Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog October 2005 Archive

Festival Rundown, Kabbalah Center Arrests, Halloween Links
We all know what today is...All Hallow's Eve, Samhain...but it is also the Asatru Festival of Winternights, the anniversary of the descent of Ishtar into the underworld, and the ancient ... Read More

Monday October 31, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

But, but.. Paranormal Investigators Barred, Breastfeeding What?
We don't worship Satan or sacrifice children, magic is just a kind of praying..for crying out loud, wouldn't it be easier to be a Unitarian? I remember a time ... Read More

Thursday October 27, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ohio Police Trained by Ritual Specialist, Cult Clash in Indonesia, Chicken Memorial
Police in central Ohio are receiving training in identifying the signs of ritual crimes. It's heartening to see they've hired an academic specialist, a welcome change from the eighties ... Read More

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

Anne Rice finds Religion, Da Vinci Code Lawsuit
Another does of irony today...the woman practically single-handedly responsible for the rise of vampirism as a lifestyle has found Jesus- and not only that, but oit appears her days of ... Read More

Monday October 24, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Satanic Panic, Halloween Preaching, Witchcraft in History
The days leading up to Halloween are probably not the most fun time to be a Satanist. It is the season for hysterical, innaccurate rants about the devil, Samhain, ... Read More

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

Recovered Memories Lawsuit, Birthday of the Bab
A Pennsylvania woman is suing her psychiatrist, claiming he used hypnotic trance and other methods to implant false memories of satanic ritual abuse, murder, and other fantastic happenings. This ... Read More

Thursday October 20, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Witch Persecution, Tom Cruise Spoof, Pagans in the News
India has had another rash of witch persecution, with one woman narrowly escaping death after accusation she had killed a child with magic by crawling through a window. Women ... Read More

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

"Smurfageddon," Exorcism vs. Silent Birth, Charlie Daniels attacked by Irony
This is about the weirdest and possibly creepiest thing I've ever seen (and a really dumb idea to boot!). More proof that racists are idiots- vandals spraypainted a Sikh ... Read More

Friday October 14, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Witch Hunts, Prayers, The Number 23, Satanists decry Vandals
Another witch hunt in India ends in an attempted witch burning. Luckily, the woman escaped with her life. (Let this be a warning to folks who fantasize about ... Read More

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

Halloween Silliness begins, Witch Abuse, Madonna & Tom Cruise, Church Hypocrisy
Here's a real eye roller, the first Halloween hysteric to catch my eye this year, including the old saw about Druids and their black cats. For the real scoop: ... Read More

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

Psychic Sues US, Forced Religion, Ma'at
Another psychic is suing the US government, claiming he is owed $25 million for locating Saddam Hussein.The US Air Force's troubles with religious zealotry are not over. In today's ... Read More

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

Wiccans Refused Military Honor, Charity refuses Pagan Donations, Phyllis Curott, Chinese Witches
Wiccan military vets are incensed over the Department of Defense's refusal to approve Pagan symbols for headstone inscriptions, while Mormons, atheists, and even Sufi believers have the ability to get ... Read More

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

Yezidis Threatened, Sign War, Daruma
The Assyria Times today has an article about the Yezidis and the great pressures they are under to assimilate into the larger Kurdish communities in which they reside. Here's ... Read More

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

Bacchanalia!
In the ancient Roman calendar, today was the day to honor Bacchus, the god of wine (Dionysus to the Greeks). That is, until the parties got out of control ... Read More

Monday October 3, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Mandatory Blessings, Olga de Alaketu, Rosslyn Chapel Mystery Solved (A dozen more to go?)
There's an interesting controversy brewing over FEMA's handling of the dead during their Katrina recovery efforts. Seems somewhere along the line, FEMA acquired a rule requiring a chaplain to ... Read More

Sunday October 2, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)