News
Trump Establishes Religious Liberty Commission, Questions Church-State Divide
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President Trump created a Religious Liberty Commission, declaring, “Let’s forget about [separation of church and state] for one time.”
Europe
Researchers Say Religion—Not Rodents—Helped Turn Wildcats into House Cats
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New research reveals domestic cats were first tamed in ancient Egypt for religious rituals honoring the goddess Bastet, challenging earlier beliefs that domestication began for pest control in early farming communities.
Editorial
Here we go again: David Brooks’s misuse of “paganism” as a cultural corruption
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In an age where religious minorities — especially Pagans — already face real marginalization, suspicion, and in some cases, violence, Brooks’s carelessness, and by proxy, The New York Times’s carelessness for publishing it with little editorial concern, is irresponsible.
News
US Supreme Court Decision Could Expand Publicly-Funded Religious Schools Nationwide
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The US Supreme Court is weighing whether religious schools can receive public charter funding—potentially reshaping education laws and church-state boundaries nationwide.
News
New Study Suggests Ancient Pagan Worship Persisted in 5th-Century Britain
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Jewelry from a Roman treasure hoard discovered in Thetford Forest, East Anglia, suggests that pagan practices in the region persisted into the 5th century—much later than previously thought, according to a new research.