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Oceans’ Dead Zones Are on the Increase

By Ros Wynne Jones

Imagine a sea full of slime, where only jellyfish flourish – and fish have been slaughtered in their millions by stinging tentacles.

Imagine oceans full of “dead zones” where nothing lives, the water poisoned by fertilisers and human sewage.

Imagine seas so acidic the water damages seashells – and oceans so . . . → Read More: Oceans’ Dead Zones Are on the Increase

Things I Wish I’d Said to a Young Evangelical

By John Beckett

It’s happened to all of us. Someone offends you and you walk away in anger – after you get home you think of the perfect witty comeback. A friend is hurting and you feel useless – a week later you think of what you could have done to help. Sometimes we can’t . . . → Read More: Things I Wish I’d Said to a Young Evangelical

A is for Ancestors …

and a suggestion for new pagans

By Soli

[Snip] Ancestors are a subject which come up often when you delve further into modern paganisms. It’s one area which a lot of pre-Christian religions place a great deal of focus. Without ancestors, none of us would be here right now. Even if you were adopted, even . . . → Read More: A is for Ancestors …

Witchcraft is a religion!

By Damon Leff

Those who insist on the weight of historical prejudice against ‘witchcraft’ as defining only ‘malevolent ritual acts of criminality’, deny to modern Witches the right to identify as ‘practitioners of natural (neutral) magic’ on the grounds that “no such thing as ‘good witchcraft’ existed” prior to the modern resurrection of ancient pagan . . . → Read More: Witchcraft is a religion!