ReligionLink, which is run by the Religion Newswriters Association, recently noted that
Paganism seems to be more socially acceptable these days:
"Specifically, the number of Wiccans more than doubled from 2001 to 2008, from 134,000 to 342,000, and the same held true for neo-pagans, who went from 140,000 in 2001 to 340,000 in 2008."
Halloween week might be an opportunity for you to connect your community with Wiccans, Druids and others who are often dismissed as being part of eccentric fringe groups.
I've highlighted some related resources below. You can see the full list of resources on
ReligionLink's site:
- "Publications aimed at the contemporary pagan are growing, and many have an emphasis on green living. Recent launches include Crone magazine for the aging female pagan, Thorn and Modern Witch Magazine.
- "The Pluralism Project at Harvard University maintains a pagan resource page with a range of useful listings.
- "The Religious Tolerance Web site of the multifaith Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance maintains a Wicca section.
- "See the paganism page on Patheos, an online religion resource that launched in 2009.
- "The Pagan Census, published in 2007 by Helen Berger, Evan Leach and Leigh Shaffer, found that contemporary pagans 'are more frequently solitary than involved in groups of worshippers, are highly computer and internet literate and rely heavily on tradition in their religious practices. Many are women and many find Contemporary Paganism in their teens, largely through learning about it through media, such as television, movies or books.'
- "The Witches' Voice is a major clearinghouse for all things Wicca and pagan. It claims 98,000 individual accounts and offers weekly Web-based articles.
- "PaganParenting.com provides resources for neo-pagan parents raising children in their faith."
