In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Yule Lads, Juno, the Oak Moon, upcoming events, and—just like on cable television—Nostradamus makes an appearance.
News
Oklahoma may be revealing how Trump proposes to combat “anti-Christian bias” to foster religious liberty
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Oklahoma’s newly established Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism may be paving the way for President Trump’s Agenda 47 rollout.
News
“Our children deserve better:” Christian leaders object to Krampus
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Krampus events experience some backlash and religious leaders claim that the alpine tradition invokes fear and is “satanic.”
Culture
Opinion: To Honor the Ancestors
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Like a “Sunday Catholic” who is extremely devout on Sunday mornings but lives a decidedly un-Christian life for the rest of the week, we can all too easily make grand speeches over the drinking horn at blót but neglect to put intention into action when we step out into the wider world. Are we honoring the ancestors in our lives? Or are we dishonoring them?
Indigenous Land
Brazil’s Temporal Framework Battle is exposing Religious as well as Indigenous Discrimination
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Brazil’s battle over the land rights of Indigenous communities also exposes how Christian evangelical movements are undermining religious freedom and eroding Indigenous culture
News
Researchers find that paranormal beliefs may increase stress- then the media found the word “witchcraft”
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A new study has found that feelings of distress and a reduced ability to cope with stress are linked to traditional paranormal beliefs, while no such connection was observed for new age philosophies. Then the media found that word witchcraft in the research.