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LOOK 'Which Religion Cares Most About The Homeless?': Man Divides Begging Bowls By Faith

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK
Read More: Hinduism, Atheism, UK News, Funny Pictures, Homelessness, Jewish, Pics & Giggles, Paganism, Christianity, Muslims, Buddhism, Spirituality, Beggar, UK Religion, Agnosticism, UK News

This homeless man may well have the most ingenius ploy of collecting small change we've ever seen. Holding a sign which asks "Which religion cares...

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You Don't Have To Be Pagan To Enjoy Superstition

Lydia Willgress | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Country, Maypole, Devon, Paganism, Pagan, Wassail, Superstition, Guy Fawkes, Rural, UK Universities & Education News
Lydia Willgress

Whilst regular trips to the beach and lemonades down the pub were on my parents check list, so were some more unusual activities. You see, I come from Devon where pagan traditions are kept alive, and various festivals celebrating fertility, reproduction and nature are dotted across the calendar.

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A Weird History of Christmas, Part One - Christ's Birthday or Roman Carnival?

Greg Jenner | Posted 15.02.2013 | Home
Read More: Religion, History, Humour, Paganism, Christmas, Romans, Christianity, Xmas, Comedy, Home News
Greg Jenner

All things considered, the modern Christmas is pretty bizarre. However, this is entirely in keeping with tradition - as far as we can tell, Yuletide has always been a curious head-scratcher. For the historian like me, teasing out what Christmas used to be like, and why it even exists, is a blooming nightmare.

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Census Reveals More Jedis Than Satanists And Scientologists

The Huffington Post UL | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Heavy Metal, Taoism, Religion, Scientology, Atheism, UK News, Census 2011, Paganism, Satanism, Christianity, Wicca, Census 2011 Religion, UK News

The Sith Lord has been hard at work in England and Wales since the rise of the Jedis in 2001, with the Jedi population declining by more than half in ...

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Does Halloween Have a Real Place in the British Culture?

Charli Radke | Posted 25.12.2012 | Home
Read More: British Culture, Halloween, Day of the Dead, UK-Halloween, Commercial Halloween, Halloween British Culture, Paganism, Home News
Charli Radke

Well, the fact is that Halloween is primarily a pagan tradition first conceived on the British Isles, and therefore its place in our culture is already very much established.

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What Do Muslims, Pagans And Scientologists Have In Common?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Islam, Scientology, UK News, Paganism, Mormons, UK Education, UK Islam, Mormonism, Religious Discrimination, UK Religion, University of Derby, UK News

Muslims, pagans and members of Christian sects such as Mormons or Jehovah’s Witnesses are most likely to experience "substantial" unfair treatment b...

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A Soggy Summer Solstice

PA | Posted 21.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Summer Solstice, UK Weather, Stonehenge, UK News, Pagans, Paganism, UK Lifestyle, UK News

Thousands of people have marked the summer solstice despite the celebration being one of the wettest in years. Poor weather could not dampen the sp...

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'Explore Paganism', CofE Tells Teachers In Cornwall

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Religion, UK Teachers, Church of England, Witchcraft, Paganism, UK Students, Druids, Wicca, UK Schools, Cornwall, National Curriculum, Witches, UK Universities & Education News

Teachers in Cornwall have been told by the Church of England to celebrate all Cornish beliefs in school, including "exploring" Paganism, over fears so...

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The Director of Cult Classic the Wicker Man Returns With the Wicker Tree - Interview With Robin Hardy

Stephen Applebaum | Posted 11.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Sequel, Edward Woodward, The Wicker Tree, Robin Hardy, Paganism, Christianity, The Wicker Man, Horror, Christopher Lee, UK Entertainment, UK Books, Ukfilm, Cowboys for Christ, UK Entertainment News
Stephen Applebaum

Thirty-nine years after The Wicker Man first sent shivers down the spines of cinemagoers, the film's director, Robin Hardy, 82, again pits Christians against pagans in an adaptation of his 2006 novel, Cowboys for Christ.

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Easter: What's With All The Bunnies And Stuff?!

Greg Jenner | Posted 05.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Christianity, History, Easter, Paganism, Religion, Horrible Histories, Greg Jenner, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Greg Jenner

Easter is just one of many confusingly indistinct holidays that blend weird paganism, Christian theology, and modern marketing into a seamless melange of oddly abutting practices and customs... so how much of Easter really is Christian in origin? It may be more than you realise.

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Momma was Gay, Poppa was a Witch - A Personal Account of Gay Parenting and Gay Marriage

Alice Grist | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Gay Rights, Relationships, Gay Parenting, Heterosexual Marriage, Paganism, Homophobia, Parenting, Gay, Homosexuality and Religion, Cardinal O'Brien, Love, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, UK Lifestyle News
Alice Grist

The weirdest thing about my childhood was probably when Dad turned his back on the church and became a Pagan High Priest. I was taken aside and point-blank informed, "Alice, I'm a Pagan." My blood pumped faster as I anticipated being the focal point of a virgin sacrifice. This was not to pass.

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If You Like the Tree, Why do You Cut it Down?

Dr Lynette Nusbacher | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Jews, Christmas Party, Syncretic, Asherah, Syncretism, Kaddish, Office Party, Hillel, Holiday, Odin, Jon Stewart, Christ, Pagan, Paganism, Santa Claus, British Jewry, Father Christmas, Christianity, Adam Sandler, British Jews, Judaism, Yggdrasil, UK Christmas, UK News
Dr Lynette Nusbacher

Many British Jews celebrate Christmas. Christmas is so overwhelming here that it's hard not to: so much of the culture, entertainment, economy and rhythm of work is Christmas-based that it's hard to avoid.

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Broadmoor May Recruit Witch After Pleas From Inmates

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Rastafarianism, Psychiatric Patient, Serial Killer, Druid, Mental Hospital, UK News, Witch, Paganism, Secure Unit, Wicca, UK Weird News, Sectioned, Broadmoor, Yorkshire Ripper, UK News

Broadmoor may soon be recruiting a witch to preach to its pagan-minded inmates, following a spiritual needs survey. The top-security mental hospita...

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