en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2137628 Comments by freemanpresson http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/06/the-wild-hunt-joins-patheos.html#IDComment163107598 This is great, in general. It's one more reason for me to prod Patheos about their mobile inutility again, though. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:30:38 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/06/the-wild-hunt-joins-patheos.html#IDComment163107598 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/09/palins-anti-pagan-coreligionists.html#IDComment162283453 That's why I have trouble believing the stories about British witches or ceremonial Mages organizing against the Germans in WWII. But that was a more present threat and a smaller group, so maybe. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:24:49 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/09/palins-anti-pagan-coreligionists.html#IDComment162283453 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/09/palins-anti-pagan-coreligionists.html#IDComment162283157 There's nothing there. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:23:17 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/09/palins-anti-pagan-coreligionists.html#IDComment162283157 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/paganism-solidarity-and-the-way-forward.html#IDComment157663418 Very well said. If there was a better term than Paganism, I'd be all for it, but I think it would have surfaced by now. Mon, 30 May 2011 23:31:08 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/paganism-solidarity-and-the-way-forward.html#IDComment157663418 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-anti-pagan-florida-democrat.html#IDComment146727572 The first part is true; we need to remember she's running for city council. The minutiae of city government give little scope for her larger program. She is a long way from running for VP. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:30 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-anti-pagan-florida-democrat.html#IDComment146727572 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-anti-pagan-florida-democrat.html#IDComment146726641 Based on recent developments in clinical psych, I would say those people are not our friends either. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:55:22 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-anti-pagan-florida-democrat.html#IDComment146726641 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-anti-pagan-florida-democrat.html#IDComment146707245 " her rhetoric is a tool to stir fear and emotional involvement in those who listen to her" -- the very definition of demagoguery. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:22:42 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-anti-pagan-florida-democrat.html#IDComment146707245 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/interview-with-morgan-page-iyawo-odofemi.html#IDComment144413159 "'Old Europe,' which encompassed Europe, Asia Minor and Northern Africa." Expecting people to substitute a well-kept arcanum like that one for a term in common use is kind of a reach, though. It would be nice if we had a specific term for that, but then we'd probably have to keep extending the borders anyway. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:12:59 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/interview-with-morgan-page-iyawo-odofemi.html#IDComment144413159 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/interview-with-morgan-page-iyawo-odofemi.html#IDComment144110684 This was a great interview with a lot of food for thought. We've learned a lot from the African-derived religions. I have a bit of vicarious experience (i.e., a handful of informants) about the great magical melting pot in New York, so I completely agree with Dylan. There were two misconceptions about Neopaganism that I'm getting a bit tired of: firstly, that it has anything to do with the root of "pagan" as "country dweller" (words do cut loose from their etymology quite frequently, and this one certainly did a very long time ago); and secondly, that Neopaganism is "European." Even if I were not involved with deities from the Near East, I would contest that description as applied to anything Hellenic or Hermetic. The Asian and African influences on those are enormous -- especially the latter, which could be fairly described, in its origin at least, as the magical religion of Late Antique Alexandria (which, it seems some folks almost tend to forget, is not in Europe). Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:59:30 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/interview-with-morgan-page-iyawo-odofemi.html#IDComment144110684 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-cynthia-eller-brickbat.html#IDComment143594727 "IOW, I believe the male tendency to cause harm is offset if that male is worshiping a Divine Feminine." Yeah, those sons of the Morrighan are such creampuffs ... (SORRY COULDN'T HELP IT COYOTE MADE ME DO IT) Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:59:02 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-cynthia-eller-brickbat.html#IDComment143594727 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/updates-archdruid-terry-dobney-mike-huckabee-and-james-arthur-ray.html#IDComment140847117 Well, especially since he's tearing him a new one. Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:52:38 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/updates-archdruid-terry-dobney-mike-huckabee-and-james-arthur-ray.html#IDComment140847117 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/03/did-missionaries-trigger-the-witch-hunts.html#IDComment137344922 I'm going to go read that gladly, because I keep hearing this and wondering where that kind of Christian hangs out, and whether there are enough of them to matter, since the other kind get all the ink. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:29:41 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/03/did-missionaries-trigger-the-witch-hunts.html#IDComment137344922 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/03/update-gender-transgender-religious-rites-and-inclusion.html#IDComment133214316 Yes, that. Of course I have a shortcut key that types out "I agree with Erynn." Mon, 7 Mar 2011 22:40:34 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/03/update-gender-transgender-religious-rites-and-inclusion.html#IDComment133214316 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/02/quick-notes-gay-paganism-project-conversion-and-the-tea-party.html#IDComment130432474 Yes, it's weird how the terminology changes. Liberals had to invent a new term, (actually steal it from a splinter of the fantasy left), because Liberal started meaning Socialist. Maybe we can have it back if the Progressives are done with it, assuming there are still any Libertarians left in the USA after the Barr debacle finishes shaking out. -- Politically Homeless Again in Birmingham Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:42:44 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/02/quick-notes-gay-paganism-project-conversion-and-the-tea-party.html#IDComment130432474 http://cygnoir.net/2011/02/19/get-your-knees-flexin-and-your-arms-t-rexin/#IDComment129505641 I guess fake trees don't change much over time, since the tree scene that this video was parked on reminded me of the fake-woods set from Dark Shadows. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:55:52 +0000 http://cygnoir.net/2011/02/19/get-your-knees-flexin-and-your-arms-t-rexin/#IDComment129505641 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/02/the-true-face-of-a-ritual-killer.html#IDComment128207661 "And why would someone dabbling in 'satanic worship' steal crosses from a church?" Oh, that's easy. According to popular opinion, and in the practice of a few Renaissance Catholic anti-priests and later imitators, upside-down crosses and communion wafers are both quite useful adjuncts to Satanism. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:50:11 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/02/the-true-face-of-a-ritual-killer.html#IDComment128207661 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/01/the-unholy-alliance-of-baby-doc-and-bob-barr.html#IDComment123277728 Unbelievable. Clearly, Barr was never a Libertarian, and his nomination in 2008 was the end of the Libertarian Party USA as far as I and many others are concerned. Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:16:48 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/01/the-unholy-alliance-of-baby-doc-and-bob-barr.html#IDComment123277728 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/01/pagan-community-notes-patrick-mccollum-wisteria-marriage-survey-and-more.html#IDComment120295981 Lama is a Tibetan term. The Thai Buddhist term for a teacher is Ajaan. Sun, 9 Jan 2011 02:06:53 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/01/pagan-community-notes-patrick-mccollum-wisteria-marriage-survey-and-more.html#IDComment120295981 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/12/quick-notes-subcultural-red-light-districts-vodou-and-the-wicker-man-library.html#IDComment114175157 "I'm not sure running a tattoo parlor or a smoking lounge or even a fortune-telling business counts as a fundamental human right. " I'm sure enough for both of us. Buying and selling legitimately-gained property *is* a fundamental right. Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:18:58 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/12/quick-notes-subcultural-red-light-districts-vodou-and-the-wicker-man-library.html#IDComment114175157 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/12/quick-notes-subcultural-red-light-districts-vodou-and-the-wicker-man-library.html#IDComment114123107 Items 1,2, and 3 are already illegal, though, no matter what the zoning. Mon, 6 Dec 2010 19:42:32 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/12/quick-notes-subcultural-red-light-districts-vodou-and-the-wicker-man-library.html#IDComment114123107