{"id":681,"date":"2006-06-27T02:52:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-27T02:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=681"},"modified":"2006-06-27T02:52:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-27T02:52:00","slug":"681","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Techno-Pagans at work<\/strong><\/p>\n

A blogger covering the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalists writes<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Dinner with Niko, the one other member of the New Bedford church besides me to be at General Assembly. He told me about the big outdoor solstice ritual that the pagan group<\/a> held today. And how did they find a suitable outdoor space in downtown St. Louis within walking distance of the convention center? They used the satellite photos in Google Maps, and found a perfect little green space. There was even a grassy circle within a grove of trees.<\/em><\/p>\n

I should mention that I am big fan of Mary Oliver<\/a> too.<\/p>\n

(Pointy) hat tip to Prairie Mary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tags: CUUPS<\/a>, Paganism<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Techno-Pagans at work A blogger covering the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalists writes, Dinner with Niko, the one other member of the New Bedford church besides me to be at General Assembly. He told me about the big outdoor solstice ritual that the pagan group held today. 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