“When contemporary commentators describe authoritarian politics as ‘pagan,'” writes Manny Moreno, “they risk reinforcing an exclusionary narrative: that Christianity civilized power, while paganism represented brute force. That binary not only oversimplifies history; it marginalizes living religious minorities.”
The Becket Fund’s 2025 Religious Freedom Index shows rising support for religion in public life, yet its findings leave key questions unanswered for Pagans. Christian-centered examples dominate the survey, highlighting tensions between broad claims of pluralism and uneven real-world application.
WMore than 75,000 marched in Minneapolis demanding ICE leave the Twin Cities. Stone Circle Wicca answered a clergy call in solidarity, framing resistance as a sacred duty rooted in humanization, interfaith cooperation, and the defense of dignity through sustained, community-centered action.
“If you’re drawn to folkloric density, ancestral memory, visceral horror that rejects comfort, or animist logic where houses and bodies blur,” writes Cosette Paneque in her review of Irene Solà’s novel, “this has power. But know what you’re walking into.”
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