{"id":1204,"date":"2009-09-06T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2009-09-06T22:38:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T22:38:00","slug":"paganism-is-fa-abulous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1204","title":{"rendered":"Paganism is Fa-abulous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsoftheworld.co.uk\/fabulous\/features\/485161\/paganism.html\">So says the News of the World<\/a>, so consider the source.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\"> Both Emma and Amie are in the throes of planning their weddings for next year  &#8211; or hand-fastings, as they&#8217;re called in pagan circles, because the couple&#8217;s  hands are tied together during the ceremony.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\"> Both are planning outdoor ceremonies officiated by a high priest and  priestess, using pagan vows they&#8217;ll compose themselves. Emma&#8217;s gown will be  green &#8220;to symbolise new beginnings&#8221;, while Amie has plumped for a purple  medieval-style dress, followed by a hog roast on the beach. Conventional it  isn&#8217;t &#8211; but if paganism continues to grow, hand-fastings could be the next  big thing.  <\/p>\n<p>Emma has Pagan tattoos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So says the News of the World, so consider the source. Both Emma and Amie are in the throes of planning their weddings for next year &#8211; or hand-fastings, as they&#8217;re called in pagan circles, because the couple&#8217;s hands are tied together during the ceremony. 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