Other Stories of Note
A Pagan temple will be built in Reykjav?k along with a Muslim mosque and a Russian Orthodox church.
“The Association for Medieval Norse Paganism (?satr?) is set to receive a 1,500 – 2,000 square meter lot for a 700 sq. m. temple. The temple will include additional facilities for the congregation, a forested area close to landmark Perlan is the lot currently under discussion for the Pagans.”
Patricia Montley (author of “In Nature’s Honor: Myths and Rituals Celebrating the Earth”.) feels that reverence for the earth is the way forward to religious harmony.
“Perhaps that is the place to start. No matter what we think of one another?s religious beliefs or practices, we do all stand on the same ground. We share the same earth. The same sun rises and sets on all of us. Doesn?t this transcend our doctrinal differences?”
The New York Times reviews the stage play “Avalon” an Arthurian tale inspired by Marion Zimmer Bradley’s “The Mists of Avalon”.
“The real conflict of “Avalon” is the one between paganism and Christianity, not some petty human relationship. For audiences distressed by the intolerance that has come to be associated with fundamentalist Christianity, this is an entertaining battle, since the Druids’ ways are presented as far superior.”
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