Religion news 8 September
77 year old priest arrested in climate change protest – again; Roman Catholic priest says repent of being a Democrat or burn in hell; campaign to pardon ancient witches of Scotland.
Paganism
Stonehenge: a Neolithic cathedral, a healing place, or a memorial to ancestors?
Tim Wyatt explores the quest to understand the religious significance of Stonehenge. Aligning with sunrise and sunset, was it a place to venerate ancestors, a sacred house of healing, or a place for rituals which orientated people to the world?
Pagans welcome Summer Solstice at a social distance
By Rosie Dawson, 20 June, 2020 Sarah Kerr will greet tomorrow’s sunrise with some drumming while sitting underneath an apple […]
Pilgrims Prepare for their Virtual Journey
By Catherine Pepinster, 17 June 2020 They were the origins of holidays and the way that religions went on the […]
The Pagan Festival of Beltane
Factsheet on the pagan festival of Beltane. History, customs, beliefs, geography, contemporary celebrations
Guide to Paganism
Jennifer Uzzell General Points Everything in this sheet is a generalisation. There is great variety not only between, but also […]