Indigenous/Pagan Voice

After the world suffered another grim reminder of the merciless Islamist ideology, the Solas Centre for Public Christianity warned instead that the re-emergence of Paganism in Scotland was one of the biggest threats to civilization. On Sunday 15 November 2015 the news media carried extensive commentary to the effect that Islamism, as displayed by Isis [...]

It is deeply regrettable that generations of American schoolchildren have been brainwashed into thinking that Father Junípero Serra was California’s benevolent founding father, a humble Franciscan monk who left a life of luxury on the island of Mallorca to travel to the farthest reaches of the New World and protect the natives from the worst [...]

Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel or Peacock King is the Supreme deity of the Yezidis. But he does not just appear in Yezidi faith, he is worshiped by the entire world and by the entire spiritual planetary system. The Yezidis have one of the oldest living religion in the Middle east, the ancient faith that [...]

“How can anyone of African descent be worshiping the same tool used to uselessly murder their ancestors?” According to a 2012 Gallup International survey about religiosity and atheism, Ghana is one of the most religious countries in the world. At first glance, there is some evidence for this: when you land in Accra, you’ll notice [...]

‘It is imperative [Pope Francis] is enlightened to understand that Father Serra was responsible for the deception, exploitation, oppression, enslavement and genocide of thousands of Indigenous Californians, ultimately resulting in the largest ethnic cleansing in North America,’ a MoveOn.org petition read.” – Jack Jenkins Pope Francis has been widely lauded as a champion of the oppressed, [...]

Candomblé is a polytheistic religion and worships a number of gods:[4] the orishas of the Yoruba (Ketu nation), spelled Orixás in Portuguese; the voduns of the Fon and Ewe (Jeje nation); and the nkisis (minkisi) of the Kongo (Bantu nation). Religious intolerance: a girl of only 11 years is stoned in the head by Evangelicals [...]

Hindus are supporting the demand of “Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada” for apology by Pope “for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the spiritual, cultural, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children in Catholic-run residential schools”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, agreed with [...]

Pharrell Williams drew some heat  (back in June 4 2014) for wearing a Native American headdress on the cover of Elle UK, leading the singer to apologize for what many considered cultural appropriation of a sacred tradition — despite the fact that he is part Native American. “I respect and honor every kind of race, [...]

An arrest warrant has been issued for the 52-year-old leader of a fringe Christian group in Japan arrested in connection with vandalism at shrines and temples in Nara, Kyoto, Chiba, and elsewhere In late March the man allegedly poured or sprinkled an oil-like liquid on the premises of Katori Shrine in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. [...]

Samuel Nwankwo drove past a mob in the southeastern Nigerian town of Umuoji unaware that it was heading to attack his home. As the chief priest of a traditional religion in the area, he’d become a target of a crowd of Christian youths who left a revival meeting where several preachers condemned the veneration of [...]