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Beltane in the Context of American Religious History

Beltane in the Context of American Religious History

Scholars who study American religion have also wondered why, exactly, American history played out in ways that have emphasized a philosophy of personal religious liberty. Typically these traditions go by names such as Wicca, Paganism, Druidism, Heathenism, often grouped together under the label Neo-Pagan. Taken together, they constitute one of the fastest growing religious communities in America over the past two decades, conservatively estimated as representing at least 1% of the American population.

Salem Witch Trials

An Encounter With A Modern Day Witch Hunter

“Thou Shalt Not Suffer A Witch To Live.” How do you like that for an opening line! In quoting Exodus 22:18, the stranger was snidely referring to the Wiccan Encyclopedia I was holding. Without missing a beat, this stranger continued his one sided dialogue—shrieking…..