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Hestia

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2. Ho-ly Shit! UK Pagan Groups have been screaming about this - I guess the UK gov't is waving their
Wed Oct 16, 2013, 03:53 PM
Oct 2013

magic wand, pretending we all don't exist, even though some of their most prestigious academics are "esoteric" and for good reason.
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And now, the UK government is taking on religion.

Specifically, they're instituting a country-wide firewall that will block, among other things, "esoteric" websites. By the time 2014 begins, UK Internet service providers will be forced to block websites that discuss things like Wicca, Kabbalah, Taoism, and Mysticism. After all, "esoteric" is an incredibly broad term, and the UK government seems to be painting the broadest picture possible.

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This should be cross post in the Ancient Spirituality Group

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