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'Witches are trying to kill me'
From the wacky file: Jake Jenkins home-schools his kids to protect them from witches he says live nearby.
Scotland's first Handfasting
A CANADIAN couple will marry in Scotland's first legal white witch wedding...
Wiccans, Wizards, and Druids to Have Conference in Hoopeston
Wiccan, Pagans, Druids and Wizards from all over the United States and Canada are attending a conference hosted by Witch School.
Viking Burial Site Found in England
The graves, discovered with a metal detector, yield a trove of artifacts.
Although the bones of the Vikings were destroyed by the highly acidic soil, the six graves yielded swords, spears, jewelry, spurs and a possible horse harness — the richest trove of artifacts ever found in England.
Historia Discordia
Kerry Thornley lived and died in obscurity. But while few people noticed, he invented one of the 20th century’s more influential religions.
How Witchcraft Went From Crime To Prime Time
For centuries they were burned alive at the stake or hanged for their heresy. Those accused of practising witchcraft were hunted down and put to death throughout Europe - and Scotland is believed to be Europe’s biggest persecutor of witches.
Happy pagans live, let live, and donate a lot of food
Bruce Baldwin of Boston wants you to know that paganism is not a synonym for devil worship.
The Freedom Exercised By One Teacher Is Raising Some Eyebrows
Was this middle school teacher fired because of his Wiccan faith?
Pagan Predicament
Tucson's Wiccan community reels after a popular store and gathering place is vandalized.
Witch finders wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe
"The Zimbabwe Traditional Healers' Association has urged police to arrest all witch-hunters in the country, saying their operations are against the country ..."
Military casts Wicca in the shadows
As members serve their country, they also battle the military to accept their faith.
Woman suspected of practising witchcraft lynched
A widow, suspected of practising witchcraft, was lynched by her neighbours at tribal-dominated Kharibari village in Darjeeling district on Sunday, police said.
Pagan mom claims job discrimination
woman claims she was fired from her job as a housekeeper at the Sands Resort at Hampton Beach because she’s a pagan and a single mother.
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