University Adds Pagan Holidays To Absence List


	University Adds Pagan Holidays To Absence List

wiccantexan

10-19-2007 10:34 PM

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10-20-2007 6:28 AM

thorswitch

Nice to hear!

10-20-2007 6:04 PM

kkcapricorn

Way past due

10-20-2007 7:16 PM

Reddragonlady

Indeed! I have been invited to my first Samhain ritual this year! Fortunately, the enlightened state that I live in has declared it a holiday. (Okay, so it coincides with the date that the state joined the union, but still...)

10-21-2007 9:32 PM

ljsdesign

It's a step in the right direction.

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After several controversial requests, the university's policy regarding absences excused for religious reasons is under review, and the decision has been made to add Pagan holidays to the list of excusable holidays.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://media.www.marshallparthenon.com/media/storage/paper534/news/2007/10/19/News/University.Adds.Pagan.Holidays.To.Absence.List-3043780.shtml"><DIV>"Based on the research I've done, Paganism is practiced by a group of people large enough for it to be considered a major religion," Steve Hensley, dean of student affairs, said.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://media.www.marshallparthenon.com/media/storage/paper534/news/2007/10/19/News/University.Adds.Pagan.Holidays.To.Absence.List-3043780.shtml"><DIV>Hensley said the current policy excuses absences that are "traditionally celebrated by the world's major religions."  The controversy lies in whether a religion is "major," and if so, which of its holidays are "traditionally celebrated."</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://media.www.marshallparthenon.com/media/storage/paper534/news/2007/10/19/News/University.Adds.Pagan.Holidays.To.Absence.List-3043780.shtml"><DIV>Chris Green, chairman of the committee at the time, suggested that Hensley collaborate with the department of religious studies to develop a list of specific religious holidays that the university will excuse upon request.</DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/82DEBA2F-7151-46A9-8DBE-9A3CB2A6F3C7/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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