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Ex-Catholics in Rome reconnect with roots, spirituality in paganism
By Claire Giangravé — February 21, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As Romans search for alternatives to Catholicism, some have turned to Jupiter, Minerva and Juno.
Rabbi David Wolpe’s pagans aren’t the ones I know
By Nathan M. Hall — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — The distinguished rabbi characterizes a broad collection of small faiths as idolators of nature or money.
Sage, sacred to Native Americans, is being used in purification rituals, raising issues of cultural appropriation
By Helen A. Berger — March 2, 2023
(The Conversation) — Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public.
‘Rosary beads? Yes. But crystals, no.’: Catholic school counselor loses her job
By Heather Greene — January 26, 2023
(RNS) — An employee who invited three Wiccan high priestesses to speak to marketing students did not believe that the crystals they handed out nor their religion would cause a stir.
Christian groups step up harassment of pagan festivals
By Heather Greene — August 22, 2022
(RNS) — American pagans and witches depend heavily on assemblies with names like Pagan Pride and Between the Worlds to share information and camaraderie.
War in ‘civilized’ Europe is nothing new. Here’s why white Westerners think otherwise.
By Kathryn Gin Lum — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — Europeans are supposed to be the ones who save ‘heathens’ from their bad behavior.
Pagans and witches offer prayers for peace in Ukraine
By Heather Greene — February 25, 2022
(RNS) — Concerned for the people of Ukraine, pagans offered prayers and energy work for peace.
Pagan ‘metaphysical’ shops navigate threats from Christian critics
By Heather Greene — May 7, 2021
(RNS) — Selling herbs, crystals and spiritual guides, metaphysical shops are often perceived, especially by conservative Christians, as exotic, devoted to the so-called dark arts and, often, a threat. It's frequently those Christians who threaten them.
Pagan sues Panera Bread Company alleging religious discrimination
By Heather Greene — March 27, 2021
(RNS) — A former baker for the chain said she was told that she 'needed to find God,' according to a court filing.
Satanism 101: The ‘faith’ behind the headlines
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 13, 2014
They're devil worshippers. No, they're atheists. They're witches. Well, maybe, but not Wiccan. A quick look at Satanists, who currently worship controversial headlines.
Francis Spufford’s Christian apology aimed at ‘godless Europeans’
By John Murawski — December 2, 2013
(RNS) Francis Spufford’s defense of Christianity, "Unapologetic," is aimed primarily at what he calls "godless Europeans," the post-Enlightenment elites who tend to regard religion with bemusement as a silly fairy tale, if not with open hostility as a dangerous superstition.
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