Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog March 2007 Archive

Time to Let Go of "Witchcraft?"
Well, some pagans, anyway. The East Bay Express has posted a brief "primer" on [Neo]Paganism which muddies the issues up more than explicates them. The brief article obviously ... Read More

Saturday March 31, 2007 | permalink | comments (3)

Bill Donohue vs Chocolate Jesus
You generally have to take it with a grain of salt when Bill Donohue calls something the "worst assault onn Catholic sensibilities ever," because he does that about once a ... Read More

Friday March 30, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

More Satanic Plots (Not)
Someone in Corpus Christi, Texas, is kidnapping cats, mutilating them, and returning them to their owner's properties. Without evidence, the owners can only speculate that Satanists are stealing the ... Read More

Thursday March 29, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)

Born, Not Made?
So what happens when, after much soul-searching, you find a religious whose message resonates, only to find they're not accepting new members? That's what happened to Joseph Peterson, who ... Read More

Wednesday March 28, 2007 | permalink | comments (2)

When Your Teacher is a Witch
It may just be a sign of the times, but there have been a spate of clashes this year between religious educators and their instututions, including a public school teacher ... Read More

Tuesday March 27, 2007 | permalink | comments (13)

Atheist Satanists Want Your Soul
My favorite bastion of right-wing religious lunacy strikes unintentional comedy gold again, as columnist Bill Gray denounces an evil Satanic plot to destroy the souls of Christian children:"If so, be ... Read More

Thursday March 22, 2007 | permalink | comments (6)

Chicken, No Goat
The Texas city of Euless, which recently decided to ignore Supreme Court directives on religious freedom by banning religious animal sacrifice (barbecue sacrifice is still acceptable- you can kill and ... Read More

Thursday March 22, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Procter & Gamble: $19 Million Over Satanic Panic Rumor
Those of you who were following the "Satanic Panic" saga before the advent of the internet* might remember the old canard about Procter & Gamble, otherwise known on the Urban ... Read More

Wednesday March 21, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)

Xerxes the Barbarian?
Another sword-and-sandal epic is infuriating Zoroastrians. The box-office blockbuster "300," which depicts an episode in the Greco-Persian war, the Zoroastrian King Xerxes as a cruel Pagan megalomaniac. Objectors in ... Read More

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

"Da Vinci" Suicide?
A very strange story. Caroline Eldridge was a painter who moved to Italy to pursue her interest in Leonardo Da Vinci. While working on an exhibition of the artist's ... Read More

Saturday March 17, 2007 | permalink | comments (3)

"The Secret: The Spirituality of Narcissism"
In The Secret: The Spirituality of Narcissism, musician/blogger Stuart Davis details many of the things I find apalling about "The Secret," an unsubtle New Age/Self-help mashup that does for Hermetic ... Read More

Friday March 16, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

When All Else Fails, Blame Everyone
Admittedly, a heart stuck with pins isn't an everyday find in a cemetery, but I don't think I've ever seen such an odd collection of theories put forth to explain ... Read More

Thursday March 15, 2007 | permalink | comments (2)

Disney does Voodoo?
Disney has a new animation project in the works for next year, an adaptation of a classic fairy-tale called "The Frog Princess." The movie will feature the usual singing ... Read More

Tuesday March 13, 2007 | permalink | comments (7)

Druze Death Plot
Angelina Fares is a young Israeli, a recent finalist in the annual "Miss Israel" beauty pageant who hoped to win the crown, which meant cash, prizes, and a modeling career. ... Read More

Monday March 12, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Fraudster Dale Griffis Retires
Ohio's Advertiser Tribune carries a complimentary bio piece on a notorious local, the self-aggrandizing "occult expert" Dale Griffis, wherein they describe Griffis' career as a trial consultant, talk-show regular, and ... Read More

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

Gnostic Norse?
Today's news carried a mention of a curious find from a Danish tomb, a tiny amulet seemingly 600 years out of place- the piece details the rediscovery of a small ... Read More

Saturday March 10, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

He's Definitely Not Coming Back
With someone as evil as Slobodan Milosevic was, it must be reassuring to know he's dead and buried- but for some detractors of the former Serbian dictator, death doesn't mean ... Read More

Friday March 9, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Modern Day Witch Trial?
Elementary school teacher Lauren Berrios liked to wear black clothing on occasion, and allowed her students to read Harry Potter and other occult books books such as Shakespeare's Macbeth ... Read More

Thursday March 8, 2007 | permalink | comments (10)

Wiccan Werewolf Attacks! (Another Howler)
In which a hysterical* blogger has all of the information on those dangerous Wiccanist werewolf cults the 'Liberal Media' won't tell you about: "For all we know right now, Mr. Marsh ... Read More

Tuesday March 6, 2007 | permalink | comments (32)

"Son of the Pirate Witch Queen"
Trolling through Google this morning, I discovered this interestingblogger's account of a moment of synchronicity he experienced when he accidentally stumbled upon a spell laid out for an acquaintance, a ... Read More

Monday March 5, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Friday Links: Two Weeks of Weird
Although I was too busy to post links last week, that sure didn't stop the oddball religion stories from multiplying- blame Mercury Retrograde if you like, but it's been a ... Read More

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

Damned if You Do, Hexed if You Don't?
Last year, a Texas High School teacher locked up two teenage girls he believed had cast a spell on another teacher. Turns out, locking up teenage witches is not a ... Read More

Thursday March 1, 2007 | permalink | comments (2)