Welcome to the 23 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-23-november-2025/

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"Support for #Labour and the #Conservatives among #British #Jews had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a report from the Institute of #Jewish Policy Research (JPR), which said it was “the lowest level we’ve ever recorded by some distance”.

Labour is typically favoured by more “#secular” Jews while the #Conservativeparty is traditionally preferred by more “#observant” Jews."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/20/british-jews-turn-to-greens-and-reform-uk-as-support-for-main-parties-drops

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Nags quick start reading list for the #secular #occultist

I'm Nagaram and I'm an #Atheist Occultist. I believe there is power in all sorts of magic, but its more practical than super natural.

Magic, gods, and the occult is a good psychological tool to help us navigate life both in a material and mental way.

The basis for my understanding of Secular Occultism is with

"Atomic Habits" -James Clear

This is the foundational text in my pseudo religion because it explains the psychological aspect of habit building and how this let's us slowly build to a better self. Importantly I'm tying the concept of affirmations to the magical conception of it and even intentions. I'm also looking at Habit Catalysts as Magic Rituals in that ritual magic helps us stay on task with our grander plans by being an easy habit we can build into a proper habit stack that ultimately culminates in our magic working.

From here I see the reading list as a choose your own adventure. So long as you understand that nearly all magic you will ever learn about is simply an affirmation with an aesthetic, there really isn't a wrong choice.

But for me I know what influenced me down this path.

"Pathways to Bliss" -The Joseph Campbell foundation

Another secular read. This book was about myth and legends as tools for self help. Characters to emulate and foils to avoid. It helps me maintain the mindset that truth in myth is less important than moral lessons. We can still use these stories from ancient oral traditions to the new testament, to the flying spaghetti monster as our new gods. As long as they symbolize something important to you then you can and should use them in your practice.

"Grimoire for the apprentice wizard" -Oberon Zell-Ravenheart

Oberon is a character, but important. I said earlier that secular occultism is affirmations with an aesthetic. Oberon is a wealth of aesthetic and easily approachable rituals with which you should try (other than the invisibility spell. I'm pretty sure he says you can use that to be naked in public and I don't recommend that.)

Welcome to the 16 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-16-november-2025/

"For the past six years, along with writing for The #Jewish Journal, I’ve been working on my conversion memoir, “Choosing to be Chosen: From Being an #Atheist Non-Jew to Becoming an #Orthodox #Jew.” It’s about my journey from a broken, #secular #Christian home to teenage #atheism, to a chance encounter with a lapsed Jewish stand-up comedian — my husband Daniel — culminating in a spiritual quest for conversion to Orthodox #Judaism.

Mayim Bialik, a superhero for the Jewish people, says, “‘Choosing to Be Chosen’ is an inspiring exploration of what we can become when we listen to the divine rhythm all around us, and how beautiful and satisfying an adventure figuring it out can be."

https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/384899/an-excerpt-from-choosing-to-be-chosen-my-new-conversion-memoir/

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Humorous Holiday Cards! Now is the time to get them in time. :)

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https://fineartamerica.com/featured/festive-iguana-happy-holidays-sharon-cummings.html

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February 6-7, 2026 – Dan Barker to Debate at The Gospel Truth Conference 2026 in Dallas (Rowlett, TX)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://ffrf.org/outreach/events/february-6-7-2026-dan-barker-to-debate-at-the-gospel-truth-conference-2026-in-dallas-rowlett-tx/

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Welcome to the 9 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-9-november-2025/

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