There's been quite a buzz recently surrounding Pagan and other alternate-faith students in public schools: Atheist Teen Defeats High School Prayer Banner (Examiner.com, 12 January 2012) An Atheist teenager had to bring her high school to district court after a prayer mural, which makes mention of "Our Heavenly Father", was posted in the hallway. Her suit challenged the constitutionality of … [Read more...]
“Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.” – Hillary Clinton
This video needs to be everywhere. Seriously... everywhere. I have nothing more to add, she said it all perfectly. You go, Mrs. Clinton. Full transcript: Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: 11 Reasons Why Dairy Kinda Sucks
I'm getting kind of anxious about this upcoming vegan experiment. The more research I do, the more I realize that it's about more than simply cutting out eggs and dairy, but a change in almost everything. Those two are actually the easiest! And this is coming from a lover of cheese. I mean, I plan to have pizza tonight and make lasagna tomorrow (did I mention my mom is going to be in town from … [Read more...]
What constitutes “faith”?
There's been a lot of hullabaloo recently surrounding a Top Mom Blog of faith contest, wherein a few amazing Pagan/Wiccan bloggin' mamas, namely MrsB's Confessions and Angela @ The Pagan Mom Blog, were personally called out by a Christian blogger. She was originally nominated as a Top Mom blog, resting happily at #2, but fortunately, due to her belief that "[d]ifferent faith is wrong faith", she … [Read more...]
And you’re a vegetarian… why?
Earlier this week, we discussed the broad types of vegetarianism (and diets in general) that exist today. Today I'll be covering reasons why one would want to pursue a diet that completely or partially eliminates meat. While this is, like the last, not at all a comprehensive list of reasons, I hope it serves as a starting point!People go vegetarian (or flexitarian) for many different and often … [Read more...]