{"id":888,"date":"2007-06-06T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-06T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=888"},"modified":"2007-06-06T19:25:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-06T19:25:00","slug":"gallimaufry-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"Gallimaufry"},"content":{"rendered":"

¶ All genuine religions have torchlight processions (Clifton’s 3rd Law of Religion), but how do you make a torch? This guy has answers<\/a>. For more Neolithic fun, make your own rock-and-plant-fiber oil lamp. He has instructions for that job too. It’s all a metaphor for living<\/a>.<\/p>\n

¶ I have been remiss in not thanking Anne Hill for her review of Her Hidden Children<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

¶ Summer library program yanked after claims of witchcraft<\/a>. That’s Greenville, South Carolina. I will be in nearby Spartanburg all next week. Luckily, I do not own any tie-dyed T-shirts. (Via Wren’s Nest<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

¶ Some Danish Pagans decided to make a religio-political statement–with a large stone<\/a>. Take that, Harald Bluetooth!<\/p>\n

¶ Some Greek Pagans are now able to use ancient temples<\/a>, although bureaucratic delays persist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

¶ All genuine religions have torchlight processions (Clifton’s 3rd Law of Religion), but how do you make a torch? This guy has answers. For more Neolithic fun, make your own rock-and-plant-fiber oil lamp. He has instructions for that job too. 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