Pagan Census Survey

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[Waldfrau]

Add Your Voice to the Pagan Census

'Pagan scholar Helen Berger, co-author of “Voices from the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States”, has announced that she and fellow researchers James R. Lewis and Henrik Bogdan are revisiting the Pagan Census project. [...]'

the article:
http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/09/add-your-voice-to-the-pagan-census.html

to contribute to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=WYCq4kaxG_2bYrJ8xnemeR3A_3d_3d

[RyanCSmith]

Contributed earlier, it is VERY detailed and covers a lot of bases so I would recommend setting aside a good chunk of time to finish it but it is definitely worth taking part in!

[Sine Silvering]

Add Your Voice to the Pagan Census

'Pagan scholar Helen Berger, co-author of “Voices from the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States”, has announced that she and fellow researchers James R. Lewis and Henrik Bogdan are revisiting the Pagan Census project. [...]'

the article:
http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/09/add-your-voice-to-the-pagan-census.html

to contribute to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=WYCq4kaxG_2bYrJ8xnemeR3A_3d_3d

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

[Melamphoros]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

That's something that I noticed, too.  Granted, I am left-wing politically but am no where near being Wiccan or vegetarian.

[LyricFox]

That's something that I noticed, too.  Granted, I am left-wing politically but am no where near being Wiccan or vegetarian.

That was how I will skew on their survey, too. Granted I'm lapsed, but while liberal, not at all inclined to Wicca, vegetarianism or earth worship.

[Randulfr]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

Honestly, I didn't really notice that.  I think they covered the survey fairly well.

In frith

[BGMarc]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

Not to mention living in the USA, for all it claims an internationalist perspective.

[Star]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

I noticed it too, was fairly irritated, and noted it in the comments a couple of times.

[RandallS]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

And this second version doesn't seem any better from what I remember of the first version.

[RyanCSmith]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

I was under the impression that it was pretty fair when it came to political stance, btw recon doesn't necessarily mean politically conservative.  Most Asatru I've met in person or online tend to be either libertarians or pretty left-wing.  I do agree on the points on Wiccan, Veg, Vegan, and devoted Earth-worshipers.  I am definitely not Wiccan or Wiccaish by any stretch of the imagination and enjoy my hamburgers and steaks bleeding and mooing.

[Star]

btw recon doesn't necessarily mean politically conservative.

Hence the "and such" in Sine's post, I suspect.    The point being, people who in one way or another break the stereotype that the survey seems to support.  Recons are just one obvious group.

[LyricFox]

I was under the impression that it was pretty fair when it came to political stance, btw recon doesn't necessarily mean politically conservative.  Most Asatru I've met in person or online tend to be either libertarians or pretty left-wing. 

I don't really think that's where Sine was going with the Recon bit. Mainly you wouldn't put Recons in the Wiccan or Wiccan-inspired religious categories and definitely not in the earth worshiping group.

Recons spent much of the last 10 years putting distance between themselves and that sort of thing, and it's galling when it crops up in places where people should know better.

[Owl]

I hope a lot of recons and such answer to this, because the questions strongly imply that they believe that modern pagans are all left-wing politically, Wiccan or close to it, veg or vegan and devoted Earth-worshippers.

I noticed - and I'm not Wiccan and eat meat.  Liberal, yes.  Bleeding heart, no.

[RyanCSmith]

Hence the "and such" in Sine's post, I suspect.    The point being, people who in one way or another break the stereotype that the survey seems to support.  Recons are just one obvious group.

Fair enough.  I do agree on the other stereotypes pointed out in their post and that those don't necessarily represent the norm if there could be such a thing for a community as diverse as ours.

[Perzephone]

Add Your Voice to the Pagan Census

'Pagan scholar Helen Berger, co-author of “Voices from the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States”, has announced that she and fellow researchers James R. Lewis and Henrik Bogdan are revisiting the Pagan Census project. [...]'

I told 'em they misspelled Santeria 

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