Merry Meet

I wanted to take a moment to highlight an excellent resource and some of its recent content. The Witches’ Voice is a powerful, user-driven, user-sponsored web site allowing users to learn about pagan paths, find pagan businesses, and connect with others in their area.

This site allows users to choose who contacts them (individuals, businesses) and divides content into sections, my favorite being essays. Continue Reading »

A few years ago, I was working out at Curves. Someone then told me that Curves is owned by a right-wing pro-life activist couple, and that the whole Curves spiel about the empowerment of women was pretty much null and void considering the owners were pro-life. I was also urged to cancel my membership.

While I agree with the pro-choice sentiment, I’m not sure if I agree with the rest. Should I really cancel a membership at a gym just because the gym owners happen to spend their legally-earned money on something with which I disagree?

Really, how many drugs did The Beatles consume during their time in the band? Who do you think paid for the habit? Every fan that bought a record, whether they were into drugs or not. Does that make each fan responsible for The Beatles’ drug use? What if it had resulted in the death of one of them? After thinking about it that way, I decided to continue my membership at Curves.

Today I heard about a Catholic institution thrown into controversy by a pro-choice politician and president–Barack Obama.  Some do not want to hear Obama speak because he is pro-choice. In other words, his position on one issue, to them, invalidates his worthiness to address a graduating class. Continue Reading »

When I went to watch the new Star Trek movie last night, I was there as a major fan of Trek! My secondary concern involved watching the costumes so I could post on Star Trek costumes for my other blog. As wonderful as the movie was, I did not consider it a specifically spiritual experience–until I noticed a detail on a Vulcan costume–something very much akin to our very own beloved triple moon (right). Please read on–no spoilers below. Continue Reading »