Updates: Teaching Paganism, Passive Distribution, Library Filtering, and Project Conversion

April 17, 2012 By
Andrew Bowen as a Wiccan.

Here are some updates on stories The Wild Hunt has reported on previously. Teaching Paganism in British Schools: On Sunday I deconstructed the sensationalist Daily Mail's assertions regarding the teaching of Paganism in British religious education courses, specifically in Cornwall. I pointed out that there is no hard-and-fast mandate requiring schools to insert Pagan religions into their curriculum, and that the RE advisory council is exactly that, advisory. Still, why let facts and reason … [Read more...]

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ACLU Tackles the “Occult” Category in Internet Filtering Software

January 4, 2012 By
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Yesterday the ACLU announced that it has filed a lawsuit against a library in Salem, Missouri (download the full complaint) for using Internet filtering software that blocks websites pertaining to Wicca and Native American religions. As Ars Technica notes, sites blocked by the library's software include Wikipedia's page on Wicca, but not Christian-run pages that are critical of Pagan religions. According to the ACLU filing, Salem's library director, Glenda Wofford, said "she would only allow … [Read more...]

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