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Pagans expresses outrage and disappointment over “book review”
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We cover the concerns expressed by others about Radford’s review and look at the publisher, the original book, and community responses.
Paganism
VA patient reports Witchvox blocked by hospital wifi service
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VA patient blocked from accessing websites labeled in the category of “alternate beliefs” via a web filter used by VA hospital and includes popular Pagan sites like WitchVox.
Paganism
Houngan sues Christian university for discrimination
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A Houngan has sued a Christian university in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands for alleged employment discrimination based on religious beliefs.
Pagan Community Notes
Pagan Community Notes: Parliament of World Religions, Satanic Temple threatens Netflix with lawsuit, Statement from CoG, and more
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TORONTO — The Parliament of World Religions kicked off its 2018 conference in Toronto last week. The theme for this year is “The Promise of Inclusion & the Power of Love: Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation, and Change.” In a statement on its website, the Parliament states that theme was partly inspired by this year’s host city and its focus on inclusiveness and how the programs it endorses reflect the values of the Parliament’s practices and ideology. Among the notable keynote presenters are Alisa Starkweather, founder of the Red Tent Temple Movement, and Priestess Path Apprenticeship, and Phylis Currott author, Wiccan Priestess, and founder of The Temple of Ara. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the conference. TWH will have a full story on the conference next week.
News
SCOTUS ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop case: Pagans react
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TWH –As was reported Monday, justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ruled this week in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. et al. v Colorado Civil Rights Commission, et al., in which a baker asserted he had the right to refuse to bake a same-sex wedding cake due to his religious beliefs. In the majority seven-to-two opinion, Justice Kennedy wrote that “the government has no role in expressing or even suggesting whether the religious ground for [baker Jack] Phillips’ conscience-based objection is legitimate or illegitimate,” and that “religious and philosophical objections to gay marriage are protected views and in some instances protected forms of expression.” The law, justices found, must be applied more neutrally with respect to religion.