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	<title>Religion News Blog &#187; Paganism</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pagans push for change at Berkeley festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 04:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People from all walks of life joined in the fun Saturday at the 7th Annual Pagan Festival and Parade. It was a showing of acceptance and celebration across all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations and faith traditions. Organizers said they also wanted to dispel common misconceptions that paganism is about devil worship.]]></description>
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		<title>Pagan prisoners allowed twigs in their cells to use as magic wands</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ruling has been announced as part of a prisons policy that requires Pagan prisoners to have the same rights as prisoners of other religions. The new rules were drawn up with the help of the Pagan Federation, which advised the prison service on what equipment its members needed.]]></description>
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		<title>Pagan weddings attract more than a cult following</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supporters and critics of pagan weddings often describe the ceremonies as beautiful, mystical, bizarre and even evil, all descriptions Kemper has heard. But, according to some experts, there is one word they can no longer use: uncommon.]]></description>
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		<title>The other kind of witch: Wiccans, Pagans discuss their spiritual life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jerrie Hildebrand fights against the misconception that Wiccans and Pagans are somehow fundamentally different from Christians, Jews and Muslims — a belief she says was held and accepted even by Salem officials until recent years. In truth, said Hildebrand, they come in all forms: gay, straight, businesspeople and artists, family leaders and singles. “We’re just regular folk having a life,” she said. “So we’re just like any other faith community.”]]></description>
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		<title>Salem forum: Witches more popular, less scary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Witches get more respect than they used to here in the Witch City. That was a recurring theme among about 40 witches, pagans and Wiccans at a city-sponsored forum held Saturday night to educate the public and challenge stereotypes about their religion.]]></description>
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		<title>Pagans: Exorcisms more dangerous than Pagan beliefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr Garland said that according to 2006 Census, there were more than 40,000 Pagans of different denominations across Australia, "all remarkably unaffected by demonic possession".]]></description>
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		<title>Earth-based spirituality fosters respect for environment, others</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20198/paganism-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, whether alone or in covens, area residents who call themselves Pagans will celebrate Yule, a celebration of the changing seasons on winter solstice.]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery winner plans spirituality center</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ellwood "Bunky" Bartlett - Mega Millions lottery winner, Wiccan high priest, recently retired accountant - would like to clear up a few misconceptions about his plans for a "witch school."]]></description>
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		<title>Pagans wish for rain to wash away Homer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant.]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish National Health Service gives its blessing to Paganism</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18615/paganism</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some NHS hospital patients it would seem the help of one god is just not enough. Pagan chaplains are, for the first time, to offer counselling and prayers to the sick in Scottish wards.]]></description>
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