Noumenal News

SPRINGFIELD — A man who describes himself as a Wiccan priest has filed suit against Livingston Parish over its soothsaying ordinance.
Inspiration from the divine transmitted by a Wiccan should be treated legally the same way as a message from God transmitted by a Christian minister, Cliff Eakin said Wednesday.
“To dictate what you can and cannot […]

Researchers in Israel say they have succeeded in putting a version of the Bible on a chip smaller than a pinhead.
Its 300,000 words in Hebrew were inscribed on a silicon surface at the Haifa Institute of Technology.
Scientists say the aim of the project is to increase young people’s interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
The record for […]

Scott Harrison desperately tried to change his sexual orientation in various “ex-gay” ministries for eight years, three of them as a ministry leader in Southern California. Most of his experience with ex-gay groups — Christian organizations that see homosexuality as a choice that can be changed with proper therapy — was with Living Waters and […]

DALLAS (Reuters Life!) - More Americans believe in a literal hell and the devil than Darwin’s theory of evolution, according to a new Harris poll released on Thursday.
It is the latest survey to highlight America’s deep level of religiosity, a cultural trait that sets it apart from much of the developed world.
It also helps explain […]

We witches were everywhere in October. I’m mostly pretty good at dealing with the omnipresence of graphic depictions of old women in pointy hats this time of year and have been known to joke that, during leaf season in WNC, witches are so popular and beloved — we’re even the decorations!
When I got gas for […]

A woman who claimed that a local nursing home fired her because of her Wiccan beliefs has lost her discrimination lawsuit against the facility.
Janet Brown-Schreiner alleged that Life Care Center of Grandview, a 170-bed adult-care home, terminated her as assistant director of nursing for subacute care after learning of her religion.
In her lawsuit, Brown-Schreiner contended […]

RIYADH, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia executed on Friday an Egyptian man convicted of “sorcery”, desecrating the Muslim holy book and adultery, the official news agency said.
The Saudi Press Agency said Mustafa Ibrahim was put to death in Riyadh in a controversial case which has drawn criticism from rights activists.
It said Ibrahim had been […]

I once did a column on the origin of Easter.
Easter descended from a Pagan holiday. In that column I made some disparaging remarks about Pagans, which didn’t go over very well with the local Pagans.
Are there local Pagans? Yes there are. Trust me on this one.
Anyway, I apologize again to any and all Pagans for […]

ROSSVILLE ? Christians and Wiccans gathered in the former Rossville-Alvin High School gymnasium Wednesday night to hear a Lincoln Christian College professor talk about the Wicca religion.
“Our battle is not with people,” said Robert Kurka, professor of theology and church in culture at Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln. “We are talking about competing belief systems, […]

A Catholic pastor at a Massachusetts parochial school has made all the Harry Potter books there disappear, saying they are spiritually dangerous for children and could encourage them to engage in witchcraft.
The Rev. Ron Barker of St. Joseph’s School in Wakefield, Mass., said he stripped the library there of the fantasy series by British author […]