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There’s nothing like a tragedy to bring out the best and the worst in people. You have those who contribute to aiding victims in whatever way they can on the one hand, and the profiteers on the other.
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake on January 12 killed an estimated 200,000 people, left 250,000 injured and made 1.5 million homeless in Haiti, according to the European Union. Following this, there were 49 aftershocks of magnitude-4.5 or greater. (more…)
I have previously written about the controversy surrounding the Eurocentric definition of paganism proposed at the Parliament of World Religions (PWR) as reported by Ed Hubbard in his commentary on the PWR. Andras Corban-Arthen, who was at the centre of the controversy, provided a clarifying statement in The Wild Hunt. The matter has not died down, as those who have been left out of the definition are still bitter.
I had the privilege and pleasure of chatting to Patrick McCollum yesterday about the PWR definition (more…)
I had a recent conversation with a friend who is very prominent in the Australian pagan community about the issue of just who should represent pagans at events such as the Parliament of World Religions (PWR).
Organized mainstream religions have the benefit of hierarchies with clearly defined leaders. It is thus very easy for such religions to send either leaders or spokespersons to events, so that all their members can be spoken for. Would it be possible to have generally agreed upon leaders or spokespersons representing pagans in a similar fashion?
In my last couple of posts, I’ve discussed my displeasure regarding the Eurocentric definition of paganism proposed by the PWR, and have pushed my own idea of paganism being an umbrella term for the many small religious groups outside of the world religions. However, because the term pagan was initially one of derision, there are some people who I would consider to be pagans, who dislike the term and refuse to use it.
There are obvious advantages in terms of gaining recognition in being a part of a large group. Consider for instance the victory won by wiccans in the military who are now allowed to have pentagrams on their gravestones. This came about due to (more…)
