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By Jennifer Emick, About.com Guide to Alternative Religions since 2002

Pagans in the Media, Scientology & "Suppressive Persons," Internet Religion, Dan Brown Does Freemasonry

Monday June 26, 2006
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, and who have inspired several attempts by small-minded politicians to bar pagans from military installations. Times have changed, but Pagans still face numerous hurdles to acceptance- as some have learned, even making the ultimate sacrifice isn't enough to get the military to respect the religion.

And even "progress" is not always what is seems- the recent publicity about St. Andrew's overtures to Pagan students make little or no mention of stipulations some students find downright bigoted.

A Tampa paper takes issue with area Scientologists' policy on "suppressive persons," and the Church's "they deserve it" excuse is pretty weak.

I don't think many would argue that the internet hasn't had a huge impact on our religious lives, but I'm not sure I'm seeing the connection between Pagan podcasting and kosher cellphones...

A Republican congressional candidate knows why he's been thwarted at every turn: Satan has it in for him. Specifically, it seems the horned guy has been meddling in Chris' business deals and throwing pro-immigrant political rallies.

Can Dan Brown do for Freemasonry what he's done for the Sacred Feminine? If all the excitement over a book that hasn't even been written is any indication, it will be all anyone can talk about for the next five years.

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