Our favorite fanatical family is as it again. The hatemongers at Westboro Baptist Church have announced that they plan to protest the funeral of comedian George Carlin, who died last ... Read More

Today would have been the 52nd birthday of the late Scott Cunningham. Scott was the author of a number of extremely popular books on modern Wicca and Paganism, most of ... Read More

© Frazer Harrison/Getty Images I'd rather remove my eyes with a spork than sit through seven minutes of Kathy Lee Gifford, but reader TwinkerBelle tipped me off to this video of ... Read More

The US Naval Academy has recieved a letter from an American Civil Liberties Union attorney, saying that if they don't do away with the lunchtime prayer at midshipmen's mess, they ... Read More

In yet another case of "religious freedom is fine but please don't do it in my community," a Florida neighborhood is up in arms about a resident who practices Santeria, ... Read More

From the BBC, a disturbing report comes to us out of Calcutta, of a rural family of four, all killed by their neighbors. Although there's some question about whether they ... Read More

© Tammy Powley, used with permission I know how to crochet, but I have no idea how to explain it to other people... so when I saw Tammy Powley's instructions for ... Read More

Reader Shayna writes in and says that this summer, she'll be in a dormitory situation on a college campus, and she's wondering how to celebrate rituals discreetly and in a ... Read More

Do you have a photo you'd like to share of your Litha altar? If you'd like to share it with the rest of us, you can send it in as ... Read More

If you're someone who follows a Hellenistic Pagan path -- or if you just think mythology is cool -- be sure to check out this family tree of the Greek ... Read More

A federal judge has handed down a ruling in the case of Hummel v. Donahue, in which an Odinist prisoner sued the Indiana Department of Corrections for the right to ... Read More

From the UK, the Stockport Express reports that the British government is denying a Wiccan temple the right to declare itself a place of worship. A letter from the General ... Read More

I'm actually surprised it took this long. The group Americans United for Separation of Church and State has filed a lawsuit against the state of South Carolina over the religious-themed ... Read More

Remember our pal John Freshwater, the Mt. Vernon, Ohio, teacher who refused to remove Bibles and other religious materials from his public school classroom? In addition to complaints from students, ... Read More

Blog reader Sharon writes in with a puzzler, and I know someone out there can probably help her. She says, "I am looking for a book and a plastic fold ... Read More

Hey, it's been 57 years since Parliament repealed England's last Witchcraft Law. Put into effect on June 1, 1653, the Witchcraft Laws mandated the outlawing of any kind of witchy ... Read More

It's Litha, the longest day of the year! The sun will shine more today than any other day of the year, and it's a day to get outdoors and celebrate. ... Read More

It's Starhawk's birthday today! Born Miriam Simos, Starhawk is the author of a number of books on witchcraft, Wicca and modern Paganism, including the groundbreaking Spiral Dance. She is the ... Read More

Last week I blogged about the case of Corey Bird, the North Carolina high school senior who wants to wear tribal eagle feathers when he graduates. Well, the school board ... Read More

A nifty article comes to us from the UK Telegraph about a Druidic full moon ceremony near Avebury. What's really nice about this article is that reporter Ian Vince makes ... Read More

On June 13, 1884, Gerald Gardner was born in England. Gardner became a renowned folklorist and collector of occult material, and he claimed to have been initiated into a coven ... Read More

There are a ton of myths, legends and other hullaballoo surrounding this date. For example: The fear of Friday the 13th is called Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Many employers actually have a high ... Read More

Recently a young mother in Idaho fled an abusive relationship, and headed for the only place she thought she and her toddler son would be safe -- a temporary homeless ... Read More

There's a full moon around the corner, and this one is the Strong Sun Moon -- no wonder, since Litha is approaching and the sun is warming the heavens and ... Read More

I don't often link to articles over on Witchvox, simply because there's so darn many of them, but this one really jumped out at me as being a worthy read. ... Read More

On June 10, 1692, Bridget Bishop was the first person to be hanged in Salem, Massachussetts during the witch trials. Although there was no conclusive evidence that she practiced witchcraft, ... Read More

I have a secret confession to make: I think LOLCats are hilarious. There's nothing better to lighten up an Internet conversation than one strategically placed, cleverly-captioned cat macro. If you're ... Read More

Over in DeMoines, a story comes to us about a Pagan couple that has decorated their wooden fence with symbols of their beliefs... and are now being told by the ... Read More

A reader writes in that she's looking for Pagan wedding officiants in the Vancouver, B.C. area. I know there's a lot of Pagans and Wiccans in Canada, but don't know ... Read More

Remember a couple of weeks ago, when South Carolina legislators were considering an "I Believe" license plate, complete with a stained glass window and cross on the design? Well, they ... Read More

Okay, while this isn't really truly Wiccan or Pagan news, I know there are a ton of Joss Whedon fans here, so I thought I'd share with you a little ... Read More

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling delivered a commencement speech at a Harvard alumni event earlier this week, in which she discusses how she's turned the failures in her life into ... Read More

I just got an email about this, so I'm a few days behind, but Paula Gunn Allen crossed over on May 29th at the age of sixty-eight. Paula was a ... Read More

Kudos to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Last month I mentioned that honeybees are dying due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and several commercial entities are trying to help. ... Read More

A recent comment in another thread reminded me that it's the time of year when we need to take a look at dads, and celebrating the masculine. Often, in modern ... Read More

You know, just in case you're one of those folks reading this at work, I'm going to warn you right off the bat - the photos in the link are ... Read More

Starhawk's newest On Faith entry is available online at the Washington Post, and this time around she's discussing the recent decision handed down from California's Supreme Court about the issue ... Read More

On June 1, 1563, the English Witchcraft Act went into effect. Kept in place until 1951, the laws basically allowed courts to prosecute people for any hint of witchy activity ... Read More