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20 Years of Athens Area Pagans
On Wednesday, July 2, it will be the 20th anniversary of the day that Jim and Lachele and one other person first met out of the Botanical Gardens. Please join us at Jittery Joe’s, 1860 S. Barnett Shoals Rd., at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, July 2, as we toast, the memories of those 20 years.…
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Eat The Young White Males
According to the US Border Patrol Criminal Alien Statistics, from 2017 to now-ish (7+ years), slightly more than 200 cases of homicide and/or manslaughter were committed by criminal aliens. Although the statistics vary somewhat and report differing measurements, one study spanning 2009 to 2020 (11 years) found that 1,363 were fatally shot in mass killings by…
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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…
