The Life and Thoughts of a Modern Day American Heathen

What Would My Ancestor Do?

Posted by on Aug 6, 2010 in Abortion, Christianity, Culture, Heathenism, history, Paganism, Polytheism, Religion | 10 comments

Christians are always asking themselves, “What would Jesus do?” though there is no real evidence they ever answer the question; perhaps...

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Intercultural Translations on Pagan+Politics

Posted by on Jul 30, 2010 in Blogging, Culture, Intolerance, Paganism, Religion, Spirituality | 2 comments

My new post is up on Pagan+Politics. See it...

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God is Not Pro-Life

Posted by on Jul 27, 2010 in Abortion, Christianity, Civil Rights, Culture, Extremism, history, Religion | 9 comments

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that made me laugh. It said, in bright readable letters: “God is Pro-Life.” Really? I...

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The Myth of Universal Gender Roles and Categories

Posted by on Feb 18, 2010 in Christianity, Civil Rights, Culture, Extremism, Heathenism, history, Intolerance, Monotheism, Paganism, Politics, Polytheism, Religion | 11 comments

INTRODUCTION The gay/lesbian rights movement has been called the civil rights issue of the new millennium. Conservative Christian groups...

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Continuing the Debate

Posted by on Jan 14, 2010 in Christianity, Cosmotheism, Culture, Extremism, history, Intolerance, Monotheism, Paganism, Polytheism, Religion | 3 comments

(This is a continuation of my debate with Scholar, begun two posts ago – “The Myopic Christian” – Hrafnkell) You...

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A Response to Scholar

Posted by on Jan 13, 2010 in Christianity, Cosmotheism, Culture, Extremism, Heathenism, history, Intolerance, Paganism, Polytheism, Religion | 8 comments

(I am taking the time to respond at length to the objections of a commenter identified as “Scholar” – please see my...

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