California Lawmakers Approve New Religious Freedom Protections for Native Tribes
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California lawmakers approved legislation expanding protections for Native American religious practices and sacred sites on state lands, while provisions requiring tribal consent for certain state actions have raised concerns over potential impacts on infrastructure and water projects.
Two Tennessee Religious Freedom Disputes Put Minority Faiths in Focus
Two separate religious-freedom disputes in Tennessee—one involving religious practice and eligibility to foster and the other involving Ten Commandments displays in public schools—raise questions about government involvement with religion and protections for minority faiths.
One Wish, No Refunds: What Obsession Borrows from the Craft It Doesn’t Practice
“Film audiences have spent all summer describing Obsession a story about the dangers of witchcraft,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “Nothing in it, however, has anything to do with sorcery. What Bear does? That’s shopping.”
American Myths
Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both.