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Winter Solstice Party December 20

Celebrate Winter Solstice 2009
Sponsored by Morgantown Coalition of Reason

Bring Back the Sun!

~Update: The party was a great success! I am quite confident that the sun will return after our chanting, prayer to Marduk, fire walking, fire twirling and general merriment.

You can see the pictures I took of the chanting and fire twirling here.

Here’s our bonfire. Click the above link or the picture to see the whole album. :D

Jim, thank you so much for hosting a great party. It was great fun. :D

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What Other Deities Were Born On Jesus' Birthday?

funny-pictures-furball-christmasWas Jesus unique and special, born of a virgin on December 25th? The Anointed One, the Messiah? Was his message even all that original? Not at all. Back in the day, religions and cults mixed and borrowed freely from each other. The only thing special about Jesus, you could say, is how long his myth has been embraced as truth. Butch found this at American Atheists and I thought you’d enjoy it for the holiday season.

December 25 is close to the Winter Solstice which has been an important event for ages. It’s the longest night of the year. December 25 was the Roman Winter Solstice upon establishment of the Julian calendar. We now have the Gregorian calendar which put the Winter Solstice to December 21st – 22nd. Many cultures recognized this Longest Night with holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals about rebirth and…

Holiday Cards for Atheists and Nontheists

The holidays are fast approaching. While I like getting together with friends and family and celebrating, I don’t like the religious nature of it all (of course). One thing that really frustrates me is the card selection.

So I decided to try my hand at designing some irreverent cards! I dug through my favorite winter pictures that I’ve taken over the years, then came up with some messages for nontheists (with the help of my most awesome husband Butch, of course), and uploaded them to Zazzle.

I would like to do a few more, but these are a good start, I think. If you have ideas you’d like to see created, feel free to comment or Email Me.

~ Begin Neece’s Shameless Promotion Here~

Just Be Good For Goodness Sake! Three cards with original photography by © ZeNeece and 3 slightly different messages.