The Life and Thoughts of a Modern Day American Heathen

The Christian War on Paganism Continues

Posted by on Dec 4, 2011 in Heathenism, Paganism, Religion | 0 comments

It’s an old war. The Jews fought it first, back in the 7th century B.C.E. The Christians then picked up the stick and spent a half-dozen...

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A Heathen’s Day Stands with Planned Parenthood

Posted by on Mar 2, 2011 in Heathenism, Religion | 3 comments

On February 18, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from all federal funding for birth...

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The Middle Way: Herman Melville’s Polytheism

Posted by on Dec 27, 2010 in Polytheism, Religion | 1 comment

Conservative Christians like to talk about the evils of “relativism” and also “nihilism” which they believe is the unavoidable...

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The Salem Witch Trials Revisted

Posted by on Oct 25, 2010 in Christianity, history, Politics, Reason, Religion, Witchcraft | 7 comments

Witches are all in the news these days, thanks to the clueless Christine O’Donnell, Tea Party candidate from Delaware. Her witch...

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Heathen’s Day Featured in 50 Best Blogs for Wiccans

Posted by on Oct 7, 2010 in Blogging, Blogs of Note, Christianity, Extremism, Heathenism, Monotheism, Paganism, Polytheism, Religion, Wicca, Witchcraft | 6 comments

Online Christian Colleges is running a piece on the 50 Best Blogs for Wiccans. Refreshingly, they point out that “One of the most...

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Introducing Digital Gods

Posted by on Sep 8, 2010 in Blogs of Note, Computers, Paganism, Polytheism, Religion, Science, Social Networking, Spirituality, Technology | 4 comments

I’d like to introduce you all to Digital Gods, www.digital-gods.com, a platform for the study of polytheism in the digital age, where...

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