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 Okla. Governor Gets Student Religious-Expression Bill Author: The Associated Press Source: First Amendment Center Title: OKLA. GOVERNOR GETS STUDENT RELIGIOUS-EXPRESSION BILL Gov. Brad Henry's desk is the next stop for legislation given final approval May 12 by the Oklahoma House that supporters said would protect students' rights to express their religious viewpoints in public school classrooms. Opponents warned that the measure may have unintended consequences and could lead to classroom confrontations and disruption. | |
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Officials Say Polar Bears To Be Protected Species Author: Associated Press Source: Boston Globe (MA) Title: OFFICIALS SAY POLAR BEARS TO BE PROTECTED SPECIES The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming, officials said Wednesday. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne scheduled a news conference to announce the action. It comes a day before a court-imposed deadline on deciding whether the bear should be put under the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act. | |
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Priest Leaves McNeil Island Job In Protest Of State Religion Rule In Prisons Author: Ian Demsky Source: The News Tribune (WA) Title: PRIEST LEAVES MCNEIL ISLAND JOB IN PROTEST OF STATE RELIGION RULE IN PRISONS The Rev. Tom Suss spent Monday afternoon at McNeil Island prison loading the contents of his office into his Hyundai Elantra. His last official day is today. For more than 15 years, he served inmates of all faiths as prison chaplain. But the 63-year-old Catholic priest chose to retire a year and a half early rather than work with a troubled heart. He's leaving because he disagrees with new rules that allow state inmates to simultaneously chose multiple religious affiliations with the flick of a pen. The contradictions were too much for Suss. "I'm not a martyr," Suss said in a recent interview. "There's no hidden message here. I met my Waterloo. I had no other choice. I could not accept a pagan/Catholic." | |
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In Wicca We Trust! Is America Ready For A Pagan Or Atheist President? Author: Robert Paul Reyes Source: News Blaze Title: IN WICCA WE TRUST! IS AMERICA READY FOR A PAGAN OR ATHEIST PRESIDENT? Polls indicate that the vast majority of Americans wouldn't vote for a presidential candidate who's an atheist or a member of a fringe religion, like a Pagan or Wiccan. "Many current pagans in industrial societies base their beliefs and practices on a connection to Nature, and a divinity within all living things." Quotation from Wikipedia What is so threatening about this peaceful ideology that would disqualify an individual from being the President of the United States? | |
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The Last Straw! Author: Kate9954 (Blog) Source: Capiltol Hill Blue Title: THE LAST STRAW! I was actually having as nice a day as is ever possible in a fascist police state when I happened to notice the headline: "Bob Barr To Run For President As Libertarian" That's just what we need, folks. I'm done. I've finally had enough. I've been careful and cautious since I've been living in Kansas, which can otherwise be described as "Fundie Paradise." Pagans don't have martyrs, just idiots who should have known better than to shoot off their mouths when they did. But Iam through now. Bring on your burning crosses. I am out of the closet. Additional Article Link: [Click HERE] | |
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Response To 'Way Back When I Was a Wiccan' Author: Shelley Source: News Blaze Title: RESPONSE TO 'WAY BACK WHEN I WAS WICCAN' I read the article, "Way Back When I Was a Wiccan" the other day, and when I saw that you were accepting comments, I thought long and hard about whether to write in. This story was posted on a Pagan/Wiccan forum I have been frequenting lately. When I saw someone else (Kelly) write in, I decided that I should, too. Being Wiccan certainly does NOT mean being part of "a rule-less religion". Our Rede, "If you harm none, do what you will", was interpreted by the woman in the story (Samantha) quite incorrectly. "Harming none" includes one's self. I would hardly call doing drugs, having casual sex and allowing herself to be beaten up because it was the only attention she was getting as "harming none". To blame Wicca for her downward spiral is completely irresponsible. Additional Article Link: [Click HERE] | |
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SC Lawmakers Have Religion On Minds, In Bills Author: Jim Davenport, Associated Press Source: Charlotte Observer (NC) Title: SC LAWMAKERS HAVE RELIGION ON MINDS, IN BILLS Faith in the public square would have a high profile in South Carolina as three bills move closer to becoming law. One creates license tags with "I Believe" in front of a cross; a second makes clear prayers can be offered before public meetings and a third allows set public displays of key historical legal foundation documents that would include the Ten Commandments. The "faith tag" zipping through South Carolina's Legislature nearly made it into law in Florida. But it was dropped from a license tag bill there at the last minute. State Sen. Yancey McGill, a Kingstree Democrat, got the bill passed in a couple of days without even having a public hearing or debate. "It's a great idea," McGill said Tuesday, calling it an opportunity to express beliefs. "People don't have to buy them. But it affords them that opportunity. I welcome any religion tags." What about Wicca, commonly referred to as witchcraft? "Well, that's not what I consider to be a religion," McGill said. And Buddhism? "I'd have to look at the individual situation. But I'm telling you, I firmly believe in this tag." | |
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