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June 30, 2005 Wicca-practicing woman who fought Great Falls over prayer plans to stay (Great Falls-AP) June 29, 2005 - The woman who fought the town of Great Falls all the way to the US Supreme Court over the Town Council's opening prayers says she's staying in the Chester County community. http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3534594&nav=0RaMbZd3
The Song of an Emerald Dove by Xanna Vinson Xanna: I felt compelled to write this story. There were a number of contributing factors, among them the back-story of a women's group that actually had been experimenting with paranormal techniques. Add to that the frightening headlines that seemed to slip in and out of our everyday consciousness. I knew that there was a story worth telling— if only I could work out the outline so that all of the pieces fit. I'd wanted to tell a story of the triumph of the human spirit. It took several years to write and rewrite it, and all the while the real headlines began mimicking the ones in the story. http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33155.asp
June 29, 2005 Redesigning History Burma's ancient capital of Pagan is shaping up to be an eyesore while the former Lao royal capital of Luang Prabang strives to preserve its ancient monuments. http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=4762&z=102
June 27, 2005 Druids gather on cursed Tara PLANNING disputes regularly end in curses but the raging row over the M3 and the Hill of Tara may have been caused by a curse, according to some opponents of the motorway plan. http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sgfodUaYLt-Qcsgdq-nXlDAyFE.asp
Officer Promoted Religion During Traffic Stop Druid Couple Said They Were Targeted Because Of Their Beliefs.
http://www.thecarolinachannel.com/news/4643120/detail.html
June 24, 2005 Report faults U.S. Air Force Academy on religion WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force Academy failed to accommodate minority beliefs but there is no overt religious discrimination at the college, an Air Force report on the religious climate at the institution said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=8865700
Divorce decree violates civil rights Indianapolis, June 24 - Tom Jones Jr. no longer wears a wedding band. That's why he went to court two years ago.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=3517358
June 23, 2005 Sympathy for the Vampires Priests may crucify nuns, people may rip out the hearts of the dearly departed... but Romania is a country on the upswing that deserves our help. http://www.reason.com/links/links062205.shtml
June 22, 2005 Witch forces 7 teenagers to become her blood donors A 29-year-old member of a satanic sect was arrested on the crime scene in the city of Odessa, Ukraine. The young woman lured seven teenagers to her home and drugged them to take their blood for sectarian rituals. http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/96/383/15669_witch.html
A rain queens dies, and omens are sought GA-MODJADJI, South Africa Late Sunday night, hours before the funeral for Makobo Caroline Modjadji VI, Rain Queen of the Balobedu, shouts of alarm rang from the mountaintop redoubt that had been her home. The simple building that housed the queen's body was on fire.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/21/news/queen.php
June 21, 2005 Villagers call for action on Page siege AVEBURY Parish Council is pressing the National Trust to take stronger action against travellers who camp in the village's tourist car park to celebrate Pagan festivals throughout the year. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/marlborough/news/MARLB_NEWS_LOCAL6.html
Villagers call for action on Pagan siege AVEBURY Parish Council is pressing the National Trust to take stronger action against travellers who camp in the village's tourist car park to celebrate Pagan festivals throughout the year. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/marlborough/news/MARLB_NEWS_LOCAL6.html
Thousands celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 21,000 druids, spiritualists and revelers gathered at Stonehenge early on Tuesday with many beating drums and playing pipes to celebrate the annual summer solstice. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8846812&src=rss/worldNews
June 20, 2005 Picture this: Suburban Witches A remake of the old TV show "Bewitched" will be in theaters Friday, a Hollywood version of that lovable sitcom from the '60s and '70s, where Elizabeth Montgomery's Samantha cast spells and twitched her nose to get her husband, Darren, out of jams. Ever wonder if witches really exist? Ever wonder if one lives next door?
Pagans to honor summer solstice Tuesday the 21s of June is officially the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. http://www.wisinfo.com/dailytribune/wrdtlocal/285238832521577.shtml
Witchy Woman What Nicole Kidman wants, Nicole Kidman gets... or something like that.
http://www.calgarysun.com/perl-bin/niveau2.cgi?s=films&p=96381.html&a=1
June 17, 2005 Five witchcraft inquiries Police and social services in London are investigating five new suspected cases of child abuse involving witchcraft. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/19355547?source=Evening%20Standard
June 16, 2005 Man gets life in prison for 'evil actions' A former Folsom man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for raping two boys younger than 6, a crime the judge called one of the most egregious cases he has heard. http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-3/111890430186640.xml
June 15, 2005 Lawmaker sued over use of 'Jesus' Civil-liberties group: Opening prayers at House offend non-Christians. http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44628
Patner Denies Murdering Councillor The partner of a drowned parish councillor with an interest in the occult today denied his murder. http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4657884
Pagans Struggle with Religious Stereotypes All eyes are on Christine Ahrens, who will discuss how to prepare a basic ritual in time for Litha, the pagan celebration of the summer solstice. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1147&dept_id=555638&newsid=14692380&PAG=461&rfi=9
June 14, 2005 Pagans dispel myths, meet to plan future Micheal J. McRoberts is on a mission to dispel those myths and create a haven for mid-Michigan residents who follow the polytheistic religion by forming a pagan group.
http://www.mlive.com/news/sanews/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1118672400303580.xml
'Bewitched' In Salem, Mass., some spellbound by statue flap. http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/living/f061405a.htm
Take God to Work Today Why the law shouldn't bend over backward for religious employees. http://slate.msn.com/id/2120789/
Theocracy Alert: Turning to friends in faithful places Why non-theists must befriend likeminded minority religious groups. http://www.onlinejournal.com/Theocracy_Alert/061405Nall/061405nall.html
June 13, 2005 Russian Actor, Other Members of Missing Film Crew Found Safe in Namibia An international film (which apparently had dissapeared while on assignment in Namibia) has been found safe. Bizarre case said to involve: a russian rambo, a hollywood sex guru, a british business man and an african witchcraft. http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/06/12/filmcrewfound.shtml
Black magic fear grips Britain In London- Police fear that doezen of children may be victims of black magic. The case of the three adults found guilty of torturing a young girl whom they believed to be a "witch" is just the tip of the iceberg. http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1716531,00.html
ABC's new reality show welcomes viewers to the neighbourhood ABC's upcoming reality show that kicks off next month Welcome To the Neighbourhood neighbours will decide which family moves into a dream home. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/june/june125.htm
June 10, 2005 A house that welcomes witches A farmhouse for sale in the Scottish Borders offers the unusual selling point of a witch's ledge, a feature traditionally included in properties of the time to welcome an enchantress who may be flying past.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/41012.html
Students consider different religions Sophomore student, Megan Snow, first began uestioning her religion beliefs in highschool. She experienced a "crisis of faith." http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/F.php?article=F1&date=060105
Religious hate law would protect witches and cults Witches, cult members and satanists will be protected by controversial new laws banning incitement to religious hatred. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=645619
June 9, 2005 Charlotte's Web isn't gone; shop just moved across town Charlotte's Mystical Web metaphysical shop for Wiccans, originally located on North Highland has moved to 508 Airways Blv. next to Old Country Auto. http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?NEWS/news_storyV2005.mv+link=200506027254499
Modern Witches Invited to Dedication of Bewitching Statue A 9 foot bronze statue of the classic TV Icon- Samantha Stephens invites witches for unveiling. http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/6/emw248839.htm
June 8, 2005 Religion in prison: Balancing the equation A Satanist helps establish the right of prison inmates to worship as they will. http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/archive/s_340713.html
Force in faith; faith enforced An article by Benjamin J. Uticon on how faith is being enforced in America, the land of the 'free.' http://www.onlinejournal.com/Theocracy_Alert/060705Uticone/060705uticone.html
June 7, 2005 African children tortured by kin LONDON -- Detectives believe that dozens of children of African origin have been beaten and abused in Britain after being accused of witchcraft by family and friends in a "hidden crime" that is hard to detect and investigate. http://www.washtimes.com/world/20050604-094728-4303r.htm
Witches don't show; storms cause power outages The monthly flea market at Riverside Center was conducted on Sunday, but there was no protest staged by a Lima, Ohio, woman who claims that she is a witch, a pagan, and/or a Wiccan.
http://www.decaturdailydemocrat.com/articles/2005/06/06/news/news/news01.txt
June 6, 2005 'Witch' child cruelty trio guilty The three people who were convicted over the torture of an 8-year-old girl they thought was a witch, have been found guilty. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4607435.stm
Burma rebuilding risks Pagan jewel Some of the world's leading experts eaccuse Burma's military regime of waging "archaeological blitzkrieg" agains the legendary Buddhist treasures of Pagan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4606759.stm
Public 'shop' for religion in latest reality TV show Consumerism will collide with religion next week in a controversial reality television series in which participants "shop" for spiritual fulfilment.
Give me that mainstream religion Judge is wrong in ruling which religion is appropriate. http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050606/OPINION01/506060301/1014
Away with the Fairies A Couple (faerie priestess and a pagan) was given thousands of pounds to turn a croft house into a faerie museum.
June 3, 2005 This witch spells trouble Article on what Newcastle witches thing about a witch throwing the Big Brother house into chaos.
Festival Fun with the Family Outdoor Pagan festivals and indoor conventions are held during the summer. Pagans, Wiccans, Shamans and practitioners of every other variety of Nature-based religion prepare for the summer! http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article/813
Child rights crusader faces lawsuit A SECRETIVE international society linked to the occult is using Victoria's religious tolerance laws to sue a Melbourne anti-child abuse activist.
http://www.magick.com.au/community/article.php?sid=2048
Paganism and Occultism Taylor Ellwood searches for a community to be part of. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/paganism/115788
Swimming upstream in a mainstream world Since the election, the word "mainstream" has been bandied around without any attempt to decipher what the mainstream is, in what ways the mainstream can be veered from, or what good the mainstream might be anyway. http://www.thetranscript.com/Stories/0,1413,103~9044~2900442,00.html
June 2, 2005 Ruling boosts N.J. inmate's Wicca religious freedom case Patrick Patusco was a felon serving a term of 50 years in prison when he began studying Wicca.
Witch and Satanist win jail rights case The US Supreme Court sided with a witch, a Satanist and a racial separatist, upholding a federal law requiring state prisons to accommodate the religious affiliations of inmates.
Readers' voiced opinion on Marion County ruling A Marion County judge recently ruled that a father and his ex-wife may not expose their child to "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals." The two practice Wicca,a pagan religion. Is this right or wrong? http://www.intakeweekly.com/articles/3/022713-8683-159.html
Supreme Court upholds inmates' religious liberty rights The US Supreme Court upheld the religious liberty rights of prisoners. Although the decision was applauded by Christian groups, the ruling was made in favor of Satanist and Wiccan inmates who wanted to practice their religious rites. http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=37513
June 1, 2005 Christian Evangelicals Have Declared a Culture War: Are You Prepared? Americans are being constantly discriminated if they are not Christian. Stand up to psychological attacks and for your rights, no matter what your faith may be! http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/6/emw244935.htm
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious Rights, Templar Stone, OTO Lawsuit The Supreme Court ruling reinforces the rights of prisoners to practice their chosen faith in prison, regardless of how unusual it may be. http://altreligion.about.com/b/a/174067.htm
Supreme Court upholds prisinors' religious-rights law WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with a Wiccan, a satanist and a racial separatist yesterday, upholding a federal law requiring state prisons to accommodate the religious affiliations of inmates. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002294651_scotus01.html
Hunt for other Jennifers a revealing experience Hunting for other people with your same name, through the Google search engine could be a revealing experience! http://www.suntimes.com/output/hunter/cst-ftr-scribble01.html
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