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May 31, 2005 Pagans incensed by court ruling on Wicca Wiccans worlwide watch Indianapolis, city which is the national garden spot for the pagans. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050531/COLUMNISTS02/505310398/1006/NEWS01
May 30, 2005 Marie Laveau, Witchcraft Claims behind Searches A positive profile of America's best known magician Marie Laveau was sown at Nola.com http://altreligion.about.com/b/a/173138.htm
Temple to spell out pagan message A Pagan temple and museum was created by a South Shropshire witch (in her Bishop's Castle Shop.) http://www.southshropshirejournal.com/news/publish/article_7434.php
Pagans join Trust to protect Avebury Volunteers are coming together to form a dedicated group to care for Avebury's stone circle, Kennet Long Barros and the sanctuary. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/swindon/news/SWINDON_NEWS19.html
May 27, 2005 Judge Orders Parents NOT to Teach Their Son aboutWicca An Indiana state judge has decided that a divorced couple may not expose their son to Wicca. Parents outraged, protest that the decision wasn't requested by either of them. http://paganwiccan.about.com/b/a/172961.htm
Paganism ruling stirls outcry It is expected that court will overturn order that bars divorced pair from exposing their son to Wicca faith. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050527/NEWS01/505270510/1006
May 26, 2005 Can eBay Help Build a Pagan College? The Wiccans of the Correllian Nativist Church are forming a Theological College to open this fall. In order to help raise funds, they're turning to eBay as their place to sell ideas (in electronic form.) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prwebxml242342.php
Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs An Indianapolis father appeals a Marian County judge's unusual order that prohibits him and his ex-wife exposing their son to Wicca. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481/-1/RSS
Building bridges in Salt Lake? A 100 strangers from different faiths gather to start a dialogue in Salt Lake. http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600130505,00.html
JANE ANN MORRISON: Earnest with crafts series of courses about living up to Wiccan values JANE ANN MORRISON interviews Wiccan, Candace Kant. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/May-21-Sat-2005/news/26568258.html
Malaysia's medicine man fights demons About 200 Malaysial Muslims (some in wheelchairs) consult a faith healer they call "Ghost Buster" by daybreak.
May 25, 2005 RELIGIOUS VILIFICATION LAWS: "Witch" sues over Christian Bible study A self-confessed witch and convicted sex-offender in Western Victoria has launched a lawsuit against the popular Alpha Bible Study course.
http://www.newsweekly.com.au/articles/2005may07_l.html
Pensioner killed on suspicion of witchcraft A grandmother was stabbed to death by and unidentified gunman. Police believe the murder to be a witchcraft related incident. http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,104985,00.html
Salem Residents Upset Over 'Bewitched' Statue Salem Local residents angered by bronze statue which was sponsored by TV Land to represent Samatha Stevens (from the classic comedy "Bewitched".) http://celebrityjustice.warnerbros.com/news/0505/23b.html
May 24, 2005 Picture this: Officer Voodoo Police Officer (Officer Voodoo) Paul Long parked his car next to the old cementery behind the Dutch Reformed Church in Belleville and saw the sacrificial remnants of a pagan "ritual cleansing" as he knew a spell had been cast in the area.
Gangs use voodoo in Nigeria sex trade ATHENS, Greece - A Nigerian woman believes that if she runs away from her prostitution life, her parents will become sick and die. http://www.sweenytod.com/rno/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1171
Spells are selling well despite a witch hunt Christine and Graham, witches that are open, are doing well with a mailorder business selling magical supplies and spells. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1487527,00.html
Love & Magic A Long Beach Occult Store ("Eye of the Cat") which is three decades old is still a family affair. http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21478~2882916,00.html
May 23, 2005 Pagan UK Citizens A Press Release has been agreed between the Home Office and the Public Bodies Liaison Committee for British Paganism... http://www.lashtal.com/nuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=175
The Politics of Religion Conflict which started when when Cynthia Simpson, a Wiccan, was denied an opportunity to give an invocation at a board meeting. She was told that only prayers "consistent with the Judeo-Christian tradition" would be allowed.
Witches dance under the light of Moon Berlin - Witches have returned to the German forests, dancing naked in groups under the full moon and calling to their gods. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=qw1115874182491B265
May 18, 2005 Teen grapples with mental illness Ameht (16 year old) suffered from mental illness from the time he was 11. The voices fled after his mother took him to a witch doctor. http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0,1299,DRMN_957_3785219,00.html
Teens, Adults Love Mini Spells from Witch School, Newest Dollar Store Product The Hogwart's is not just a dream for the people in the Midwest United States, it is being build one step at a time. The Witch School, is providing old and young Wiccans with daily public education to a global community. http://www.noblepagan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3529
Psychologist added 'witchcraft' lawsuits Geneva hospital is being sued by former patients over a psychologists' alleged use of witchcraft. http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11120
After five years witch museum closes in Thumb In CARO, Mich- After five years of having opened, a witchcraft museum has shut its doors. http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw113742_20050331.htm
May 17, 2005 Indigenous Peoples Divided by Faith MEXICO CITY - Indigenous communities throughout Latin America are facing the loss of their cultural traditions, devisive conflicts and in some cases even bloodshed, all in the name of God.
Woman cleared over 'witch' trial Woman whom was accused of helping torture an Angolan girl accused of being a witch by her own family, has been cleared. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4544887.stm
Witch-doctor bans girl with tumor An indian teenage girl in New Dehli was dragged to a witch doctor and banished from her village for carrying the "devil's child" that turned out to be a 15kg tumour. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15220369%255E1702,00.html
Day: The word 'witch' is magically delicious Christian Day's response to Jean Harrison's letter to the Editor ("Look beyond TV Land for landmarks," Sunday, April 24), which quotes his statement that "most people who visit Salem want to see witches." http://www2.townonline.com/lynnfield/opinion/view.bg?articleid=241520
May 16, 2005 London probe focuses on 300 missing boys: child trafficking, witchcraft may be factors Startling discovery in London. In 2001, Police discovered torso (headless and limbless) of a black skinned child. Now, three months before the body was found, 300 other black boys between 4 and 7 yeafs of age were missing or unaccounted for. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002275552_missingkids15.html?syndication=rss
Indian state fights to preserve animist religion A 58-year-old shaman belonging to the animist Donyi Polo religion looks for clues to help him tell which spirit has possessed a woman he has been asked to cure. He is among the few people trying to preserve his religion from the increasing influence of Hinduism and Christianity in the remote northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/16/int16.htm
Pagan vs. 'religionists' Nicholas von Hoffman declares it is time for the American Pagans to fight back against the faith juggernaut that's moving to undo the 1960s and theocratize the American government in a New York Observer column.
May 14, 2005 Pair of roommates from Folsom convicted of sex crimes, one could face death penalty Woman who allows her children to be molested and raped by her roommate who called himself a witch were found guilty of a slew of sexual crimes. http://www.newsbanner.com/articles/2005/05/13/news/news06.txt
May 13, 2005 Witches return to German forests Witches have returned to the German forests, dancing naked in groups under the full moon and calling upon their Deities. http://www.dragonswood.org.uk/Article422.htm
School Says Halloween Disrespectful to Witches Washington state school district is canceling its annual Halloween celebration because children dressed in Halloween costumes might be offensive to real witches. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=184701&page=1
May 12, 2005 Family cut me and said today youdie, 'witch' girl tells jury An 8-year-old girl explains in court how her relatived danced around her and cut her with a knife after accusing her of being a witch.
May 11, 2005 'Witch' girl told 'today you die' A ten year old girl accused of witchcraft was cornered and told "today you die." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4536683.stm
May 10, 2005 All Things Mystickal and Magickal opening in Allentown Opening of a magick-themed store in Allentown- 1736 W. Allen St. http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all-retailwatchmay10,0,2705707.story?coll=all-businesslocal-hed
'Witch' trial girl, eight, breaks down An 8-year-old girl whose aunt is accused of trying to drown her because she believed the child was a witch shows distress in court. Trial was halted.
May 6, 2005 Six people in Rural Southern Mexico Beaten for Allegedly Practicing Witchcraft A mob beats six people in Mexico, accused of practicing witchcraft. Police intervened before anyone was killed. http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB3SCLRI8E.html
May 5, 2005 Witchcraft Not Welcome The 4th Circuit of Appeals has ruled a Virgina county can refuse to let a witch give the invocation at its meetings by limiting the privilege to clergy representing Judeo-Christian monotheism. http://noumenal.net/blogs/noumenal_more.php?id=870_0_2_0_M9
May 2, 2005 Mother-daughter killed brutally in witch hunt A woman and her daughter were attacked by a mob and their decapitated bodies thrown into a river in Assam in northeastern India for allegedly practicing witchcraft.. http://onlypunjab.com/fullstory2k5-insight-news-status-5-newsID-2489.html
May 1, 2005 Mother-daughter killed brutally in witch hunt Mob attacks woman and her daughter for allegedly practicing witchcraft. Their decapitated bodies were thrown into a river in Assam northeastern India. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7242_1337419,001800080000.htm
Witch fear grips nort Indian Village The village of Gosaiganj, near Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, is currently gripped by fears of a witch being in the vicinity. http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=80271&cat=India
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