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Yule Want to Read This: The Pagan Origins of Christmas

December 9th, 2021

How does ritual bloodletting and sacrifice turn into eating honey baked ham? What does snogging under the mistletoe have to do with Jesus’s birth? This is the story of how Yule merged with Christmas.

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Horrible Tragedy or Ritual Sacrifice? Some See Satan's Hand in Astroworld Disaster

November 11th, 2021

What exactly went wrong at rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival - in which eight people died - is still being uncovered. And while many point to organizer negligence, some say the tragedy was caused by Satan.

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Study: Pagans Most Pro-LGBTQ Religious Group

October 28th, 2021

According to one study, the Pagan community is the most pro-LGBTQ religious group with some 93% of Pagans supporting the gay community. What is it about Paganism that makes them more likely to support gay rights?

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Long Before Witches in Salem, Europe Had 'Werewolf Trials'

October 25th, 2021

Did you know that long before we were persecuting witches in America, we were persecuting werewolves in Europe? From beheadings to burnings, those accused of 'werewolfery' often met a rather unpleasant fate.

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New Zealand's "Official Wizard" Fired After 23 Years on the Job

October 21st, 2021

New Zealand's letting the world's only taxpayer-funded wizard go after two decades of service. The city of Christchurch's 'Official Wizard' won't have his contract renewed in December, ending his lengthy, magical tenure.

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Expelling Satan: Parents Want Metalhead High School Principal Fired

October 15th, 2021

A high school principal is under fire from concerned parents, all because she loves the metal band Iron Maiden and posed with a handmade '666' sign. Students love her, but some parents think she's downright demonic.

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Is Brian Laundrie 'Demonic'? Dog the Bounty Hunter Says Yes

October 15th, 2021

Dog the Bounty Hunter's on the hunt for Brian Laundrie, and he may just be dealing with forces beyond earthly control. Dog says that he's taken a thorough look at Laundrie, and has determined that he's "demonic."

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Man Sues Psychic Over Failure to Remove Witch's Curse

October 14th, 2021

A California man is suing a psychic for $25,000 in damages after she failed to remove a curse that she says his ex-girlfriend placed on him. When the service is supernatural, can you really sue for failure to deliver?

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Witches Gather Online to Hex the Taliban

September 3rd, 2021

They've hexed President Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, the police, and now they're hexing the Taliban. Witches are organizing online, sharing spells and chants in an effort to damage the Taliban and protect Afghan women.

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Wrongly Convicted Salem 'Witch' Could Finally Be Exonerated

August 26th, 2021

Over 300 years ago, Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was accused of being a witch, but never officially exonerated. Now an eighth-grade civics class hopes to formally exonerate the last accused 'witch' of the Salem Witch Trials.

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