Responsibility – Page 2

Our Deadly Lack of Nature Literacy, by Lupa

August 16, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, belief, HP, Intellect, Latest Posts, Lupa, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, Paganism, Psychology, Responsibility, Science, Science and Religion, spirituality, Superstition and Reason

We need to return to an ancestral way in which nature is not an Other, but an Us. If we truly love nature, if we consider ourselves friends to the animals, then we need to know nature itself, through books and observations, through science and questioning. We need to know the rest of nature as well as we know ourselves.

The World Needs Her Witches, by Phyllis Curott, Witch and Wiccan Priestess

July 12, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Nature/Stoicism, Paganism, Practice, Responsibility

A response to David Brooks New York Times 6/11/19 Op Ed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/astrology-occult-millennials.html David Brooks is right to quote from the Tara Isabella Burton essay in The American Interest, “Wicca … is technically the fastest-growing religion in America.” But he misses…

One of Many American Rituals, by Starstuff, Contemplating

June 28, 2019 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, atheist pagan, Earth religion, HP, Intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, naturalistic paganism, Nature, nature religion, pantheism, Practice, Religious Naturalism, Responsibility, science and god, science and myth, Science and Religion, Spiritual Naturalism, Starstuff, Contemplating

What objects do you find sacred? Being able to openly pledge based on what symbolizes the most high in our minds is a precious part of being free, and, it turns out, a moving statement about what is important. A…

Pagans Scapegoated Again, as Privilege Misleads Millions of People, by [Starstuff, Contemplating]

April 27, 2019 HumanisticPaganism atheism, belief, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Non-Theistic Religion, Responsibility, Starstuff, Contemplating, Superstition and Reason

Imagine for a moment that repeated terrorist attacks killed dozens of people, and continued to be motivated, by the killer’s own words, by a Jihad to fight for Islam. Imagine that these same killers mentioned how they have been motivated…

Blasphemy Victory! Now, go Vote! by Starstuff, Contemplating

November 4, 2018 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, atheist pagan, Earth religion, HP, Intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, naturalistic paganism, Nature, nature religion, pantheism, Practice, Religious Naturalism, Responsibility, science and god, science and myth, Science and Religion, Spiritual Naturalism, Starstuff, Contemplating

Victory! The people of Ireland legalize honesty in an historic vote, amending their constitution to legalize blasphemy. Votes matter. If you are an American, your vote matters too. Please vote Tuesday, November 6th. As we hoped for, we got our…

Blasphemy! by Starstuff, Contemplating

October 6, 2018 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, atheist pagan, Earth religion, HP, Intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, naturalistic paganism, Nature, nature religion, pantheism, Practice, Religious Naturalism, Responsibility, science and god, science and myth, Science and Religion, Spiritual Naturalism, Starstuff, Contemplating

Blasphemy laws are one of the most egregious and severe forms of religious privilege. It is the use of state-sponsored violence to attack someone for speaking in ways that religious leaders don’t like. Yet many countries, including the United States,…

Grandma’s Cheat Sheet, by [Starstuff, Contemplating]

July 11, 2018 HumanisticPaganism atheism, belief, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Non-Theistic Religion, Responsibility, Starstuff, Contemplating, Superstition and Reason

…this isn’t a comprehensive dissertation, it’s just a short “cheat sheet” for grandma. Feel free to print out your own copy…

Why I Don’t Do Rituals In My Garden Anymore, by Megan Manson

May 30, 2018 HumanisticPaganism HP, Latest Posts, Megan Manson, naturalistic pagan, Responsibility, Trellia

In You may have already read the reports about John “Bearheart” Bennett, a British druid who was stabbed and beaten by his neighbours for making too much noise during a full moon ritual. Bournemouth Crown Court heard that next door neighbours Mark and…

Another Opportunity to bring Joy to Kids, with “Stardust Explores the Solar System”!

January 30, 2018 HumanisticPaganism Book Review, Community, Cosmos, Emotion, experience, Families, HP, Latest Posts, Meaning, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, Pantheism and Cosmology, Practice, Responsibility, Science, spirituality, wonder

Now we have another opportunity. The success of “My Name is Stardust”, including radio shows and worldwide recognition has led to a second edition, “Stardust Explores the Solar System”, which has a kickstarter campaign being launched today!

This Historic Moment (Part II), by [Starstuff, Contemplating]

November 23, 2017 HumanisticPaganism atheism, belief, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Non-Theistic Religion, Responsibility, Starstuff, Contemplating, Superstition and Reason

Not all that long ago, outright, young earth creationists (YEC) outnumbered those of us who rejected supernatural views of our history by five to one here in American. Today I thankful that, for the first time in American history, the…