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North Carolina in Satanic Worship prosecution?
Here we go again… The Charlotte Observer says:
Prosecutors have charged three people, including two ranking members of the Durham County Democratic Party, as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and kidnapping that prosecutors said involved satanic worship.
…Authorities have said little about the case outside of the information included in arrest warrants, which allege [...]
O.T.O. wins trademark case
We have just received the following press release from O.T.O. We assume this means that there will only be one Order calling itself O.T.O. in future, which will lessen the confusion many new people feel when they enter the world of Thelema…
News from International Headquarters
June 17, 2008 e.v.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole [...]
Vandals damage Stonehenge
The night-time attack by two men last week involved the central megalith in the 5,000-year-old ring of standing stones, with English Heritage saying the vandals could have been looking for a souvenir.
A chip of stone about the size of a large coin was removed, while a 2.5-inch long scratch was left on the Heel Stone, [...]
Kenya mob reportedly burns 11 ‘witches’
A group of up to 300 young men have burned to death 11 people suspected of being witches and wizards in western Kenya — in some cases slitting their victims’ throats or clubbing them to death before burning their bodies, officials said.
The gang moved from home to home through two villages, identifying their victims by [...]
Florida Substitute Teacher Fired For Wizardry
A teacher at Rushe Middle School in Land ‘O Lakes, Florida, has been fired after doing a conjuring trick where he made a toothpick disappear and reappear in front of students. He said he later got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he had been accused of wizardry.Jim Piculas stated:
“I get a call [...]
Two women report ghost has been having sex with them
The following is a sample from the Federal Way police public information log:
At 4:02 p.m. April 10, two women went into the Federal Way police station claiming that over the past two years, a paranormal person has been placing sensors on their bodies and visiting them in their house at 28600 block of 25th Place [...]
UK mediums foresee trouble ahead
A change in the law could mean mediums, psychics and healers face prosecution if they cannot justify their claims. Spiritualists are delivering a mass petition to Downing Street and complaining that a genuine religion is being discriminated against.
More at the BBC
Climate change to bring more witchhunts?
There is evidence that European witch-burnings in past centuries may also have resulted from climate variations and the resulting crop failures, economic distress and search for scapegoats. Emily Oster, a University of Chicago economist, tracked witchcraft trials and weather in Western Europe between 1520 and 1770 and found a close correlation: colder weather led to [...]
Christians try to reclaim Harry Potter
Richard Albanes, author of “Harry Potter, Narnia, and the Lord of the Rings: What You Need to Know About Fantasy Books and Movies,” says:
“There is this crossover where the Wiccans know it, the occultists know, the practitioners of all these things know it, and they are using that curiosity that kids have for all of [...]
Irish priests sign huge record deal
Life imitating art… This is actually a real story, not an episode of Father Ted.
