Mark Green

An Atheopagan Life: Observances for November and December

Wed, Dec 03, 2014

Mark Green

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Practice, Sabbaths, Atheopagan Life

Originally published at Humanistic Paganism. November and December certainly don’t lack for observances and holiday celebrations. In the temperate zone of the planet, pretty much every culture has had some way of celebrating the winter solstice, and the accumulation of many of those traditions lives with us today…

The Conversation: How I Talk About My Religion

Sun, Nov 30, 2014

Mark Green

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Atheopagan Life

It’s a pretty complicated topic. Let’s face it: for someone just becoming exposed to the idea of “rational religion”, there is a lot of territory to cover: the idea that religion doesn’t have to involve gods or the supernatural; the idea of Paganism itself, which is not exactly mainstream, even…

Is there an Atheopagan Original Sin?

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Mark Green

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Atheology

So, I read this. Go ahead, you should, too. And though this piece contains much terminology that evokes Neopagan superstition (“the Old Ways”, gods, etc.), it raises the question for me of whether there is something inherent in humanity that can be characterized as a stain we carry from birth:…

Atheopagan “advent” calendar–a fun project for the holidays

Sun, Nov 23, 2014

Mark Green

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Sabbaths

Instructions for making your own Atheopagan “advent” calendar, complete with resizable clip art images you can use for the tiny pictures behind the windows. Includes education on Atheopagan principles and themes. This is a Word document, so the images could be embedded as resizable objects. Enjoy!…

The 13 Atheopagan Principles

Mon, Nov 17, 2014

Mark Green

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Atheology

Click here for a one-page layout of the Atheopagan Principles, suitable for printing. For individual articles on each Principle, see: 1: CRITICAL THINKING 2: REVERENCE FOR THE SACRED EARTH 3: GRATITUDE 4: HUMILITY…

An Atheopagan Hymnal

Mon, Nov 10, 2014

Mark Green

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Practice, Sabbaths, Liturgy

This collection provides songs and invocations for use in Atheopagan rituals. All rights reserved to authors of the works, but distribution for non-commercial uses is permitted. This is a work in progress, and will be further updated. Enjoy!…