Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog February 2007 Archive

"Closet Witches" (aka, Satanic Panic for Profit)
I stumbled on this gem quite by accident, a description of a vintage Satanic Panic relic from 1987, a taped interview by the in famous Jack Chick of the arguably ... Read More

Wednesday February 28, 2007 | permalink | comments (7)

Adventures in Creative Misquoting: Mailbag
A few weeks ago, I poked fun at a letter to the editor that demanded equal recognition for Christian symbols alongside such Wiccan and Masonic emblems as the Eye of ... Read More

Monday February 26, 2007 | permalink | comments (5)

The Number 23
All the attention the Jim Carrey movie "The Number 23" is getting, despite dismal reviews, seems to be inspiring '23 Enigma' fever in the all the same. It's too ... Read More

Friday February 23, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Undercover Scientology, Part Seventy-two
The New York Inquirer hits on a unique overused idea for an expose story- go "undercover" at the Church of Scientology, and reveal all of the shameful ways Scientologists promote ... Read More

Tuesday February 20, 2007 | permalink | comments (3)

Army Ditches Chaplain after Wiccan Conversion
The army was happy to have Chaplain Don Larsen when he was a Pentecostal minister winning souls for Christ- but when his path led him to Wicca, all Hell broke ... Read More

Monday February 19, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)

Heard it all now...
Just when I think I've heard every permutation of the fundamentalist argument against evolution, someone goes out of their way to outdo their predecessors in sheer, jaw-dropping asininity. Georgia representative Ben ... Read More

Friday February 16, 2007 | permalink | comments (4)

War on Valentine's Day?
Kashmir's Muslims, it seems, want to make last year's valentine burning an annual event. This year, the "Forum Against Social Evils"* went all out this year, and actually ... Read More

Wednesday February 14, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Mandaeans Threatened With Extinction by War
After being all but ignored since the beginning of the Iraq war, the dwindling Mandaean sect of Iraq is finally recieving long overdue attention from the press. The Mandaeans ... Read More

Monday February 12, 2007 | permalink | comments (5)

How to Be a TV Witch
Here's novel argument in favor of public "ten commandments" monuments- Carrie Scoggins of Cleveland writes to her university newspaper: "since other religions are already being represented on government lands, ... Read More

Friday February 9, 2007 | permalink | comments (7)

The Tom Cruise Missile
As I'm sure most of you know, I'm not a huge fan of people who make a hobby out of attacking Scientology. Not that I'm a huge fan of ... Read More

Tuesday February 6, 2007 | permalink | comments (6)

Dragged from Vallhalla
Many years ago, I had a pagan friend who half-jokingly related to me his fear of Mormon relatives, because of Church members' well known penchant for posthumous baptism. "I'll ... Read More

Monday February 5, 2007 | permalink | comments (7)

Friday Links: Your Favorites?
Instead of posting my usual collection, this week, I'd like to see where you like to go- so leave a comment, and tell me what your favorite websites, blogs, or ... Read More

Friday February 2, 2007 | permalink | comments (6)

Pentacle Lawsuit Will Proceed
Despite a weak attempt by the would-be defendants to postpone, Wiccans WILL be permitted to sue the Veterans Administration for their continued refusal to grant permission to Wiccans to join ... Read More

Friday February 2, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)