January 2017
Siberia Church challenges "Occult" Theatre
Orthodox church takes over the task of repression in Russia ?
March 2017
Bronze age burial suggests medicinal plant use
Results of research at a bronze age burial site in Caithness.
Gay marriage row prompts boycott in Australia
Australians threaten to stop drinking beer !!!
Orkney 'Viking' totem pole vandalised
Is nothing sacred these days ?
Iceland's pagans enjoy dramatic rise
Odin worshippers the country's fastest-growing religion.
Educational Orkney Viking funeral
Do goldfish go to Valhalla ?
April 2017
Survey of Church of England Beliefs
A statistical analysis of modern Christianity.
Summer 2017
Summer solstice 2017 @ Stonehenge
Not much in the way of text but lots of pictures!
When does Ramadan end and Eid begin?
The problem of working out when a lunar month ends and a new one begins.
Celebrating an art installation.
Avebury stone circle revelations
It turns out the circle is a square!
School holiday entertainment for the kids.
July 2017
Religious affiliation in Scotland 'declines sharply'
The majority now have no religion. Which may not be a bad thing.
Chinese deities fly business class to Malaysia
A sea goddess takes to the air.
The Japanese craze set to takeover British woodland.
'Sorcery' delays Papua New Guinea election count
I wonder if anyone considered this as an explanation for Brexit?
Thailand's Buddhist monks crisis
Corruption in high places, such as an executive jet.
Taiwan's Taoists protest against curbs on incense and firecrackers
Health concerns versus tradition.
September 2017
Myanmar: Famed Burmese fortune teller ET dies
No, really. It's just a nickname.
Durga Puja: Gold sari and Big Ben wow Kolkata crowds
Hindu festival in Kolkata. Check out the pictures! Party on!
What one Canadian street could teach the world about religious harmony.
Malaysians in a lather over laundrette for Muslims
. . . and, sadly, back to intolerance.
Atheists believed to be less moral, says study
I suppose the key word there is "believed".
Animal fat to stay in future banknotes
Yes, even more on the ongoing saga . . .
October 2017
Mexico's skeleton parade celebrates the dead
Yes, it's that time of year again so check out this collection of photos.
Forensic artist reconstructs face of Scottish 'witch'
Lilias Adie died in 1704 in prison before she could be burned for her "confessed" crimes of being a witch.
In pictures: Revellers celebrate Samhuinn Fire Festival
From Edinburgh with the Beltane Fire Society.
Santa Muerte: The rise of Mexico’s death 'saint'
Reputedly the fastest growing religion in the Americas.
December 2017
Why do we celebrate the solstice?
Good question and some pertinent answers.