http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22257/ellinais-paganism-parthenon http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22257/ellinais-paganism-parthenon#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:59:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22257 Defying police presence and a thunderous downpour, dozens of Greek pagans huddled near the Parthenon in Athens on Sunday, holding a protest prayer for a museum being built at the foot of the sacred site.

The ceremony, attended by scores of curious onlookers, was performed amid the ruins of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon. The ancient Greek religion was outlawed by the Roman empire in the fourth century.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22257/ellinais-paganism-parthenon/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22212/ellinais-paganism-acropolis http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22212/ellinais-paganism-acropolis#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22212 A small group of pagans pledged Thursday to hold a protest prayer among the ruined Acropolis temples, more than 1,500 years after Christians stamped out worship of the ancient Greek gods.

Peppa's Athens-based group, Ellinais, is campaigning to revive ancient religion and has defied Culture Ministry bans to hold prayers at several ancient temples.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22212/ellinais-paganism-acropolis/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17250/greek-cult-holds-forbidden-ceremony-at-zeus-temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17250/greek-cult-holds-forbidden-ceremony-at-zeus-temple#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:35:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17250/greek-cult-holds-forbidden-ceremony-at-zeus-temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17250/greek-cult-holds-forbidden-ceremony-at-zeus-temple/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17252/zeus-makes-a-comeback-in-greece http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17252/zeus-makes-a-comeback-in-greece#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:40:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17252/zeus-makes-a-comeback-in-greece http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17252/zeus-makes-a-comeback-in-greece/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17251/zeus-worshippers-demand-access-to-temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17251/zeus-worshippers-demand-access-to-temple#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:35:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17251/zeus-worshippers-demand-access-to-temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17251/zeus-worshippers-demand-access-to-temple/feed 0