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November 2005

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Italicized comments are written by the editor: Hal Siemer.

Many American Christmas traditions are German.

By Hal Siemer

A Knights Templar property.

By Hilary Carter

Digging for the truth, The History Channel's Josh Bernstein.

By Tonya Parker Morrison

Scientology office near university sparks criticism with allegations it's a cult.

Naomi Judd's new talk show will examine pop culture and spirituality.

The Knights of St. Edmund perform the medieval ritual of Commination to curse developers.

Book Review - Book looks at America as the Land of Oz.

Is Dick Cheney actually the Wicked Witch of the West?

"Viking Twilight," a movie in the making, is a tragedy drawn into the maelstrom of the quest myth: A Viking chieftain strives to preserve his Norse faith.

Monks come to blows at rebel monastery in Vatican dispute.

Documentaries to explore Freemasonry.

Ben Franklin: patriot, thinker, Freemason, and founder of the Thanksgiving feast.

The Museum of London is opening a new gallery exploring the history of the medieval capital.

"Most people, including children, drank ale made from malted barley without hops - they even drank it for breakfast."

Could this be the first "Malt-O-Meal?"

Italian icons are said to possess supernatural powers.

In Britain, "Fairies" stop developers' bulldozers in their tracks.

Yet here in the U.S. the Supreme Court has decided that homeowners have few rights if government feels it can make a buck on development.

Mexican islanders pray to Jesus image on plant pot.

Friars of Assisi lose their independence as Pope reins in adventurous negotiators.

America's Founding Fathers were profoundly religious, but in their own ways.

Harry Potter is required reading in university religious studies class.

Buddhist Insight meditation alters brain patterns in ways that are likely permanent.

One of Wales' oldest wells, thought to be a pagan site rededicated by early Christians, is to be restored.

Is Europe Losing its Christian Identity?

Britons 'back Christian society.'

L.A. TV station probing UFO footage.

The Devil is in the details.

UCLA area landmark houses a Masonic past.

Uniting Masonic and academic pursuits at UCLA.

German TV probes Knights Templar caves enigma.

CS Lewis's magical children's classic is about to light up the big screen, but behind the fantasy lies a real-life tale of loss, quest, and salvation.

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll in ancient Egypt.

Loren Coleman has the Abominable Snowman to thank for his college degree and successful career.

Pat Robertson warns Pennsylvania voters of God's wrath.

This guy is either completely nuts or laughing all the way to the bank.

New book explores campus legends and folklore.

Tribunal seeks to confirm miracle.

Michael Piller, co-creator of USA Network's The Dead Zone TV show and a veteran Star Trek writer/producer has died.

"The major problem with the foreign policy of the United States...is that 'we're not taking religion as seriously as we should.' "

For a very long time I have made the above argument to friends of mine who are, or have been, diplomats in the U.S. State Department. The study of religion should be required as part of any college degree program in international relations or comparative government. In addition, universities and colleges that have a department of Religious Studies should be the norm rather than the exception.

- Hal Siemer

Where faith and magic meet.

Michael Jackson used the name of a Knight Templar to check into a London hotel on an auspicious date.

"The George Washington Masonic National Memorial offers a spectacular vantage point and an interesting primer on the rites of the Masons."

Brown stole idea for Da Vinci Code, claim authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail.

Indian astrologer lives after predicting his own death.

Hey, you can't get 'em all right.

You too can own a Knights Templar property replete with a legend.

Aspiring filmmaker locates vampire flick in northern Michigan.

Holy Grail legend may be tied to paintings.

Celebrating the Day of the Dead in L.A.

Discovery high in the Sierras may help solve a World War II mystery.

New Mexico seeks volunteers to protect archeological sites.

Sex and the supernatural.

The Netherlands gives a tax break for witchcraft classes.

Obviously, Dutch government officials take advantage of the liberal laws for drug use there.

'Ghostbuster' to investigate the Hotel San Carlos in Phoenix.

George Washington University and its Freemason connection.

An interview, a vampire and a living legend.

The Lord of Miracles festival.

Fatima now tourist magnet too.

A modern shaman talks about his life and what ancient wisdom can offer our 21st century world.

No, it's not Indiana Jones, though it's not all that far from it.

Japanese Explorer Finds Evidence of "Robinson Crusoe's" Island Home.

A blast from the past: the Jerome, Arizona 2005 ghost walk.

Temples, Tombs & Pyramids: Peruvian Archaeology At Its Best

Book Review - Dating Aphrodite: Modern Adventures in the Ancient World

NEW BOOK UNCOVERS FORGOTTEN PERIOD OF MASONIC HISTORY

It has been 70 years since Lawrence of Arabia was killed.

Book Reviews - Helen of Troy by Bettany Hughes; Hercules by Alastair Blanshard

Vatican Publishing House has compiled a book of sayings of Charles de Foucauld, the adventurer-turned-monk.

Talk of ghosts and the supernatural comes to Penn State.

Former Canadian cabinet minister takes up cause of UFO believers.

Man Collects Peyote Buttons From Cactus for American Indian Rites.

Debate rages as medium finds body in lake.

Decoding secret world of Opus Dei.

Catholic Church recruits more student exorcists.

Is financial aid available?

A History of Gardens, Part 1.

Scarabs, aka dung beetles, exalted in ancient Egypt.

Chimayo, New Mexico, offers true believers an energy that can cure.

Book Review - Secrets of the Widow's Son

"The philosophical foundations of the American Revolution—and in fact, the high ideals of rationalism, science, separation of church and state, the wonders of nature—were reflections of the foundations of Freemasonry."

Dubai plans "wonders of the world" replicas.

Don Ecker, author of the vampire novel 'Past Sins,' returns to broadcasting with his radio show 'Dark Matters.' Here follows a link to an audio archive of a show done by Don and his co-host Dwight Schultz of Star Trek and A-Team fame, where they interviewed Milo Speriglio about the life and times of Marilyn Monroe and John and Robert Kennedy.

Not everyone fears the reaper: devotees of St. Death.

Quiet as a tomb no more: Vatican hopes crowds visit sarcophagi museum.

Statues of ancient goddesses discovered.

UK team says it may have found island of Odysseus.

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