Raelians Push White House for Alien Embassy to Save Humanity
Although it seems like a late April Fool’s prank, a press release from the Raelian…
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My Childhood Hobby Was Satanic, Or So They Told Me
The moral panic around Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games—and what it tells us about religion.
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After Early Christian Opposition, Iceland Gets First Pagan Temple in Nearly 1000 Years
This month an Icelandic Pagan organization called the Ásatrúarfélag (roughly translated,* “the fellowship of those who…
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From The Virgin Mary to a Housewife in Queens: Inside The Seer of Bayside
Every June 18 for more than 25 years, Veronica Lueken—a Catholic housewife from Bayside, Queens—gathered…
Read MoreThis Year in Satanism
2014 was the year of the Satanist. In December 2013, The Satanic Temple announced plans…
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Netherlands’ “War on Xmas” is “War on ‘Black Pete’”
In November, while governor Jay Nixon declared the controversy in Ferguson to be a state…
Read MoreDo White People Think Black People Are Magic?
Last week, media reported on a psychological study suggesting that white people are predisposed to…
Read MorePagan Outrage Machine Fires Up in Response to Time Halloween Article
Pagans have demanded an apology for a Time magazine article that, according to a petition, compared witches to terrorists. The…
Read MoreIn OK, a “Christian” And a “Muslim” Decapitation Challenge “Religious” Violence Narrative
Murder often functions as a cultural Rorschach test: the narratives we tell about why people…
Read MoreThe Environmental Politics of Vodou, New Orleans Style
The “Anba Dlo” water symposium held last weekend in New Orleans featured an unexpected alliance:…
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