Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog June 2006 Archive

Censorship, Indulgences, Israelis Beat Christian Tourists, Pop Freemasonry, Daughter of God?
An attempted book burning inside a library and other disturbing manifestations of the desire to censor what other people read. (discuss) In an attempt to boost attendance at this year's ... Read More

Thursday June 29, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Humane Society Bigotry, Immaculate Conception Insurance, Maybe the Devil Didn't Do It...
What does the Rochester, NY Humane Society do when a family arrives home to find their Chihuahua beheaded? Start looking for a faith groups to blame- Santeria, Voodoo, it ... Read More

Wednesday June 28, 2006 | permalink | comments (5)

It's a Bird, it's a Plane, it's...Jesus?
Evangelicals and Jews debate the theology behind a an upcoming movie, but are unable to resolve whether or not the buff savior figure represents Jesus Christ or Moses: "They only lack ... Read More

Tuesday June 27, 2006 | permalink | comments (2)

Pagans in the Media, Scientology & "Suppressive Persons," Internet Religion, Dan Brown Does Freemasonry
Pagans are still front and center in the media this week, which profiles a Wiccan coven which has been operating out of Travis Air Force Base for about a decade, ... Read More

Monday June 26, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Da Vinci Code Violence, Strange News
The Da Vinci Code finally opens in Qatar to great success, but its first screening in Hyderabad had to be stopped due to rampaging Christians (calling themselves the "Christian United ... Read More

Friday June 23, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Witch Camps in Ghana, Christians Vs. Censors, Scientology Tutoring Controversy, Hurrying the Apocalypse
Over a thousand women in Ghana, mostly elderly and widowed, are living like refugees in exile, hiding from would be witch-hunters who would beat torture, or kill them. A football ... Read More

Thursday June 22, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Happy Midsummer!
Midsummer magic, sun and fire Stonehenge solstice draws 19,000 A day to celebrate the sun Local spectacle signals summer's start

Wednesday June 21, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

University Welcomes Pagans, Sacred Items Declared Worthless in Court, Solstice Happenings
Scotland's venerable St Andrews University has flung open the doors to Pagans, even providing campus space for rituals and festivals. All this magnaminity comes with an unusual set of ... Read More

Tuesday June 20, 2006 | permalink | comments (1)

Solstice, Pagans in the Bible Belt, Big Trouble Over Jesus Cartoon
Pagans are very much in the public eye this month, with the summer solstice approaching, and ever more entries into the fight to have the Wiccan pentacle approved for use ... Read More

Monday June 19, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Marie Leveau, Baptists pledge to Take Public Schools, Superman's Religion
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the death of New Orleans "Voodoo Queen" Marie Leveau. Marie was one of the nineteenth century's most powerful spiritual leaders, a much sought-after ... Read More

Friday June 16, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Sad Anniversary, Druids at Callanish, Gnostics, Egypt Bans Da Vinci Code, Weird & Weirder
It was on this day in 1648 that the Massachusets Bay Colony carried out America's first execution for witchcraft. The victim was Margaret Jones, a healer and midwife, a ... Read More

Thursday June 15, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Stranger Things Have Happened
Will Israel become the new Nexus of Reggae? As unlikely as it seems, that seems to be exactly what's happening, as Hebrew reggae takes off, complete with dreadlocks. ... Read More

Tuesday June 13, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Religious Discrimination, Est in the Classroom, Christians Vs. Christians Cable Battle
Wiccans continue to fight a Florida law that allows tax exemptions on some religious texts, but not others. You can guess, I'm sure, which books are not exempted. The son ... Read More

Monday June 12, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Scientiologists Fight Blood Tests, Pope Vs. Alternative Religions, Jews Vs. The Kabbalah Centre, God Gene
A pair of Scientologists are going to court, hoping to bypass a law requiring blood tests for infants, which they argue conflicts with the practice of maintaining a calm and ... Read More

Saturday June 10, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

China Bans Da Vinci Code, Madonna Wants Her Zohar back
China is the newest country to join in on the anti- Da Vinci Code hysteria, banning the film in all provinces to appease Catholic protestors. Kabbalah enthusiast Madonna is reportedly demanding ... Read More

Friday June 9, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

06-06-06 a Big Disappointment, More Da Vini Code Denunciation, God Has a Sense of Humor
Well, the infamous day has come and gone, and no apocalypse, no catastrophes, and no dramatic appearance of thew anti-christ - unless you count one tiny baby, 6lb, 6oz. Damien. ... Read More

Wednesday June 7, 2006 | permalink | comments (1)

Baphomet
At first look, it appears ghastly-a grotesque sphinx like creature, with the head of a goat, cloven hooves, and the body of a nude woman. It is the Baphomet, one ... Read More

Wednesday June 7, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Religious Discrimination Miscellany, Scientology Enters NASCAR, Hospital Shamans
Christian evangelists are being hassled by the Feds over religious tracts designed to look like "million dollar bills." Why separation of church and state is not just a good idea, but ... Read More

Tuesday June 6, 2006 | permalink | comments (3)

"666"
The momentous date has finally arrived, and already evil portents abound: it's election day in California! Seriously, though, there's nothing to fear about today unless you have a phobia ... Read More

Tuesday June 6, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Pastor Fired for Witchcraft, Grilled Mary Tattoo, 666, Da Vinci Code Freakout
A police officer in Nashville was sent to a training class in which she was informed that her Seventh-Day Adventist faith was a "dangerous cult." An officer in Utah ... Read More

Sunday June 4, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Ogoun Bomb, Baha'is Fearful in Iran, Ancient Orphic Text Revealed, Wiccan Miscellany
In Florida, an anonymous devotee's offering to Santeria deity Ogun brings out the bomb squad. Members of the Baha'i Faith describe living under fear an oppression in Iran, the birthplace of ... Read More

Sunday June 4, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Cagliostro, Flying Witch Arrested in Saudi Arabia, Scientology Undercover (Again?), HS Da Vinci Flap
Today is the birthday of the infamous rogue magician and founder of Egyptian Rite Freemasonry, Alessandro Cagliostro. Saudi Arabian virtue police report chasing a nude 'sorceress' who 'fell from ... Read More

Friday June 2, 2006 | permalink | comments (2)

Corpus Hermeticum IV: The Cup
"So down to Earth He sent the Cosmos of this Frame Divine - man, a life that cannot die, and yet a life that dies. And o'er all other ... Read More

Thursday June 1, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)