Mark Green's Atheopaganism Blog: Opinion

On Authenticity

Wed, Apr 01, 2020

Mark Green

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Opinion, Atheology

Many religious people and paths—including many Pagans and Pagan traditions—place a great premium on claims of authenticity: that their mythologies, traditions and practices are, for want of a better word, “real”. “Real” ancient lore or rites. “Real” narratives about god/desses. “Real” translations of “real” ancient texts. “Real” rituals, real traditions,…

Love in the Time of the Coronavirus

Sun, Mar 08, 2020

Mark Green

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Opinion

Hello, Atheopagans. By now, everyone knows about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. It’s spreading rapidly and it has killed more than 3,800 people worldwide as of this writing. It appears to have a mortality rate in excess of 2%. To put that in context, the 1918 “Spanish” (it wasn’t) flu pandemic…

It Is Long Past Time for Women, God Damn It.

Sat, Mar 07, 2020

Mark Green

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Opinion, Politics

I voted for Elizabeth Warren for US President. She was clearly the smartest, most prepared, most compassionate and sincere and—yes, I’ll say it—most progressive candidate in the race. She really gets poverty. She gets bigotry. She gets intersectionality. She gets it. She wasn’t perfect, and she’s made mistakes. Who hasn’t?…

The Long Game

Sat, Feb 01, 2020

Mark Green

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Opinion, Atheopagan, Politics

It’s not looking so great for the future of the world right now, is it? The machinations of Vladimir Putin to stir up nativist and racist sentiments in the UK and US have led to disastrous results: the Trump election and Brexit. Both are systematically destroying the liberal democratic traditions…

I’m Gonna Go There: A Rant.

Sun, Jan 05, 2020

Mark Green

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Opinion, Pagan

Paganism is a very broad category. It includes a tremendous range of traditions, practices and paths. Which is as should be: people are diverse. They should do what gives them joy and meaning. So it can be about many things. It can be about rituals and “magic”. It can be…

More on Community Transition

Sat, Dec 07, 2019

Mark Green

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Opinion, Pagan

Recently, I wrote an optimistic piece about the evolution of the Pagan movement. Some insightful commenters were not so sanguine as I, and I’d like to address their contentions here. Their arguments fell into several general buckets: The Internet is not a substitute for in-person contact and…