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Raise Hell, Witches
Or you will soon find yourselves living in one. Those who know me don’t often hear my political opinions. I’m neither Republican nor Democrat, so pretty much everyone disagrees with me. This is a non-partisan issue. The things that are happening in the government are almost certainly motivated by Dominionist ideology. Two of the main…
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The Rapture Can’t Come Soon Enough
I don’t really want the Christians to go away. I just want to be allowed to live in peace. How does one negotiate a win-win with a bully? This piece reflects the opinion and experience of the author. I do not pretend, or want, to speak on anyone else’s behalf. Some of these opinions are…
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What are Pagans?
Some (relatively) short comments and quotations from various sources that may prove useful. WHO ARE THE PAGANS? By Embreis23, originally written for Athens Pagan Pride Day 2023 On Saturday, Oct. 5, Athens Pagan Pride Day will be celebrated in downtown Athens, on College Square from 5-10 pm. This will be the 12th Annual Athens Pagan…
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The Price of Being Strange
We’re not a normal church. We’re not a normal non-profit. We’re not a normal community. You might be surprised how much harder that makes everything. We were certainly surprised. This post explores some of the problems we’ve had in trying to be the service-related organization that we want to be. No Building? No Book? No…
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Pantheon, Part III: Hekate
By Embreis23 Note: Athens Area Pagans Inc. is open to all paths, ways, and practices. The following is the author’s opinion and is not intended as a statement of opinion, theology, ideology, or faith on the part of AAP. Introduction: What follows is the fourth of a series of attempts to describe and communicate the…
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Pantheon Part II: Nimble Jack
By Embreis23 Note: Athens Area Pagans Inc. is open to all paths, ways, and practices. The following is the author’s opinion and is not intended as a statement of opinion, theology, ideology, or faith on the part of AAP. Introduction: What follows is the third of a series of attempts to describe and communicate the…
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Pantheon, Part 0
Chaos comes before and after, is above and below, is within and without. Everything comes from Chaos; everything disappears into Chaos.
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PANTHEON, Part I
By Embreis23 Note: Athens Area Pagans Inc. is open to all paths, ways, and practices. The following is the author’s opinion and is not intended as a statement of opinion, theology, ideology, or faith on the part of AAP. Introduction: The root of the English word “essay” means “to attempt,” which is appropriate: what follows…
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IRS Gremlin defeated
Athens Area Pagans, Inc., has been a registered tax-exempt organization under IRS code 501(c)(3) since Sept. 26, 2013 (the date of the Final Determination letter we got from the IRS). We worked hard to get that exemption and have continued to be vigilant in defending it. But we discovered a problem in February. We noticed…
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Whither APPD?
The first Athens Pagan Pride Day was put on by Christian Avalon with the help of the UGA Pagan Student Association in 2008. They did an excellent job of it. They were unable to continue doing it, so Christian asked AAP if we wanted to take it over. We weren’t sure we had the time…
