Slandered “Wiccan” Denied Rehearing
Did talk of a mother’s (alleged) adherence to Wicca cause her to lose custody of her child? That is the allegation of Andrea Hicks, who said that Chicot County Circuit Judge Robert Vittitow improperly...
View ArticleWitchcraft, Custody Battles, Famous People
I’ve written before of how spouses will use claims of “witchcraft” – or allegiance to a Pagan/esoteric religion - to sway a judge their way in a custody battle. Often these gambits succeed because...
View ArticleA Few Quick Items
I’m out on the road today, but I did want to share a few news items of interest. First off, the Chicago-based web publication Gapers Block features a review of a recent Pagan unity ritual and...
View ArticleMax Beauvoir Protests and other Pagan News of Note
Top Story: Reuters is reporting that several Haitian Vodou priests are upset over the creation of anonymous mass graves, saying that it is a desecration which removes all dignity from death. Among...
View ArticleQuick Notes: Death Threats, Custody Cases, and Polygamy’s Harm
A few quick notes for you on this Sunday. Death Threats Against Sacred Source: Back on the 10th, I reported that Rajan Zed‘s Universal Society of Hinduism, and the Forum for Hindu Awakening were...
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Pagan Community Notes: American Mystic, Patrick McCollum, Rachel Bevilacqua,...
Pagan Community Notes is a companion to my usual Pagan News of Note, a new series more focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. I want to reinforce the idea that what happens to and...
View ArticleReligion’s Role in Custody Battles
A common fear among adherents to minority faiths in the United States is that our beliefs will be used against us in child custody hearings. This is not an imaginary fear, as several modern Pagans have...
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Wiccan Convert Faces Custody Battle in Texas
The Fox affiliate in Houston, Texas reports on the case of Sylvia Ruiz, a mother of three who’s currently in divorce proceedings, and is having custody of her children challenged on religious grounds....
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Minority Religions and Esoteric Practices as Courtroom Evidence
On Friday, the Contra Costa Times reported that an appeal to overturn a 2010 fraud conviction was denied. California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal decided that prosecutors did not unfairly prejudice...
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Question: When Do You Get to Choose Your Faith?
When should a child be able to make their own religious decisions? At what age does individual conscience outweigh parental guidance? A UK judge has decided that a 10-year-old should be able to make...
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Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)
There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to...
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