The Witches' Voice's Statement of Position

Make no doubt about it, Witch Wars are driving a wedge into the heart of the community and are causing divisions based on issues of ethics, honor and integrity. The Witches' Voice can no longer sit back and NOT address this issue.

Time to Face the Change! - Wren Walker

O.K., so you can put me squarely into the 'optimist" category. But I am also both a rationalist and a Witch since about 1960 or so. Relax, this isn't going to be my personal 'life as a Witch' story.

A Global Opportunity - Gavin Bone

When you become a Priest or Priestess of the Goddess you take a vow to serve her before anyone else, and that includes yourself.

Protecting Our Own - Bev Richardson

I believe that the pagan movement as a whole has always been in danger of becoming closed-in on itself. Dare i say, 'hermetic'?

The Politics and Lessons of a Witch War - Lhiannon Everseeking

There was honestly a time when I was naive enough to believe that the Wiccan community was perfect. No, really, I did.

Honor, Integrity and Accountability - Steven Craig Hickman

Anyone who has been on the Internet for a length of time will know that it is shaping and re-shaping the way we perceive and live our lives on Mother Earth.

Political Neutrality & Walking the Walk - Aranea

Recently we received email from a man commented favorably on PNN and was intrigued by the fact that we have thus far managed to remain free of political tangles and negativity.

Lessons of the Dark and the Light - Steve McManus

When Hecate creates dark lessons in our lives, do we love Her any less? Of course not. We still love and respect Her. We respect Her because She speaks the Truth.

Egos and Magick - Moose

You will always remain a neophyte until you survive your first Witch war."

We Always Hurt the Ones We Love - Ivy V.

Another difficulty is that the Internet has made the world a much smaller place. While many Witch Wars are private affairs, others are conducted under very public and open circumstances.

Recognizing Rumours on the Internet - Andrea E. Feeser

The power of words, flying around the world in minutes-and even seconds, can be brought to virtually destroy the life of any one of us.

We haz met the enemy and they iz us! - Bill Kilborn (Eaglerocc)

If we're ever to be taken seriously as a "real" religion we must stop this petty bickering. There's actually not that many of "usn's" as compared to "thems". Why are we fighting each other? We are the open minded ones.

A Field Guide to the Modern Pagan - an Email Classic

Do we need to strive for a diverse community? Hardly, Modern Witches and Wiccans are colorful group to say the least.

Wiccans, Witch Wars and The General Public - Rev Chas McAvoy

We ask the general public to forget the myths and stereotypes, yet we portray ourselves as not being all that great when we war with one another. Then we ask them to take us seriously and become more educated about our beliefs?

Left of Center: A Look in The Pagan Mirror - Cather "Catalyst" Steincamp

Wicca, as a religion, has a slightly different background that most major religions. We don't punish people for being different; we celebrate their differences.

Losing Time - Darrin Laurelsson

We Pagans are, at least in my community, a gregarious and social people. We long to make contact with others who share our views to a certain extent. But we are also relative innocents socially, and often fail to take into account that social interaction comes with both benefits and penalties.

Expecting the Best Standards of Behavior in Pagan Leadership - Elizabeth Barrette

Quality-control is a perennial topic of conversation on the Pagan Leaders list. We discuss possible ways of handling sticky situations, examples of mishandling such situations, things people do right and things people do wrong.