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ISIS or Isis?
Surely I'm not the only Pagan pissed off that ISIS -- the Islamic State of Iraq -- a group devoted to deep Patriarchy, is using the name of one of "our" Goddesses?
More on this later this week as the Moon wanes and our opportunities for magical work increase.
Update 6/17/14: I have seen conflicting reports concerning whether ISIS is an English translation of this group's name or whether the group, itself, uses ISIS. However, given that the name of a wonderful Pagan Goddess has become associated with this group, I do plan to post a short magic-working in a few days.
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Sunday, 15 June 2014
Hec,
Being the good jihadists that ISIS' minions are, I'm sure that any actual worshippers of Isis, should they be discovered, will be raped and killed in Allah's name.
Apparently, the raping seems a necessary punishment by the Islamist radicals. This way, Allah will see the rape victim as a whore and cast her into damnation upon death.
Not unlike the rebels in Syria, Uncle Sam's new friends, who raped and murdered Yana for being Pagan. She was betrayed by her own brother, an aspiring jihadist. May the Gods curse him. -
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No, you're not the only one. It aggravates me, though I haven't made up my mind about how significant it is. I look forward to reading your thoughts.