The 2008 Presidential Race intensifies next week as Iowans caucus and New Hampshire residents vote in their primary. In the next eight weeks we will select our Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. Then comes the long, long haul to the November elections. The Pagan Voting Project encourages Pagans across the country to be informed and [...]
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What does a Witch do at Christmas? I can’t speak for all Witches, but this one celebrates. Christmas was a huge affair when I was a kid. My father was a professional Santa Claus at the Great White Store in Downtown Peoria–back when Peoria had a downtown. The whole family, at one time or another [...]
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I just watched a beautifully filmed documentary on CBS. Filmmakers Gedeon and Jules Naudet were making a documentary about firefighters in New York City when they found themselves in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Their ordeal eventually sent them on a spiritual quest to interview a dozen religious leaders around the world, [...]
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It’s Yule, the darkest night of the year. The Solstice officially occurs just after midnight this year, and I am keeping a very simple vigil tonight. On the stereo I have George Harrison singing “Here Comes the Sun,” “My Sweet Lord,” and “Something in the Way She Moves Me.”. I have a white and gold [...]
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I stopped reading the Peoria Times-Observer when they started charging money for it. It wasn’t worth 75 cents then, much less the $1 they charge today.. But sometimes The Observer writes something so egregious that I have to look anyway. This week’s issue is a corker. Northwoods Community Church is a refuge for those seeking [...]
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Vatican blasts “Golden Compass” as Godless and hopeless That’s the news today from Reuters reporter Philip Pullella. “The Vatican on Wednesday condemned the film ‘Golden Compass,’ which some have called anti-Christian, saying it promotes a cold and hopeless world without God.” In an editorial The Vatican newspaper l’Osservatore Romano said, “In Pullman’s world, hope simply [...]
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Brilliant British satirist, Terry Pratchett, creator of the skewed Discworld, announced this week that he has early onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. This is a blow to Pratchett fans. Terry is only 59 and should have decades of bestsellers ahead of him. Our science fiction/fantasy book club at the Peoria Public Library discussed Pratchett’s Hogfather on [...]
I am waiting on pins and needles for the opening of The Golden Compass on Friday, Dec.7th. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman is one of my favorite books! I’ve read it at least three times. The trailer for the movie looks good. The cast is fantastic! I will be sick if they screw this [...]
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