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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESOURCES

EMPLOYMENT ISSUES

AMER GUIDE TO HANDLING RELIGIOUS HARASSMENT AT WORK http://inner-sanctum.com/amer/harass.html

PRESIDENT CLINTON'S GUIDELINES ON RELIGIOUS EXERCISE AND RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN THE FEDERAL WORKPLACE (issued 8/14/97 after the Supreme Court ruling against RFRA on 6/25/97), at:

http://www.fpmi.com/lerpress/religiousguidelines.html

Project Law (among other things, deals with religious discrimination on the Job) http://www.projectlaw.org

DEALING WITH POLICE

AMER GUIDE TO DEALING WITH THE POLICE http://inner-sanctum.com/amer/police.html

GUIDANCE FOR PRESSING CHARGES (by Michael and Marija of ERAL): (Guidelines focused on a tenant violently attacking a landlord, but useful for other situations involving violence) http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/ERAL/PRESCHRG.TXT

EVIDENCE USED IN EARTH RELIGION CASES

Much useful evidence is copyright; and most of it is not in digital form, so only a few items are posted on the Web. Certified copies may be needed as evidence in court. The most commonly cited piece of evidence used to establish Wicca as a religion, is the:

US Army Chaplain's Handbook: Excerpt ON Wicca http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_usbk.htm

However, plenty of additional evidence exists. Dr. Frank Flinn pamphlet on the legal status of Wicca: http://inner-sanctum.com/amer/wicca.html

Referrals to other webpages containing documents that have been used as evidence in legal cases involving Earth Religions would be appreciated.

For a packet of hardcopy versions of a packet of evidence, send $10 (to cover copying and postage) to Lady Allyn l36 Prospect Avenue Middletown, New York, 10940 ladyallyn@hotmail.com (914) 343-2372. Lady Allyn can also provide your attorney with specific information on how the evidence has been used successfully in custody and job discrimination cases. However, the best evidence is usually your evidence:

LAWS

Freedom of Religion in the United States (by Marija) (a summary of pertinent Federal Freedom of Religion Law with a few key case abstracts, which needs to be updated given the fact that RFRA was declared unconstitutional by the US supreme court) http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/ERAL/LAW-FED.txt

Genocide Act: http://web.canlink.com/ocrt/genocide.htm Know Your Legal Rights http://www.witchvox.net

Religious Freedom Related laws, by State: http://members.aol.com/Palweb/laws.htm

Religious Freedom related laws, by State:

- PAL: http://members.aol.com/Palweb/laws.htm

- WLPA (includes some Federal): http://www.CelticCrow.com/legal/legal.html

LEGAL SEARCH HOMEPAGE:  http://www.lawguru.com/

LEGAL SEARCH METAINDEX:  http://www.lawguru.com/search/lawsearch.html

LEGAL INFORMATION RESOURCES (ERLAN links to various legal sites: http://www.conjure.com/ERAL/legrts.html

FREE LEGAL FORMS (contracts, power of attorney, Wills, Articles of Incorporation, etc.):  http://www.delafe.com/form/indxfrme.htm

A GOOD LAWYER (on what Attorneys and Clients should expect from each other) http://www.agoodlawyer.com/

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PARENTS RIGHTS AND CONCERNS

LETTER WRITING for Earth Religion Rights (Witches' Voice) http://www.witchvox.net

Accused Witches in Recent Child Custody Cases http://www.leland.stanford.edu/class/law495/drobac.htm

Boilerplate Text for custody cases: http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/ERAL/BOLRPLAT.TXT

Legal Smarts for Pagan Parents http://www.cris.com/~boofull/pparent/lsmarts.htm

which also can also be found from http://www.ghgcorp.com/jwaldie/fampath.htm along with other articles, etc by the author for parents

Pagan Parent's Rights homepage (article above plus links) http://www.cris.com/~boofull/pparent/rights.htm

Parental rights and religious training http://www.custody-pace.org

Parents victimized by Children's Protective Services http://www.religioustolerance.org/cps_vict.htm

Witches' Voice Pagan Parenting website http://www.witchvox.net

World Wide Web Resources on Child Custody and related issues http://www.custody-pace.org/links.html

National Congress for Fathers & Children 1-800-SEE-DADS, or ncfc@nolawyer.com http://www.dadnkids.com/ncfc

Basic Marriage Laws by State: http://users.jerseycape.com/witch/wed.htm

NATURAL LANDSCAPING (from EPA/John Marshall Law) http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/weedlaws/JMLR.html

PAGAN PRISONERS

PAL Pagan Prisoner's Watch: http://members.aol.com/Palweb/prison.htm

POTENTIAL LEGAL REFERRAL SOURCES FOR EARTH RELIGION CASES

If you have such a case, get an attorney, preferably who is knowledgeable about the type of case you are involved with, and freedom of religion law in relationship to such cases. For possible attorney referrals (and possibly other help), try contacting:

ACLU Chapters:   http://www.aclu.org/action/chapters.html

American's United for Separation of Church and State: http://www.au.org/

American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service: http://www.abanet.org/referral/home.html

Earth Religion Organizations: http://www.conjure.com/COG/groups.html   and http://www.conjure.com/COG/cog.html

Directory of Earth Religion Rights Activists by State (except PAL and what is out of date): http://ddi.digital.net/~billk/rights.htm

PAL:  http://members.aol.com/Palweb/states.htm

Latest ERAL Public Contacts:  http://www.nfx.net/~firespring/eral/contacts.html

Festival Organizers (also lists festivals at which one could network): http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/CALENDAR.htm

Metaphysical Shops: http://www.monmouth.com/~queen/sources.html

National Lawyers' Guild: http://www.masdef.org/serv/contnlg.html

Religious Freedom Organizations: http://www.conjure.com/ERAL/religrts.html

Witches Voice Links: http://www.witchvox.net

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YOUR PAGAN RIGHTS PAGE (BY PAL)

with links to articles listing rights of students, as a worker and in public, citing pertinent cases: http://members.aol.com/Palweb/yrp.htm

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WITCHES' VOICE WHITE PAGES

(Your Right to Home Worship, legal summaries, and form Letters) http://www.witchvox.net

WEB PAGES AIMED AT ACHIEVING UNITY

Paganunity Web Page: http://members.tripod.com/~paganunity/index.htm

Pagan Pride: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9802/paganpride.html

Paganunity e-mail list: Paganunity@onelist.com

EARTH RELIGIONS ASSISTANCE HOMEPAGE

http://www.conjure.com/ERAL/eral.html

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MISCELLANEOUS

• Americans United for Separation of Church and State
  Since 1947 AU has promoted the principle of church-state separation as an essential constitutional guarantee of religious liberty.
• The Alliance for Magical and Earth Religions
  AMER is a civil rights organization pursuing religious freedom for all Americans.
• Australian Religious Rights
  Info on religious rights laws of Australia, both at a State and Federal level.
• Coalition for Pagan Religious Rights
  CoPRR was founded to help Pagans and Mystics in the defense of their religious rights and to educate the public on their beliefs and practices. "CoPRR is currently working to raise funds for Pagan legal defense, setting up a system to help Pagans who are experiencing harassment, and developing a program of public education and media response." They can be contacted at The Turning Wheel Book Store, 8039-A Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21122. Phone: (410) 761-3130
• The Unofficial CUUPS Website
  CUUPS is the Covenant of <"http://uua.org">Unitarian-Univiersalist Pagans.
• Covenant of the Goddess
  An international organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solo practitioners.
• Earth Religion Activism website
  Links to activist and religious rights groups.
• FIRE
  This site hosts the list archive for, FIRE, a list for the discussion of and action around media portrayals of non-mainstream religions, particularly Paganism. They also offer links and information on Paganism and Wicca.
• Lady Liberty League
  A special network within Circle Network provides a national and global referral and information exchange network of Pagan religious freedom activists.
• Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
  Information on religious topics promoting tolerance and exposing misinformation.
• Pagan Awareness League
  Despite the name, this site offers information on all non-Christian religions.
• Public Education and Religious Liberty, Inc. (PEARL)
  A broad-based coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving strong public schools that are free from sectarian control. PEARL protects religious liberty for all citizens by honoring the separation of church and state in public education.
• Religion OR Belief Information Network (R.O.B.I.N.)
  R.O.B.I.N. is a worldwide network created to protect the right to freedom of religion or belief by promoting, implementing and monitoring Article 18 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1981 U.N. Declaration on the elimination of all Forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief.
• Religious Freedom Page
  A non-denominational page sponsored by the Christian Scientists. Information on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other resources.
• Religious Rights List
  A state-by-state list of Wiccan/Pagan/Earth Religion people willing to help with religious rights cases.
• Separation of Church and State
  Three individuals maintain this great resource for church state separation issues.
• Silver Threads Activists Page
  State-by-state links to activist Pagans/Wiccan organizations.
• Witches Against Religious Discrimination (WARD)
  W.A.R.D. was created to proactive combat of bigotry, harassment and religious discrimination directed against the practioners of the Old Religion.
• The Witches' League for Public Awareness
  The League is an educational network dedicated to correcting misinformation about Witches and Witchcraft.
• Witches Voice: A News and Education Network
  A proactive educational network dedicated to correcting misinformation about Witches and Witchcraft.
• Witches League - Virginia
  A Virginia-based Pagan educational and service organization.