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Wren's Nest posts Pagan community news, updates on discrimination cases, legislative alerts, calls for action and general comments about Pagan issues around the world on a daily basis. If you find a news article of interest or are aware of an issue that may affect the Pagan community, please email us.
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 Wassail! Join In Toast To Apple Crop Success Author: Luke Page Source: Diss Express Title: WASSAIL! JOIN IN TOAST TO APPLE CROP SUCCESS   Wassail! Wassail! The cry might have been familiar in pagan Britain but finding a wassail event today outside of the West Country is very difficult.But village of Kenninghall is keeping the tradition alive and tomorrow it hosts its fourth wassail. It is organised by volunteer group Kenninghall Lands Trust, which has set up and managed about 17 acres of woodland since the Millennium. | |
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Police Told: Don't Ask For 'Christian' Names, It Offends Author: Christian Institute Source: Christian Institute Title: POLICE TOLD: DON'T ASK FOR 'CHRISTIAN' NAMES, IT OFFENDS Police in Kent have been banned from asking for a person’s “Christian” name, in case it offends people from other faiths. The call has been met with dismay, with one experienced officer calling it politically correct “nonsense”. And the Plain English Campaign questioned whether there really was anyone from other faiths who would be offended. | |
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Spring Equinox Linked To Religious Celebrations Author: Canvas Staff Reports Source: My Fox Nepa (PA) Title: SPRING EQUINOX LINKED TO RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS The spring equinox has been tied to religious rites since ancient times. The spring equinox, which falls between March 19 and 21, is one of two days of the year when daytime and nighttime are both about 12 hours long. ReligiousTolerance.org states that the spring equinox and the winter equinox, which happens in September, both have strong ties to ancient and modern religious celebrations. | |
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Asheville Mother Grove Goddess Temple To Celebrate Spring Equinox Author: Carole Terrell Source: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC) Title: ASHEVILLE MOTHER GROVE GODDESS TEMPLE TO CELEBRATE SPRING EQUINOX After making it through the harsh winter, people in Western North Carolina are looking forward to the warm sun of spring. Some are preparing to celebrate the season's change with an ecumenical ritual. Saturday officially marks the first day of spring, being the day of the spring equinox. Members of Mother Grove Goddess Temple will celebrate at 7 p.m. Saturday with A Breath of Appalachian Spring: A Ritual in Celebration of the Spring Equinox, in the parish hall of the Episcopal Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village. Saturday's event is open to all faith traditions, said Byron Ballard, wiccan priestess and a member of the temple. Mother Grove “isn't a wiccan group, though some of us are wiccans,” she said. | |
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York Dungeon Launches New Attraction, Witches:Burned Alive, For Easter 2010 Author: PR Web Source: PR Web Title: YORK DUNGEON LAUNCHES NEW ATTRACTION, WITCHES:BURNED ALIVE, FOR EASTER 2010 This Easter, the York Dungeon throws the public into a crucible of heresy and witchcraft in order to witness one of the most horrific passages in history. Witches: Burned Alive This hellish show uses special effects, such as a specially designed and concocted burning flesh smell, to bring history to life at one of the best York attractions! During the ‘burning times’ of the 16th and 17th centuries, an estimated 200,000 people were condemned for witchcraft. After suffering shambolic show trials, where the guilt of the accused had in many cases been pre-determined, hundreds of victims were condemned to burn alive at the stake. | |
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Mexican Police Ask Spirits To Guard Them In Drug War Author: Lizbeth Diaz Source: Reuters Title: MEXICAN POLICE ASK SPIRITS TO GUARD THEM IN DRUG WAR Police running scared from drug gangs in one of Mexico's deadliest cities are using bizarre rituals involving animal sacrifice and spirit tattoos to seek protection from raging violence on the U.S. border. In secret meetings that draw on elements of Haitian Voodoo, Cuban Santeria and Mexican witchcraft, priests are slaughtering chickens on full moon nights on beaches, smearing police with the blood and using prayers to evoke spirits to guard them as drug cartels battle over smuggling routes into California. Other police in the city of Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, tattoo their bodies with Voodoo symbols, believing they can repel bullets. | |
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TV Presenter Gets Death Sentence For 'Sorcery' Author: Mohammed Jamjoom Source: CNN Title: TV PRESENTER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 'SORCERY' Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for "sorcery." In a statement released Thursday, the international rights group condemned the verdict and demanded the immediate release of Ali Hussain Sibat, former host of a popular call-in show that aired on Sheherazade, a Beirut based satellite TV channel. According to his lawyer, Sibat, who is 48 and has five children, would predict the future on his show and give out advice to his audience. | |
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