The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/politics/page/6)
How many speak, work, argue, and have the courage to live fully here because of the promises given in the Constitution? The answer is many. However, we forget that for all of that freedom there is a grim reality: what has been taken for granted can be so easily taken away. The erosion of our freedoms has begun.
The Supreme Court overturned the long-standing doctrine of Chevron Deference this morning, which will drastically lessen the power of federal agencies to protect the environment and consumers. Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott surveys the wreckage.
Putin’s “Witch” has been detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of inciting violence against the Russian Orthodox Church and insulting religious feelings.
In direct contrast to the supposedly universal “golden rule” and the “turn the other cheek” message of Christ, Odin teaches that we have no responsibility to be love our enemies. That particular Heathen teaching is a large part of what leads someone like me to be uncomfortable with some of Martin Luther King’s principles, but it does not mean that the embrace of violence is the answer.”
Today’s dispatch comes from J.D. Harlock, who introduces us to a form of Naturalistic Paganism based in the history and landscape of Lebanon. “Embracing Naturalistic Paganism fosters a sense of kinship and purpose among all Lebanese, regardless of their background, allowing for communal healing with a peaceful but powerful resistance against the forces that wish Lebanon to be fragmented.”