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There was a post a while back that talked about Christians being persecuted. It goes into the whole "we're just trying to do what's right in a world that's so wrong," and how hard it is to be Christian and so on (though, for the purposes of this blog, I must note that the closest to an example of persecution that was reached was "words against Christ are being dropped"). A few weeks later, I found another article at another site regarding the topic of persecution, but with two main differences from the first post: the writer was Pagan instead of Christian, and she was a direct victim of a physical (and later emotional) attack because of her faith.

I have a number of posts in mind that have been inspired by the Pagan reading I've done lately (The Witch's Voice has been my friend), so religion will most likely be the predominating theme for me for a while, particularly comparisons between Paganism and Christianity, considering my current spiritual path at the moment.

One of the things I had found, and found very disturbing, was a legislation entitled Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.

I've seen a number of blogs and comments in general regarding the growing use of the Internet and how we're being watched and whatnot. There's a number and variety of generally negative sentiments regarding the Internet, privacy, and whatnot, and while it's valid to a point, I feel it's mostly ignorance rearing its ugly head yet again. So, I figured I'd work to debunk the myths and tame some of the fears people have.

In a country dominated by Christianity there lies a relatively small, though growing, religious group known as Pagans. The group consists of a number of sub groups that each have their own voice. Such groups include Wiccans, Druids, Asatru, Shamans, and many others. These people, as viewed by the Christian community, are the classic example of "devil worshippers." But are they really?

So a while back I was given a challenge to read more about the religion of Islam. The original challenge was to read the Hadiths, or traditions started or approved by Muhammad. In the process, I found an interestng book that I've felt worthwhile to use as a basis for my explanation of Islam and how it's used - and abused - the way I understand and view it.

With the 2008 elections just around the corner, I've been watching the candidates dwindle down. If you work in a place like mine, you'd swear there were only two candidates left (Clinton and Obama).

My husband found something, on one of the blogging communities that he frequents, called Codex Alimentarius. It's basically an international food regulation code. From the looks of it, it's been in place and been in effect for a number of years. However, the post he found regarded it as if it were infringing on our rights to health safety.

My roommate and I somehow got on the topic of the Bible the other day, so I grabbed a copy to show her a few things. After we had run out of steam, I continued skim-reading through it (skim, read a little that looks interesting, skim some more) and found something that caught my attention.