I’m reading The Mask of Benevolence by Harlan Lane. In it he argues that various professionals that claim to help the Deaf community are actually harming them. I was reminded again by the book about how many Deaf people do not see themselves as disabled, but rather as a linguistic/cultural minority. That the Americans with [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Deafness as Disability
Posted in Disability/Autism, tagged aspergers syndrome, autism, autistic culture, deaf, deaf culture, deafness, disability, Disability/Autism on May 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Christo-Paganism
Posted in Christianity, Concepts & Definitions, Ethics, Pagan Community on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For some time now, I’ve been noticing a growing number of people calling themselves Christo-Pagans, Christian Witches and the like, combining these religions in some way. Judeo-Pagans and Jewitches have also been popping up. While many Western Pagans draw inspiration from Buddhism and Hinduism, Eastern religions give themselves a lot more easily to syncretism than [...]
Beyond Reconstructionism
Posted in Celtic/Druid, Pagan Community, tagged spiritual development, spiritual identity on May 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Like many Pagans, I began my path with Wicca, at least the non-traditional eclectic forms of it that were being popularized in the late 90’s, early 2000’s when I became interested. Cast a circle, call the four elements, invoke the God and Goddess. Wicca is certainly a valid religion for those who practice it honestly [...]
