https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to wicca en https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/17/six-overlooked-gems-future-world-religions-report The Leftovers: Hot HBO Drama or Hot New Religious Trend? Fri, 17 Apr 2015 01:51:20 EDT Timothy King 8acec562-8c74-4bba-802e-6cfb97154d5f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/16/wiccan-prayer-iowa-house-highlights-religious-freedom-problem Can we be inclusive if we exclude the exclusive? Thu, 16 Apr 2015 03:10:37 EDT Joseph Laycock 1dbc696b-ea7b-49b2-9c2d-ab4ca852cdc5 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/26/death-occult-crime-expert-reawakens-controversy Rimer’s passing has led to an lively online conversation among Pagan and vampire groups. Many of these groups regarded Rimer as a political enemy and some individuals expressed relief that Rimer will not be holding any more seminars. However, important leaders of these communities have called for respect. One community member invoked Proverbs 24:17, “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls.” Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:39:44 EST Joseph Laycock c6ed1b5d-fe76-4635-8400-54d5368b2b19 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/19/missing-forest-witches Eager to note that a witch story involved a Glenda in Salem, many seem to have missed what’s actually disturbing about it. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:33:31 EST Joseph Laycock d92b2742-88ad-41b6-87d4-1e8f3194e624 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/10/pagan-soccer-mom-wins-blog-contest-despite-biblical-womanhood-opposition An online competition turns ugly. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:10:16 EDT Julie Ingersoll 53bba96b-9c81-480e-8ec3-a945ceef6102 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/28/crying-witch-learning-odonnell-dabbling-debacle While Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell didn’t say anything about Wicca, per se, when she talked about “dabbling into witchcraft,” her more recent “kill the witch” comments will surely distance her further from pagan communities used to dealing (especially around Halloween) with this confusion between the swirling cultural tropes of “the witch” and those who embrace “witch” as a religious self-description. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:41:38 EDT Spencer Dew fc61eba1-dc6d-4db9-acbf-dc0fb600cebe https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/12/modern-vampires-your-neighbors-and-spouses In studying the world of vampires, a young religion scholar is courted by MTV, forced to reckon with subtle energy (“psi”), and confronts the concerns of journalists who recall the disappearance of a colleague at work on a vampire story. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:43:45 EDT Joseph Laycock 6f56dfde-9d9f-47f6-83ba-4da394e876f9 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/08/31/oh-my-goddess-feminist-spirituality-third-wave Feminists hate religion, right? Not necessarily. From Christian feminists participating in Wiccan rituals to Goddess worshipers honoring Jesus, the landscape of feminist spirituality is is not what it was in the ’60s and ’70s. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:47:52 EDT Mandy Van Deven 28323cee-dc71-4e10-ba52-3cdb6eeabeeb