{"id":132,"date":"2004-03-02T00:06:00","date_gmt":"2004-03-02T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2004-03-02T00:06:00","modified_gmt":"2004-03-02T00:06:00","slug":"132","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nature religions in Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nature religions are growing fast, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlineopinion.com.au\/view.asp?article=756\">this article<\/a> from the Christian Research Association. <\/p>\n<p>Consider the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnewsblog.com\/6249-Thousands_Of_British_Elite_Embrace_Islam__Study.html\">alternative<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature religions in Australia Nature religions are growing fast, according to this article from the Christian Research Association. 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Clifton","date":"January 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The article \"Musicking and Soundscapes amongst Magical-Religious Witches Community and Ritual Practices\" by Helen Cornish is available as a free download from Religions journal. Abstract Drumming and chanting are core practices in modern magical-religious Witchcraft in the absence of unifying texts or standardized rituals. Song and musicality contribute towards self-creation\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Britain\"","block_context":{"text":"Britain","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=britain"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7706,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7706","url_meta":{"origin":132,"position":1},"title":"Contemporary Pagan Studies 2016 Call for Papers","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"January 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is our call for papers for the next annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, which will be November 19-22, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. For all the calls, go here, just in case you are interested in \"Vatican II Studies.\" Statement of Purpose:\u00a0 The Contemporary Pagan Studies\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"academia\"","block_context":{"text":"academia","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=academia"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=10","url_meta":{"origin":132,"position":2},"title":"Voudoun gets official recognition in Haiti","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"April 10, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"This story comes courtesy of Gina Oboler on the Nature Religions Scholars list. It quotes Haitian President Aristide as saying, \"An ancestral religion, voodoo is an essential part of national identity.\"Priests and priestesses are now asked to register with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which will allow them to conduct\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Paganism\"","block_context":{"text":"Paganism","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=paganism"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1295,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1295","url_meta":{"origin":132,"position":3},"title":"Nature Religion at the Air Force Academy","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"January 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Air Force Academy chapel will add a worship area for followers of Earth-centered religions during a dedication ceremony scheduled to be held at the circle March 10.Gus diZerega notes it too.Considering some of the previous church-and-state issues at the academy, this is major news.Hmm. I might be able to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"American religion\"","block_context":{"text":"American religion","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=american-religion"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1272,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1272","url_meta":{"origin":132,"position":4},"title":"Creeping Pantheism","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"December 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Highbrow journalist Ross Douthat is bothered by creeping pantheism.In a recent New York Times piece, he calls pantheism \"Hollywood's religion of choice.\"The \"news hook\" for his column is the new movie Avatar, which repeats the Pocahantas story once again. Some critic called it \"Dancing with Smurfs.\"To Douthat, \"Avatar is Cameron\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"American religion\"","block_context":{"text":"American religion","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=american-religion"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":270,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=270","url_meta":{"origin":132,"position":5},"title":"\"The fastest-growing religion\" James R.\u2026","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"September 26, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"\"The fastest-growing religion\" James R. Lewis (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point) collects data on new religious movements in this article in the online Marburg Journal of Religion. In New Zealand, at least, \"The fastest growing segment is Paganism ('Nature and Earth Based Religions')\". 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