Archive for October, 2006

Paganism: the burden of prejudice down the centuries


October 31 is almost here and while kids are running round dressed as ghouls and witches, I thought it an appropriate time of year to write about the persecution of pagans and witches down through the centuries.

I’ve long suffered prejudice and misconceptions because of my sexuality, so much so that for at least a decade now I’ve been remarkably immunised against the standard expressions of anti-gay bigotry. Shirt-lifter! Yeah, so what? Poof! And your point is…? Since developing a disability in 2003 I’ve found another aspect of my life under attack: you’ve not got a disability because you look okay to me. Sorry, should I cut off a leg to get your sympathy, which I didn’t want in the first place? But perhaps the most grievous prejudice I’ve ever encountered, because it cuts to the soul, is when my spiritual beliefs are denigrated.

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Monday, October 30th, 2006