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		<title>Biblical Creationism/&#8221;Intelligent Design&#8221; is not Science</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/biblical-creationismintelligent-design-is-not-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t addressed this before, at least not here on the blog, though I have mentioned  my own personal take on the Adam and Eve story. But now it seems (not like it ever really changes or gets a break) that congressmen in various parts of the country are trying to push Creationism being taught in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=937&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Samhain and ancestors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My great grandparents and maternal grandmother as a baby October 31st. It never fails that around this time of year, the pictures of witches and black cats and ghouls come to everyone&#8217;s awareness.  Witches take pride and joy in being more open with their practices and spirituality. The end of October almost heralds a season [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=914&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pagans mentioned in the media: choosing when to fight</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/pagans-mentioned-in-the-media-choosing-when-to-fight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Serpent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something I do regularly as a journal exercise is every season I write down what my most important goals, beliefs, thoughts, ideas, motives, and such are. I do this because life is about growth and change and living a Pagan life is about fitting in, accepting, and merging with the cycles of time and seasons [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=902&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a patron deity</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/finding-a-patron-or-matron-deity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the really interesting things about getting into Paganism is the realization and later understanding that all those gods and goddesses that you might have learned about in school &#8212; Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, etc. are still around and kicking. That&#8217;s right, those wonderful stories about gods and heroes and legendary tales of monsters and amazing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=890&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is there a difference between Wicca and Witchcraft? Part 2</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/is-there-a-difference-between-wicca-and-witchcraft-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Serpent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continued from Part 1 As it is currently understood and practiced, Wicca is a newer form of an ancient system and it does possess and blend some ingredients that don’t purely reflect its western and northern and western European roots. We can try to be purists and reconstructionists as much as we want, but there was  a great deal lost and broken apart [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=872&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spokes of the Great Wheel: Autumn Equinox</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/spokes-of-the-great-wheel-autumn-equinox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time of the autumnal equinox is known by various names among different Pagan traditions: Mabon, Alban Elfed, or Harvest Home. The year&#8217;s cycle of seasons is divided into four quarters,  marked by the solstices (June 21 and Dec. 21) and the equinoxes (March 22 and Sept. 22) The actual dates may vary as to when the precise [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=864&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are we a Christian nation?</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/are-we-a-christian-nation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  There is an argument that is consistently given regarding the religious versus secular nature of the United States. The most common phrasing from one side is that this is a “Christian nation.” Opponents of this position state that we are in fact not a “Christian nation” but a secular nation founded on the understanding that freedom of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=827&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bast&#8217;s blessings</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/basts-blessings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it is safe to say that Bast was the first goddess I was ever introduced to. I read a lot as a child and some of the first books I remember reading were about cats. I checked out several from my school library that were all about cats and later on when I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=817&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pagan Values&#8230; What does that even mean?</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/pagan-values-what-does-that-even-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I learned recently that June is designated as the annual Pagan Values month in the blogosphere. It&#8217;s relatively new, having been started in June of 2009 but I&#8217;m excited to see what comes of it now and in the future. I think the idea of Pagan Values is a good one, but just like anything [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=797&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What about Jesus? (part deux)</title>
		<link>http://serpent77.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/what-about-jesus-part-deux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 21:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been almost a year since I last posted the conversation I had with a person called SharedTears. While I wasn&#8217;t expecting a response, and while it took so long to get one that I thought the conversation had been dropped, I did receive an email from her. (I only assume it is a her, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serpent77.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12327750&amp;post=783&amp;subd=serpent77&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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