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7 hrs ago | KTVN Reno

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Legislative Prayers

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.

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Related Topix: Second Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Tue May 21, 2013

Ripley and Heanor News

Well, what a weekend in Ripley and Swanwick

There is only one way to mark the first stirring of spring in Derbyshire - the dressing of the wells of course.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Derbyshire County, England,

OUPblog

One hundred years of The Rite of Spring

The centenary of the 29 May 1913 premiere of Igor Stravinsky 's The Rite of Spring is being celebrated by numerous orchestras and ballet companies this year, which is always worth mentioning when that first performance incited a riot.

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Examiner.com

Obscure religion review: Wicca

It could be said that Wicca isn't obscure at all, given how many people have heard of it from movies like The Craft and television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but such depictions of the religion are inaccurate for one reason above any other.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television

Travel World News

Peru: City of Cusco Readies For Festival of the Sun, Commissionable Rates Available

The Inti Raymi or "Festival of the Sun" was the biggest festivity, most important, spectacular and magnificent celebrated during the Inca times.

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Related Topix: Peru Travel

Fri May 17, 2013

Salisbury Journal

Druid bid to have remains re-buried fails

A DRUID leader has lost his High Court bidto force the re-interment of ancient bones dug up by archaeologists at Stonehenge .

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Related Topix: Druid, Religion, Archaeology, Science, Anthropology

Thu May 16, 2013

Examiner.com

Wiccan murderer is suing prison for not allowing 'dragon's blood' cake

It was announced to the public on May 14, 2013 that Daniel LaPlante is suing a prison for not allow him items such as dragon's blood cake, medians and other such Wiccan items.

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Related Topix: Samhain, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh, Tacoma, WA

Wed May 15, 2013

The Austin Chronicle

Summer Fun: It's a Pagan Thing, We Might Just Understand

Why are we calling this issue - this particular themed segment of content on the wubs and in the paper - the Summer Fun issue? And even if you're not a student and so it's just more of the same-old same-old but with hotter weather, still, there's some vestigial feeling of greater freedom, less regimentation, and, yes, just plain fun in the air.

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Related Topix: Weather, Life, Holidays, Festivus, Austin, TX, Summer Solstice, Food, Food Festival

Tue May 14, 2013

Daily Mail

Law change 'could lead to Jedi and Pagan weddings': Tories fear...

Jedi, druid and pagan weddings could be made legal across Britain under proposals from MPs, it was claimed last night.

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Related Topix: Wedding

Sun May 12, 2013

Lowell Sun

Townsend murderer sues prison system, claiming religious rights violated

Convicted triple-murderer Daniel J. LaPlante, who is serving life behind bars for the 1987 murders of Patricia Gustafson and her two children in their Townsend home, has filed a federal lawsuit against the state Department of Correction claiming his religious rights are being violated by limitations to his Wicca faith.

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Chronicle Live

Pagans demand greater respect as it is revealed they are the seventh largest religion in UK

Pagans are demanding greater respect for their beliefs after it emerged they are the seventh largest religion in the country - with 1,802 adherents in the North East Pagans are demanding greater respect for their beliefs after it emerged they are the seventh largest religion in the country - with 1,802 adherents in the North East.

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