Pilgrimages: Dancing with the dead at Fet Gede
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Eric O. Scott relates his visit earlier this month to the New Orleans Healing Center’s 2026 Fet Gede, a Day of the Dead celebration dedicated to the spirits of the dead in Haitian and New Orleans Vodou.
Climate Finance, Clean Energy and Concrete on the COP31 Agenda
COP31 opens in Türkiye with governments facing pressure to turn climate promises into action, as developing nations demand accessible funding and negotiators confront fossil fuel dependence, adaptation needs, and the costs of a just transition.
OpenAI’s Religion Report But No Breakdown for Pagan Requests
In a new report, OpenAI says ChatGPT receives more than 70 million requests about religion each week. The report leaves a question unanswered for minority faiths including modern Paganisms and Witchcraft: How does OpenAI recognize and count requests about their religious practices?
White Nationalist Protestors Attempt to Disrupt Diwali Celebrations
A Seattle Diwali event was disrupted on Saturday by protestors holding signs that read “Deport All Dot Heads” and “Stop Hindu Replacement of Christians,” adding to a wave of anti-Hindu sentiment in recent months.