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About these Pagan people |
What is it like to be Pagan? |
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for everyone to see should be saluted for their courage, as well as thanked for their
participation in the 21st Century Witches project. Without them, this
site couldn't have been created. The pictures that you are about to see are some of the most courageous and concerned Pagans that you will ever meet. Many of these people had never heard of the site's author before this project was announced to the world, but they sent their pictures anyway. They did this to help the Pagan community, as the Wiccans say, in perfect love and perfect trust. They gave of themselves to help everyone to see that Pagans are everyday people, with everyday lives, not a crazy bunch of animal sacrificing weirdos who live off welfare and try to lure young people into a life of depravity. Pagans have jobs and families, homes, pets, hobbies, bills, volunteer obligations, car troubles and birthday parties for their kids, just like non-Pagans. We live in neighborhoods and out in the country. We shop for groceries, rent videos, take vacations and hold our religion dear, just like everyone else. We're just as diverse as the rest of society. We're not all straight or gay, male or female, rich or poor. We're a little bit of everything, and that's what you can see at this site. Please keep in mind that each of the few pictures that you see here represents tens of thousands of other Pagans who do not have the sense of security or the technical ability to participate in this project. Now for the photos...Abi loves the mountains near her home.
Betina, left, is a nursing assistant.
Brian is an engineering major in college.
Cari is a psychiatric nurse who is married.
Ellie, a librarian, helps a nursing student.
"Fizbop" works in banking security.
Holly designs graphics and has a web business.
Chrionna, left, and a friend at a company party.
Jen is a sous chef for a catering company.
Kari is a college student whose cat passed away.
Michelle is a website classifier who also sews.
Pamela was happy to be carrying a child!
A handfasting is a Wiccan wedding. Good luck!
This is Salem, member of an internet club.
Selina, a retail buyer, and her son.
Storm Bear Williams shell hunts on the NC coast.
Pagans wed in a Unitarian Universalist church.
An understanding son and his Pagan parents.
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What it is like to be Pagan depends on many things. Those
things include what path the person follows and where they live. It depends on their
relationships with their family, their neighbors, and their co-workers, and on many other
things. Some Pagans live in areas where they are not persecuted for their religious beliefs and have many other Pagans friends to worship with. Some Pagans are scared to come out of the broom closet, fearing retaliation from their family members, being fired from their job, and being harassed by their neighbors. Imagine what it must have been like to be a Jew in Nazi Germany, or what it would be like to be a Christian in Iraq today. Imagine the fear that you would have to live with every day, just because your religion isn't the same as your neighbor's. Think of what it would be like to have to hide your religious books and possessions and not be free to pray or wear a symbol of your faith, such as a necklace depicting a cross or a star of David. Now, think about how you interact with the people around you. Are you a tolerant and respectful person who people are comfortable with? Or are you the kind of person who people feel that they need to hide from? It is likely that you know or at least encounter someone who is Pagan on a regular basis. You may not be aware of that, but it's true. How likely are those people to let you know that they're Pagan? A lot of that depends on you. Ivy loves working in a nursing home.
"Boo" is working her way through college.
Cara is this site's author and a prison guard.
"Lobohart" is a construction project supervisor.
Elyse is N.Y. state director of W.A.R.D. (Witches Against Religious Discrimination)
Professionals Jen and Rich on their last vacation.
Ivy and her beautiful little boy both look happy.
Jennifer spends time in her office.
Karri's publicity photo, she's an artist and writer.
Marc is a cofounder of a Pagan allianace group.
Misti, a consultant, celebrated Yule with Larry.
A Pagan mom and daughter vacation together.
Rilana is a stay-at-home mom and a writer.
Sarah is a university's database administrator.
This is Shae, enjoying a moment in the shade.
Thomas is a landscaper.
Vanth is a web designer from Rome, Italy.
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