{"id":9096,"date":"2012-02-05T10:56:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T18:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/?p=9096"},"modified":"2012-02-05T11:39:57","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T19:39:57","slug":"unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/02\/unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-43.html","title":{"rendered":"Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about\u00a0in-depth\u00a0in any given week. So\u00a0<em>The Wild Hunt <\/em>must\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/tag\/unleash-the-hounds\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">unleash the hounds<\/a> in order to round them all up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The case of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/case-files\/cases\/forsyth-county-n-c-v-joyner\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Forsyth County, North Carolina v. Joyner<\/a>, which ultimately ruled that opening invocations and prayers before government bodies cannot be overwhelmingly sectarian in nature, is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2012\/02\/03\/1826727\/aclu-warns-about-prayers-in-legislature.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">now being used to challenge the sectarian prayers in North Carolina\u2019s State Legislature<\/a>. The ACLU is <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/nationnow\/2012\/02\/north_carolina_prayer.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">threatening litigation if North Carolina doesn\u2019t change its policy<\/a>. As I\u2019ve pointed out here before, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/an-end-to-sectarian-prayers-in-forsyth-county-and-how-wiccans-have-shaped-the-debate.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">this case rests heavily on precedents involving Pagans who\u2019ve challenged government invocation policies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/20120203\/murray-hill-gramercy\/witches-plan-cast-spell-over-union-square-at-wiccan-festival#ixzz1lKLYBRAu\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">DNAinfo reports<\/a> that the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiccanfamilytemple.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wiccan Family Temple<\/a> in New York is holding a fundraiser entitled\u00a0WitchsFest USA, with proceeds going towards a permanent temple space in Manhattan. The best part? They\u2019ve got a band called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.witchesinbikinis.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Witches in Bikinis<\/a> playing for them, a high-concept beach-party-horror-film rock n\u2019 roll group. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eH_QQbIKtN4\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here\u2019s a promo video of them in action<\/a>. How did I not hear about them before? In any case, the fundraiser is on July 8th, and you should\u00a0definitely\u00a0check it out.<\/li>\n<li>February isn\u2019t just for Groundhog\u2019s Day, in Brazil adherants of\u00a0<a title=\"Candombl\u00e9\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Candombl%C3%A9\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Candombl\u00e9<\/a> celebrate Iemanja Day, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5h8baAOwXN5xYK0HeejZu7bCgyPkg?docId=CNG.024359129817f80d27d8ccd84469c668.6e1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">which honors the Queen of the Ocean<\/a>, perhaps better known as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemaja\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yemaja<\/a> to many Pagans.<\/li>\n<li>In the \u201cliving traditions update their imagery\u201d files is the story of how Chinese families <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/faithworld\/2011\/04\/04\/ipad-2-sold-out-in-the-afterlife-as-chinese-pray-for-the-dead\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">are now offering up replica paper iPads to their ancestors for an annual festival<\/a>. Quote: <em>\u201cApple\u2019s iPad 2 shortage has spread to the afterlife as Chinese families in Malaysia rush to buy paper replicas of the popular new gadget to burn for their dead as part of a centuries-old rite. During the Qingming festival, also known as the tomb sweeping festival, Chinese communities in Asia honour their ancestors by burning fake money or replicas of luxury items such as flashy cars and designer bags.\u201d<\/em> Fun fact: spirit iPads have an <em>\u201c888 gigabyte capacity.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/religionclause.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/challenge-to-utahs-polygamy-law-can.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Religion Clause<\/em> reports<\/a> that the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/tlc.howstuffworks.com\/tv\/sister-wives\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sister Wives<\/a>\u2018<\/em> challenge to Utah\u2019s anti-bigamy statute will go forward. Back in July of 2011, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2011\/07\/polygamy-decriminalization-and-polyamorous-pagans.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I wrote an article on challenges to polygamy laws and how that might affect polyamorous Pagans<\/a>. \u00a0A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2011\/11\/what-does-canadas-polygamy-decision-mean-for-polyamorous-pagans.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">high-profile challenge to Canadian polygamy law failed to overturn the ordinance<\/a>, though it did seem to carve out exceptions and a road-map for future litigation. No doubt Pagans in multiple-partner relationships will be watching this challenge closely to see how its ramifications might affect their lives.<\/li>\n<li>Also from Religion Clause,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.udv.org.br\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> O Centro Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal<\/a>, who won <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonzales_v._O_Centro_Espirita_Beneficente_Uniao_do_Vegetal\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a landmark Supreme Court case<\/a> regarding the importation and use of entheogens for religious purposes, is <a href=\"http:\/\/religionclause.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/o-centro-files-land-use-lawsuit-against.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">filing a land use lawsuit against Santa Fe County, New Mexico<\/a> for denying them a permit to build a new temple to replace their old one (which they have outgrown). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/update-ministerial-exception-and-minority-religions.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">UDV was also recently involved in the major ministerial exception case decided early this year<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/speakeasy\/2012\/02\/01\/sean-penn-named-ambassador-at-large-for-haiti\/?mod=WSJBlog\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">President Michel Martelly has named Sean Penn as\u00a0Haiti\u2019s ambassador at large<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Is being an atheist in the United States worse than being a Pagan?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/life\/ft\/2012\/02\/atheism_in_america_why_won_t_the_u_s_accept_its_atheists_.single.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Julian Baggini at Slate.com explores why the U.S. won\u2019t accept its atheists<\/a>, though many of the experiences conveyed here sound awfully familiar. Quote:<em> \u201cI used to be a good running friend with somebody who doesn\u2019t live far from here. I mentioned on one occasion that I\u00a0was an atheist and I\u2019ve never seen him again \u2026 I came here knowing this was the Bible Belt, but I didn\u2019t realise it was a more like a totalitarian Christian society: you\u2019re either one of them or you\u2019re not and there\u2019s no in between. So I\u2019ve learnt this lesson, to keep it to myself as much as possible.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/35987068\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A short video documentary about Oberon Zell-Ravenheart<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/psychedelic-chemical-subdues-brain-activity-1.9878\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">New research is out about how entheogenic mushrooms affect our brain<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s it for now! Feel free to discuss any of these links in the comments, some of these I may expand into longer posts as needed.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about\u00a0in-depth\u00a0in any given week. So\u00a0The Wild Hunt must\u00a0unleash the hounds in order to round them all up. The case of\u00a0Forsyth County, North Carolina v. 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