United Pagans News Blog

THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ
THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE
By Nikki Werthiem, Copy Editor

The Pagan Student Union is seeking to improve their image and gain membership.

The term “Pagan” actually refers to a religion in tune with nature. According to Pagan.com, “Paganism is a spiritual way of life which has its roots in the ancient nature religions of the world.” This is the message that the Pagan Student Union is trying to send: that it is not a religion of simply witchcraft or devil worship, but a welcoming group to students with all faiths and beliefs.

A day after asking a teacher if she was a witch or believed in witchcraft — following a history lesson on early-America’s Salem witch trials — an adult-education student tossed a liquid on a teacher, then pulled out a cigarette lighter, police said.

Calcutta News.Net
Wednesday 8th October, 2008 (IANS)

In a bizarre ritual that took place midnight last on the outskirts of Raipur, three women known as the 'Navratri witches' and claiming to be blessed by goddess Durga, slapped people while chanting the names of the goddess to rid them of dreaded diseases like AIDS and cancer.

Posted on: Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 15:00 CDT

BRUNSWICK - Marilyn R. Pukkila, who identifies herself as a Quaker witch in the Reclaiming Tradition, will give a talk on modern witchcraft at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Bowdoin College.

Greetings from Black Mesa Indigenous Support,
We are excited to inform you that we are currently putting together efforts to bring a caravan of work crews that will be converging from across the country to support residents of the Big Mountain regions of Black Mesa who, on behalf of their peoples, their sacred ancestral lands, and future generations, continue to carry out their staunch resistance to the efforts of the US Government, which is acting in the interests of the Peabody Coal Company to devastate whole communities & ecosystems, and greatly de-stabilize our planet's climate for the profit of an elite few.