles, Radar's investigative report on ... Read More

Thursday June 16, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Bewitched or bewildered? (and other complaints)
Three hundred years ago, innocents accused of witchcraft. Today, their deaths will be commemorated by the tackiest of memorials- a nine foot tall bronze statue of Samantha the witch. ... Read More

Wednesday June 15, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

As most people who own a televison or go outside already know, Tom Cruise has been getting increasingly vocal about his Scientology inspired religious views. This, of course, has ... Read More

Tuesday June 14, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Crowley movie, Falun Gong torture, "I don't worship Satan"
Here's an interesting question..if you were making a movie about the life of Aleister Crowley, who would you cast in the title role? Of course, the real question is, ... Read More

Tuesday June 14, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

New Symbols!
There are new symbols in the Glossary. If you are trying to access the Celtic Knot Gallery, the images are now fixed (yay!)

Friday June 10, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Parent Cut Out of Children's Religious Upbringing, Scientologists
Maybe I'm just in an apocalyptic mood after finding out that I have jury duty ten minutes after learning I need another root canal- or maybe things are just strange ... Read More

Thursday June 9, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Buddhists are Human, Too
The news agencies aren't sure what to make of Buddhists who behave like ordinary humans: brawl with a rival group ""When an ordinary person is given a middle-finger sign, he ... Read More

Wednesday June 8, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Rasta Wins Dreadlock Case, Child Abuse Case ends in Convictions
The Rastafarian inmate who sued prison authorities for hacking off his dreadlocks and force feeding him meat has won his appeal.There are convictions in the case of the eight year ... Read More

Monday June 6, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Role-Playing Blamed for Murder, Conservatives "Most dangerous Books," Gnostic Church
When I was a teenager (in the Reagan Era), kids getting their Dungeons and Dragons books burned by a concerned parent was actually kind of common (It happened to my ... Read More

Wednesday June 1, 2005 | permalink | comments (1)