Club Q Shooting, Anti-LGBTQ Policies at World Cup: 'Engagement' Guarantees Nothing
Gods, I’m so damn tired. I’m so damn angry. Five people killed and more injured by a shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ bar. Folks were...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Russian Orthodoxy Scapegoats LGBTQ Folks and Labels Ukraine War as Divine
Many people think war is mainly about military movements, strategies, economic sanctions, refugees and so on--but religion often has a...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
Putin Hexing Ritual Puts My Anger Into Action
As I wrote previously, I've been feeling hopelessness related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Much of it involves my theology around...
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Rev. Wes
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
Running on Empty
I'm struggling today. I'm struggling with big, complicated emotions. I'm struggling with spiritual doubt, probably some apathy. When I've...
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Rev. Wes
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
NC Lieutenant Governor and Winston-Salem Pastor Foster Hate Against the LGBTQ Community
NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is at it again--being a bigot, at which he excels. During a Nov. 14 service at Berean Baptist Church in...
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Rev. Wes
- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
Pride Interfaith Service Draws the Circle Wider
Yesterday I once again had the honor and privilege to address the Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service as a representative of the Pagan...
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Rev. Wes
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
My Spiritual Reflection on the Haitian Immigrant Crisis: Y'all, America Can Do Better
As a Vodouisant, I can't just sit quietly and watch the mistreatment and deportation of Haitian immigrants at the U.S./Mexico border....
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Rev. Wes
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Will Religious Exemptions Provide a "Hall Pass" to Avoid COVID vaccines?
Now that many cities, states and businesses are mandating COVID vaccines, some COVID-deniers are threatening to submit a religious...
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Rev. Wes
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
A Spiritual Reflection on Critical Race Theory and America
As I researched my ancestors, I began to include simple historical dates and facts about slavery in the U.S. to get a clearer picture of...
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Rev. Wes
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
Celebrating Bold and Courageous Faith Leaders Who Stood Up for LGBTQ Pride Before It Was Cool
Unless you live under a huge rock, you know that June is LGBTQ Pride month. Everyone's talking and writing about it, so I guess I'm no...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Say Her Name: Hypatia of Alexandria
She was a great thinker and popular educator, and many people came to her for counsel in the Hellenic world--until a mob of Christian men...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Religious Critics of Equality Act Put $$$ and Bigotry First
Some conservative religious groups are all twisted up in a homophobic knot over a possible U.S. Senate vote on the Equality Act, which...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
What Does It Mean to Be an Inclusive Heathen?
"The opposite of racism is not inclusion. It is anti-racism." We're discussing this very thing right now at the hospital, and events at...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Norse Pagan Symbols Appear at US Capitol Riot
So embarrassed, saddened and angry about Pagan symbols popping up at the DC insurrection. You know the shirtless dude with the...
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Rev. Wes
- Nov 7, 2020
- 1 min
Wiccan Kirk White Wins Seat in Vermont State Legislature
Although this election has me disappointed for various reasons, one thing I'm celebrating is the election of Kirk White to the Vermont...
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Rev. Wes
- Sep 19, 2020
- 1 min
Racialized Paganism Examined in Publication from Cherry Hill Seminary
There are intersections between racialized Pagans and alt-right groups, so I think this is a relevant and important work.
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Rev. Wes
- Aug 27, 2020
- 4 min
Only Jews and Christians Welcome in Rabbi Spero's America
From an interfaith perspective in a religiously diverse country like ours, Rabbi Spero's prayer was a lesson in what not to say.
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