59. Should There Be Wiccan Clergy?

The Aquarian Tabernacle Church has announced a new accreditation program to “professionalize” Wiccan Clergy. They’re not the first people to try and set something up like this, and they likely won’t be the last. Is this a good thing? Is this a bad thing? Mostly I just think this is just a complicated thing. Links: * ATC Setting Up Accreditation Program For Wicca (The Wild Hunt) * Army Rejects Wiccan Chaplain (Seattle Times) Remember! Our Annual Q&A Episode is coming up in July! Make sure you submit your questions and comments here before July 10, 2023 to make sure we get them in time! (And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord!) Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitle Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library) Portions of TikTok videos made by users adirondackanimist, saraphima.still.talks, and witch_way_up were featured in this episode