Summary: Time for our annual IPCOD (International Pagan Coming Out Day) episode. This year, we discuss Terrorism as it relates to Paganism. Regular Hosts:Dave of Pagan News Firehose, Joe "I'm here" of Pagan Roadtrip Guest Hosts: Nick of The Satyr's Thicket 01:34Don't be a prey animal 01:52Define Terrorism 02:34Bullying vs. Terrorism 03:15Scurvy is a documented time traveler 01:52Define Terrorism 02:34Bullying vs. Terrorism 03:15Scurvy is a documented time traveler 04:24Define Terrorist 04:24Define Terrorist 04:48Scurvy's philosophy of giving opponents the respect they are due. 05:29Why does terrorism work? Do we let ourselves be terrorized? 07:41Examples of Terrorism in the context of Paganism and how we can immunize ourselves. 06:20National anxiety disorder 07:41Examples of Terrorism in the context of Paganism and how we can immunize ourselves. 07:58Do not be isolated. 09:34Take control of the situation! 09:44Plan, rather than fear. 09:59Secrets as a means of manipulation 11:06Don't let people hold you being Pagan over your head. 11:40Public outreach by Pagan groups and how it can help, but are they doing a good enough job? 12:42Dealing with the xenophobic reactions of those of other religious paths. 13:10Don't let people's imaginations take control of the situation. 13:50People know when you are hiding something. 14:41Coming out of the closet, how to do it successfully. 15:02Remember, "normal" people are freaked out by what we Pagans do. 17:45Jesus never ate with undesirables? 15:23Procedural issues vs. personal insults 15:47Human Resources, and the balancing act they're forced into. 17:02Is Christmas preferential treatment to some religions? 17:45Jesus never ate with undesirables? 18:11Give people an adjustment period 18:18Be professional with HR 19:49Have honest discussion, be accessible and answer questions in a calm and sane way - don't freak out. 20:40Don Reimer and Ancient Wiccanism 22:47Helplessness complex just fuels emotional BS that lets people terrorize Pagans 23:58No need to hate all of Christianity at all. 24:45How can the Pagan Community immunize itself from terrorism? Examples of terrorism in the Pagan community. 27:54Steps towards immunization 28:20Patheos may save the Pagan community 28:31Diarrahea is an emotion 30:48Neutering Guns and Planes terrorism 31:19Don't just worry about home invasion, plan for it and do your research. 33:56How to not be a target when you have a credible threat 36:03Be good friends with your neighbors 36:41Martial Arts is good for peer advice and training for a variety of situations 37:00Police can be helpful, they do have non-emergency numbers too 37:17Don't forget YouTube and podcasts as a training resource, there's no reason you cannot learn 42:26Texas is a polite society 37:46Seeing a psychologist can be a good idea during a hostile situation. 38:31Environmental awareness 40:09How people generate hostile situations 41:46ROFL @ Pennsylvania 911 42:26Texas is a polite society 42:55What do you do when a situation isn't neutralized for an hour 47:36Roll with the situation if things do not going according to plan Credits Post-produced by: Dave List of resources used or mentioned: PCP is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 US License. Season 23 Credits:
