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12 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - Bronwen Forbes 1963 - ... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - Pagan Community Notes:... · 0 replies · +3 points
13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - Quick Notes: Death Thr... · 4 replies · +1 points
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13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - News Roundup · 2 replies · +3 points
Wow, there is a whole lot more to this story, especially since the ACLU seems to be siding with the judge. I for one would not want to live next to neighbors offended by images of Bettie Page.
13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - News Bits & Pieces · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - Quick Notes: Harlan Mu... · 0 replies · +1 points
The Harlan Murder: I just can't wrap my head around this. It sounds like this guy was already abusive, and it seems like this guy is doing something I've seen before - dragging in any kind of "I'm different, I'm special" take to justify his actions. I'm Wiccan, I realize that you can't just make things up. But there are people who skirt Wicca who take away exactly that assumption, and this is that law of averages that the wrong person got their hands on just a little bit of knowledge about the religion.
I've never taken a blood oath in Wicca. If asked to, I don't care if it's the middle of circle with the Goddess standing right there, I'd refuse.
I sure as hell wouldn't take a blood oath to soothe a savage boyfriend, and if this girl did, there's a chance she only did to get him to calm down.
The real question is whether we need to speak out with a "this is not Wicca" statement. I think we do, proactively. The earlier we speak, the more we can dilute any damage if this case gets higher profile attention.
13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - The End of the Alt.Pag... · 2 replies · +2 points
13 years ago @ The Wild Hunt - Louisiana's Religious ... · 0 replies · +1 points
I already rooted for the girl who hospitalized the police officer, although there's also definitely a lot more to the story there. That kind of violence is the kind you reserve for family members. (Worked with domestic violence situations for awhile, it sounds ... familiar.)
As to the situation with Haiti: I think there's also more to the story there, which is why I'm withholding judgment. I can't imagine the government willingly mowing down an altar to a Loa; the fear of consequences would be too great. If they built the bus station there, it sounds like it was for lack of any other options, and given the destruction of the Earthquake, perhaps they thought it less damaging to move the dead rather than to move the living still recovering from serious loss. It may not be about disrespect or even a political move, it may just be one of those horrible government situations where nobody's going to be happy but something HAS to be done. Transportation is key to an economy recovering from disaster, after all.
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