Paganism
Lithuanian Parliament rejects recognition of Romuva
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The Lithuanian Parliament has rejected official state recognition of Romuva denying it the benefits afforded to other faiths.
Paganism
Editorial: Stonewall, 50 years and a day
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50 years and a day after Stonewall: Society makes the claim of acceptance while keeping us as “the other.” We have not yet become simply “a couple” – we remain a “gay couple”. We are not “the soldiers,” we’re the “trans soldiers.”
archaeology
Finland announces new effort to catalog ancient sites
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HELSINKI – Museovirasto, the Finnish Heritage Agency (FHA, previously the National Board of Antiquities) and part of the Ministry of Education, has announced that it will be conducting a new countrywide field inspection of ancient monuments protected by the Finnish government. The project began this June and will continue for the next three years creating an extensive directory of Finland’s ancient monuments. It will cover both known sites and new areas, while updating existing surveys. The FHA is responsible for preserving Finland’s cultural heritage. The agency serves as a both as a cultural resource and a research institution.
Arts & Culture
“No Spectators”: a Burning Man exhibition
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Pagans have long been drawn to the Burning Man festival and its community, but for many, actually attending the festival has been an unlikely dream. A new traveling Smithsonian exhibit now hopes to bring Burning Man to museums across the United States.
Paganism
Mastercard affirms True Names in new product
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Mastercard’s introduces the True Name (TM) product that lets you have your affirmed name on the credit card. We look at the new product’s impact for LGBTQI+ and non-binary individuals as well as how it might also benefit the Pagan community.