I led a post-Parliament workshop at Sacred Space Conference in Maryland this March. We discussed a lot of things, some of which were positive experiences and some of which, I admit, communicated pain for people, like the feeling of sometimes being kept out from Interfaith as Pagans. The group had a lot to say about Paganism and public schools and Paganism and college campuses. In particular, we talked about NJ schools and universities because half the group lived there. There was a hopefulness shared by all the participants, but also awareness of intolerance in the world.
THE VERY NEXT DAY, the NJ Board of Education expanded their list of religious holidays to include the
Wiccan and Pagan Sabbats. This article has the details: http://www.examiner.com/x-26373-Domestic-Witchery-Examiner~y2010m3d17-New-Jersey-State-Board-of-Education-approves-PaganWiccan-holidays-for-the-20102011-school-year
The synchronicity seemed perfect, as if our conversation had created ripples that reached the brain waves of the NJ Board of Education. It was a very good day.
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