Culture
Tyr, Thor, Monsters, and Macklemore
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Drawing upon the models presented by the Norse gods Tyr and Thor, Karl E.H. Seigfried argues for the Heathen ethic of taking action against injustice despite personal costs.
Arts & Culture
American Myths
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Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both.
Culture
Opinion: A Modest Proposal for Banning Christian Athletes from Men’s Sports
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Rather than obsessing over the miniscule number of transgender athletes in women’s sports, fairness-minded politicians like Ken Paxton should focus on the pandemic of unregulated divine intervention in men’s sports.
Culture
The Golden Calf and American Idols
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In the wake of a golden statue of Donald Trump being unveiled in Florida, Karl E.H. Seigfried examines the use of monuments in the U.S. – a story full of accusations of ‘pagan idolatry’ that has far more basis in the Bible and politics.
Living
Of Death, Dreams, and Divine Visions
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Many Heathens and Pagans have had the experience of being visited by the gods. So has Karl E.H. Seigfried, who recounts a vision of Thor. But in examining his long history of sleep trouble, Seigfried casts a skeptical eye on this experience.