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“Paganism Goes Mainstream”<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s the title of a new piece<\/a> by Kimberly Winston at BeliefNet<\/a>. I’m quoted in it. Yikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Paganism Goes Mainstream” That’s the title of a new piece by Kimberly Winston at BeliefNet. I’m quoted in it. 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Buie, a retired Disciples of Christ minister, wrote an op-ed piece criticizing his local newspaper's\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":5924,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=5924","url_meta":{"origin":294,"position":4},"title":"New Article on Polish Paganism","author":"Chas S. 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