The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/politics)
As the Pentagon implements sweeping changes to military religious policy, Congress is considering legislation that would expand statutory protections for military chaplains while a newly enacted CIA law establishes narrower conscience protections for agency chaplains.
A White House report targeting the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History raises broader questions about religion, historical interpretation, colonialism, and how minority communities are represented within publicly supported cultural institutions.
A herd of wild horses in California are said to have damaged the local ecosystem. A federal plan to remove the horses is being challenged by an Indigenous tribe that claims the government has not consulted them as required by law.
“250 years later, our nation struggles through an emotional morass that hovers like a low-hanging weather system,” writes Clio Ajana. “For those who were alive during 1976 bicentennial, the feel, the mood, and the execution of American’s birthday in 2026 is grim.”
A group of Heathen organizations writes in to reiterate their opposition to Folkish Heathenry and announce their ongoing coalition for inclusive Heathenry.
The Supreme Court ruled against a Rastafarian inmate seeking damages after prison officials forcibly cut his dreadlocks, holding that RLUIPA does not permit personal-capacity lawsuits against state employees for violations of religious freedom.
