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		<title>Interview in &#8220;Ideon Antron&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thyrsos was formed by followers of the Hellenic Religion. They fight for its Restoration, its legal recognition in Hellas, defend the original authentic pre-Christian tradition, and contribute to the spread of the Hellenic Civilization worldwide. I was honored to be asked by Evangelos, from Thyrsos, for an interview in their online magazine Ideon Antron (Cave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Types of Polytheism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it is important for people to understand the different theological and cosmological opinions out there being called polytheism.  Polytheism, in its basic form, is simply the belief in multiple Gods.[1][2][3] From this basic definition, modern practitioners, of various religions, seem to fall into several subcategories on a sliding-scale. Hard Polytheism: A form of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even More on Defining Hellenismos</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2010/03/even-more-on-defining-hellenismos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to make a public apology to Mano Madytinos. I, as many did who debate what is and is not authentically Hellenismos here in the English speaking world, misinterpreted some of the statement&#8217;s Mano made over the last few months. His blogs are here and here. As many did, I took his message of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hellenismos, the 7•UP of Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are too young to get the pop-culture reference, 7•UP was at one time marketed as the &#8220;uncola,&#8221; and it would seem there are those who are marketing Hellenismos as the unreligion. What does it say when certain individuals and groups will not even say that something as basic and essential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You may be a Fluffy Bunny Hellenic Polytheist if&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/12/you-may-be-a-fluffy-bunny-hellenic-polytheist-if/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your religious practice was revealed &#8220;by the Gods&#8221; after an unfortunate (or fortunate) blow to the head&#8230; If you decided to use a list of transformational sayings from Hay House as the new Delphic Maxims&#8230; If you believe Kevin Sorbo really is Hercules/Herakles&#8230; If you think contemplation requires more fiber in your diet&#8230; If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homophobia and Hellenismos</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/08/homophobia-and-hellenismos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, before this discussion begins it must be noted that Hellenismos, as a religion, makes no statement to the validity of other religions and their practices. It also does not make a statement as to the validity of the beliefs and practices of the various Celebrants who may worship any or all of the Greek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cry Wolf</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/04/cry-wolf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why has the term Reconstructionist become, to some, a problematic term that causes dissension and unnecessary criticism? I think the identifying of the problem is easy. The most common definition found for Polytheistic Reconstructionism is a methodology to restore an ancient pre-Christian cultural religion as completely as possible, but within a modern context. That is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Countryside</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2008/04/the-countryside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[excerpt from Greek Popular Religion, by Martin P. Nilsson (1940) Greek religion in its various aspects has been the subject of numerous investigations. Modern research has progressed along two lines especially, the search for primitive survivals and the study of the literary expressions of religion. The first is attributable to the rise of the science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review &#8211; Hellenismos Today, by Timothy Jay Alexander</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2007/12/book-review-hellenismos-today-by-timothy-jay-alexander/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twinkle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It starts by identifying Hellenismos as a Reconstructionist religion, which it is. There are some in the Hellenic community that would take umbrage with that, but this should not at all be controversial. Personally, I feel it is an accurate use of the term, as other authors before Mr. Alexander [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eclectic Reconstructionism</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2007/12/eclectic-reconstructionism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have seen this practice cropping up from time to time in recent months, either with individuals or as part of a specific group. I have had no name for it, so I created one. Eclectic Reconstructionism not a formal reconstruction, but a system of philosophy or religion that culls from a variety of systems [...]]]></description>
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