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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
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2:09p |
9th Disscussion http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2007/11/26/mayor-resigns-over-satanic-abduction/
Mayor Resigns Over 'Satanic Abduction'
Not entirely pagan news, but interesting and almost kind of related enough that I figured I might as well add it.
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Do you feel this story has enough details to make any really informed decision on the ex-mayor's claims?
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Do you think the ex-mayor is telling the truth?
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How do you feel about ex-mayor staying with his current wife?
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Would you be more interested in the article if instead of it being a Satanic group, it was a pagan group?
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Why was the ex-mayor administered truth serum in the first place?
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10th Discussion http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/11/26/news/local/143374.txt
Fighting to keep traditions
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Does your religion or culture have any traditions or ceremonies that have been sensationalized or made taboo?
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Do you think that the Native Americans are still fighting a lot of battles that they were fighting in colonial times and why?
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What do you think of the government funded religious educations historically offered to the Native Americans? Do you think that the American government still struggles with the question of funding religious groups today?
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Any other comments or thoughts?
| 2:11p |
11th Discussion http://www.fortcollinsnow.com/article/20071124/NEWS/71121009
Christmas Displays Plus: Council Adds, Doesn’t Subtract
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How do you feel about Christmas/Holiday decorations? Where is the line for you? Does this line change when a private company decorates instead of a government?
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Do you feel that the council's ruling was one in favor of “political correctness gone astray” as Elizabeth Springer suggests?
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“It still is a federal holiday, and that holiday is to celebrate Christmas,” Hecker said. “We don't celebrate the Baha'i faith on Christmas. The day was set aside for Christmas.” Hecker brings up a good point, should Christmas be a federal holiday in the USA? Does the government have the right to support one religion over another in such a way?
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Is including other symbols enough or should all “religious” symbols leave public display?
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What (if any) problems do you see with the latest Fort Collins ruling?
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Is requesting a menorah be hung really an outrageous one?
| 2:13p |
12th Update http://www.madison.com/tct/entertainment/258644
Celebrating the solstice
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What do you think of the advice given here on “how to celebrate the solstice”?
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Are any of these decorations ones you traditionally use in your celebration (if you celebrate the solstice)?
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Do you celebrate the solstice at all and if you do when? Do you use the 25th to line up with Christmas, do you use the actual darkest day of the year, do you follow some other reasoning behind your day of celebration?
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What do you think about the use of tropical plants for solstice decoration? Does this follow in line with traditional practices or do you think it is an appropriate modern twist? Do you think about the origin of you plants and flowers at all for any winter celebration?
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Did you see any ideas you liked? Did it remind you of anything kind of decorations you use?
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Does this article really have a lot to do with celebrating or is it more about winter decorations?
| 2:13p |
13th Update http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=18&id=205546&usrsess=1">An Alternate Religion
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Is the information presented here correct, somewhat correct, not correct, or something in between?
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What do you think of this article in comparison to other “what Wicca is” articles you've read in the media (if you have read any) or the definitions that other articles give sometimes in passing of what Wicca is?
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Any specific complaints or compliments for the article?
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What do you think this article would define as “tradition paganism”, is its use seems to imply that the writer believes it to be one specific thing?
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How do you feel about the compare and contrast bit between Wicca and Christianity? Does the writing of this article show bias to one belief over the other?
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Any other thoughts and concerns?
Edit Sorry for the Broken link. I've got the story here: http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.p hp?clid=18&id=205546&usrsess=1 if the link up top still doesn't work. Also if this won't connect you. Search within "The Statesman" for "An Alternate Religion" and the article pops right up.
Sorry for the inconvenience. |
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