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	Homosexuality and Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many homosexual Neo-Pagans were initially attracted to Neo-Pagan religions because of this inclusion, in which their relationships are seen on an equal footing.
		In support of this philosophy, many Neopagans cite the Charge of the Goddess, which says "All acts of Love and Pleasure are My rituals".
		There are probably around the same or greater percentage of homosexual persons practicing traditional Wicca, as the percentage of homosexual persons in the population at large.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neopagan_views_of_homosexuality (1177 words)

	Neopaganism - Wikipedia
		Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) is a heterogeneous religion established as a revival of the largely extinct forms of European paganism.
		Neopaganism is sometimes referred to as the "Old Religion", indicating that, despite its novelty as a recognized belief system, it is based on beliefs that are very, very old.
		Neopaganism is considered an "Earth-based" or "Nature-based" religion because it holds the Earth and all of Nature to be sacred.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neopaganism (1105 words)

	Neopaganism - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Neopaganism is commonly associated with the pre-Christian religions of northwestern Europe, however the term also applies to modern revivals of other cults and belief systems, such as those of Isis, Mithra and of the state religion of ancient Rome.
		The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or which are conceived as reconstructions of ancient practices.
		Some critics claim that Neopagans cannot legitimately be considered practitioners of "true" Pagan religion, citing that in the history of ideas it is understood that revivals are not identical to their models: e.g., Roman sculpture compared to the neoclassicism of, for example, Antonio Canova.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Neopagan (4656 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Neopaganism
		Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) is a heterogeneous group of religions established as a revival of mainly European Paganism, which was once largely extinct.
		It is called Neopaganism by academics and many adherents to distinguish it from earlier forms of Paganism, from which it differs in some significant ways.
		Neopagans claim to have experienced discrimination in the United States based on misunderstanding of their faith.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ne/Neopaganism (3435 words)

	Neopagan views of homosexuality - SourceryForge
		Homosexuals are, as a general rule, fully accepted by Wiccans.
		Furthermore, there are a number of ancient religious practices that include or focus on homosexuals, hermaphrodites, or crossdressers.
		There are Wiccans who will not accept homosexuals into their group because they have such an emphasis on male-female polarity.
	sourceryforge.org /w/Neopagan_views_of_homosexuality (165 words)

	Homosexuality and Neopaganism - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Throughout most of Wicca and Neopaganism, all sexual orientations are considered healthy and positive, provided that individual sexual relationships are healthy and loving.
		In support of this philosophy, many Neopagans cite the Charge of the Goddess, which says "All acts of Love and Pleasure are Her rituals".
		Pan, the patron god of shepherds and god of nature, is famous for his sexual prowess with both maidens and shepherds.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Neopagan_views_of_homosexuality (866 words)

	Islamic views of homosexuality
		Note that homosexuality, as a psychological disposition, is not technically against the Sharia, which governs the physical actions, and not the inner thoughts and feelings.
		In Saudi Arabia, homosexuals may be killed for their practices, although in practise this is not usually done unless the state perceives a threat to its power http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/saudi_arabia/saudinews19.htm.
		In Afghanistan at least 10 homosexuals are known to have been executed for their sexual conduct by the Taliban.
	www.datamass.net /is/islamic-views-of-homosexuality.html (1168 words)

	Neopaganism - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and many adherents to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or which are conceived as reconstructions of ancient practices.
		Nevertheless, a small minority claim that Neopaganism cannot legitimately be considered a form of "true" Paganism, citing that in the history of ideas it is understood that revivals are not identical to their models: comparisons of Plato with Neoplatonism and Roman sculpture with the neoclassicism of, for example, Antonio Canova.
		Some objections to this usage seem to stem from a misunderstanding of the term Neopaganism to mean pseudopaganism; although prominent authors such as Ronald Hutton have done little to curb such misunderstandings, Neopaganism is not at all separate from Paganism, but is in fact a subset of it.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Neopaganism (3612 words)

	Neopagan views of homosexuality
		Most traditional Wiccans worship the God and Goddess[?], and many traditional Wiccan covens are made up of equal numbers of men and women emphasizing the importance of balance between the male and female.
		This balance extends sexually as well, and there are probably around the same or greater percentage of homosexuals practicing traditional Wicca, as the percentage of homosexuals in the population at large.
		See views of other religions on the topic of homosexuality on the Religion and homosexuality page.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ne/Neopagan_views_of_homosexuality.html (486 words)

	Neopagan views of homosexuality - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		I cannot speak for all wiccans obviously but some may be more influenced by media, which up until recently has often portrayed very homophobic views, but whichever way any wiccan feels, their own personal opinions about homosexuality are exactly that, their own.
		Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and views, as I have stated mine, as long as it doesn't cause harm, who is anyone to tell them they are wrong to think them.
		If homosexuality is part of your life and being bisexual or homosexual is what makes your life happy and what you want it to be then, do what ye will because not doing so can only cause you mental harm.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Neopagan_views_of_homosexuality (1152 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Wicca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Wicca is a Neopagan religion that is found in many English-speaking countries and several other countries as well.
		One common view is that it is a person standing with their arms and legs out, making a star out of themselves.
		Another much less common view on the symbolism of the pentagram is that upright it is a protective charm which protects its wearer through passive energies, such as good will or pleasing emotions, and that inverted it protects its wearer using aggressive energies, such as curses or angry emotions.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Wicca (3542 words)

	Neopaganism
		Wicca has been arguably the most well organised and influential form of Neopaganism until the mid '80s, perhaps justifying an arrogant tendency by some Wiccans to claim to be the priesthood of the Pagan community.
		Terms like "fluffy bunny" or "elves and strawberries Pagan" are used to denote with a certain degree of contempt people whose commitment to their Paganism is seen as shallow and less than serious.
		Generally, since the aim of the Neopagan faith is not to displace or destroy others' faith, these attempts to derogate have not been established.
	www.booklists.net /encyclopedia/neopaganism.html (3050 words)

	Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick \| Neopaganism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Neopaganism is most commonly associated with mythology originated in the pre-Christian religions of northwestern Europe.
		While today's Neopaganism does continue many beliefs and practices of previous forms of Paganism, including many gods and goddesses, it is in many ways claimed to be very different.
		Most Neopagans worship various Gods and Goddesses but this may not be actually polytheistic; some believe as Dion Fortune wrote "All Gods are One God, All Goddesses are One Goddess." Many neopagans (particularly Wiccans) are dualists, or panentheists, but there are also polytheists, some are animists, and some believe in the deity within.
	www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Neopaganism (4850 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Neopaganism
		Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is any of a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient, primarily pre-Christian and sometimes pre-Judaic religions.
		Most Neopagan traditions are polytheistic, but the interpretation of the concept of deity varies widely, including monist, pantheist, dualist, deist, animist, henotheist, psychological and mystical variations and interpretations.
		Some critics claim that Neopagans cannot legitimately be considered practitioners of any "true" Pagan religion, citing that in the history of ideas it is understood that revivals are not identical to their models: e.g., Roman sculpture compared to the neoclassicism of, for example, Antonio Canova.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Neopaganism (4753 words)

	Neopagan - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Neopagan
		The rise of interest in and practice of supposedly pagan ideas, festivals, and rituals since the mid-19th century.
		Often inspired by a dislike of both modern industrial society and traditional Christianity, neopaganism is a romantic and anti-urban phenomenon.
		At its more serious level, neopaganism does not try to reinvent the past, but sees itself as drawing inspiration for a new form of spirituality and response to nature from models perceived to have been followed by the ancient pagans.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Neopagan?x (200 words)

	Learn more about Neopaganism in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Covenant of the Goddess conducted a poll of U.S. and Canadian Pagans in 1999 that estimated the population in those countries at 768,400 (see http://www.cog.org/cogpoll_final.html).
		Some folks, especially those from Jewish backgrounds, have Judeo-Paganism, which celebrate the old religions of the ancient Near East, including the Canaanite-Ugarit religion.
		In addition, there is a growing tendency within the Neopagan community to look down upon "fluffy bunny" pagans, who are seen as diluting the faith by making it too "mainstream" and New Age.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /n/ne/neopaganism.html (3113 words)

	Neopaganism - Gurupedia
		In the USA today Wicca is used loosely to equate with any form of Neopaganism, but British based Neopaganism used to use the term 'Wicca' much more narrowly, as Gardnerian or Alexandrian Wicca; also, a third generation of Wicca descended from Gardnarian is now florishing, notably Seax-Wica.
		Its use until the 1990s drew on a perceived underground European Paganism and supposed ancient "Goddess religions." These models are now largely discredited, notably by Ronald Hutton, and allusions are now more cautiously made to local folk healers/small groups, and a plurality of ancient "Goddess traditions," among others.
		Neopagans as a faith community have occasionally retaliated with half serious language games such as the Wiccan terms "cowan" and "mundane"--the latter originally and correctly a term from
	www.gurupedia.com /n/ne/neopagan.htm (3029 words)

	For the pre Christian wiccans see Volva Volva For...
		"Wicca" is a Neopagan Neopagan religion religion probably originally founded by the British British civil servant Gerald Gardner Gerald Gardner in the 1930s 1930s.
		Wicca is a subset of the larger umbrella religious term "Paganism" or Neopaganism Neopaganism.
		For a summary of Wiccan views on homosexuality, see Neopagan views of homosexuality Neopagan views of homosexuality.
	www.biodatabase.de /wicca (1414 words)

	New Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		There is typically mysticism-based (rather than experiment-and-theory-based) view of describing controlling the external world; for example one believe that tarot card reading works because of the "interconnectedness principle" rather than the success (or failure) of tarot card as evidence of the interconnectedness principle.
		It worth noting that this view is incompatible with contemporary science: the forces posited physics are supposed to exhaustively describe the of the universe so anything acting according another force would have to break the of physics.
		Although this is overly simplistic view of social intercourse it exist in general at large.
	www.freeglossary.com /New_Age (3858 words)

	Wiccan Ethics and Social Views - ReligionFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Other traditions, however, believe that this approach is improper and interferes with the balance of masculine and feminine in nature.
		In support of this philosophy, many Neopagans cite the Charge of the Goddess, which says "All acts of Love and Pleasure are Her rituals." Therefore all forms and expressions of sexuality, as long as they are otherwise healthy and consensual, are accepted.
		Gardnerians do not make any moral judgments about homosexual people, but they usually form their covens from male-female pairs.
	www.religionfacts.com /wicca/ethics.htm (767 words)

	Wicca Resource Page - wica
		Wicca is a collective term for a group of Neopagan religions that are found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures.
		Wiccans see their use of witchcraft as positive and good, and fl or evil magic is viewed as antithetical to Wiccan beliefs and activities.
		Interest outstripped the ability of the mostly British-based covens to train and propagate members; the beliefs of the religion wika pressure transducer spread faster by the printed word or word of mouth than the initiatory system was prepared to handle.
	www.governpub.com /gt/Wicca.html (4065 words)

	Wicca - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is considered to be a learned skill in that it tends to focus on the casting of spells, herbalism, and the practice of magic.
		To add to the confusion, the term Witchcraft in popular older usage and in a modern historical or anthropological context means the use of fl or evil magic, which is generally viewed as antithetical to Wiccan beliefs and activities.
		They may also be animists, pantheists, or indeed anywhere within the broad spectrum of Neopagan forms of worship.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php?title=Wicca&redirect=no (3806 words)

	Neopaganism and homosexuality
		Throughout most of Wicca and Neopaganism, homosexuality is not considered an issue.
		Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people are almost always welcomed in individual communities, covens, study groups, and circles.
		There are probably around the same percentage of homosexuals practicing traditional Wicca, as the percentage of homosexuals in the population at large.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ne/Neopaganism_and_homosexuality.html (459 words)

	Wicca...Astroppo.com
		Wicca is a Neopagan religion probably originally founded by the British civil servant Gerald Gardner in the 1930s.
		Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal religions of pre-historic Europe, taught to him by a woman named Dorothy Clutterbuck.
		Wicca is a subset of the larger umbrella religious term "Paganism" or Neopaganism.
	www.astroppo.com /wicca.htm (1421 words)

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