Pagan Community News

Welcome to the Witches' League Pagan News page. We will be scanning the web weekly to look for news stories of interest to the Pagan and wiccan community and posting them here for you. Here you will find the latest news and information about what is going in the Craft community and the world around us. Also, If you have a story or news tip for us, feel free to email it to chada@celticcrow.com, and we will look into it promptly.
  The articles on Witches in the Military and the Ft. Hood issue can still be found on our Archive Page .

George W. Bush and 'Faith Based Organizations'

• Dershowitz, Reed swap verbal punches on church-state issue - A lively debate over faith-based politics, and of course Witchcraft is brought into the line of fire. - 26 Feb 2001
• Hazy definition of 'faith-based' dangerous - An editorial column explaining why the idea of Faith Based programs is a bad one. - 12 Feb 2001
• Money won't bring Religions Together - A great editorial on the new Faith-Based Organization written by an Episcopal priest, about why Bush's plan won't work in our religiously diverse society - 3 Feb 2001
• Read Reactions to this new office - Read the reaction of 'Americans United for Separation of Church and State' - 1 Feb 2001
• Read the official text - Read the official Exectuive Order handed down by George W. Bush, forming the WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES - 1 Feb 2001

Current News

• Paganism Brought Into Police Case - Westerly, R.I.- A man and woman have been found dead in their Westerly home. They are believed to have practiced Paganism.
• Faceoff: Nine Justices, Ten Commandments - UPI Analysts Peter Roff, a conservative, and Jim Chapin, a liberal, face off on a key issue in the news.- 30 May 2001
• Exoneration Sought for Salem Witches - Exoneration sought for those convicted of "witchcraft" in Salem.- 27 May 2001
• Defunding the Left - Now that the conservatives are in power, they have plans for the 'Liberal Agenda' - and it isn't tea and cookies. - 22 Feb 2001
• School Lockdown - A good article about the serious threat to student's freedoms in the post-Columbine school system. - 20 Feb 2001
• Web site puts face on pagans - A story about a Pagan-run website. - 20 Feb 2001
• Tomb Sheds Light on Egytian Sun God - A tomb recently unearthed in Egypt sheds new light on the worship of Aten, the Egyptian Sun God. - 16 Feb 2001
• Elven like Me - The Otherkin come out of the closet. People who believe they are descended from elves, fairies, and dragons band together on the Net. - 14 Feb 2001
• Pagans are grateful for understanding - Instead of bowing to pressure and banning a Pagan musical group, and interfaith group decided to move a dinner event and include the Pagans. - 12 Feb 2001
• Athiests fight prayer with prayer - To combat the opening prayers in Saly Lake City Council meeetings, an athiest group is encouraging Witches, pagans, and other 'controvertial' groups to add their prayers to the mix. - 7 Feb 2001
• Wiccan wants to ban the Bible from public library - In a political statement about censorship and separation of church and sate, a Wiccan man has requested the Bible be banned from public librarys for it's depiction of violence, torture, and sacrifice - 5 Feb 2001
• Finding strength in Goddesses - A good article about not just Wicca, but overall Goddess Worship- 13 Jan 2001
• School Board prayer causes problems - A Wiccan man takes issue with Christian prayer starting off school board meetings- Jan 10, 2001
• Local earth-centered church 'goes pagan' - A Unitarian church becomes more Pagan in it's practices. - Jan 6, 2001
• Another Pentacle Dress Code issue - A twelve year old student says her right to religious freedom was violated when school officials took her Pentacle necklace away - Dec 19, 2000
• Diverse faiths in prisons - Prisoners enjoy a diverse religious atmosphere, including Native American Sweat Lodges, at this correctional facility in Idaho - Dec 18, 2000
• Many different cultures celebrate this holiday season - An informative article about how other cultures celebrate this sacred time of year - Dec 13, 2000
• Goddess in fresco evokes cries of paganism - An artist painting a Fresco in a state civic center depicts a triple Goddess figure - and raises the Ire of local ministers - Dec 7, 2000
• New South African law targets old fears of occult - An article about South African law and ages-old Witchcraft and black magic beliefs - it amazes me that this sort of thig still happens in the year 2000: a very interesting article - Dec 7, 2000