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Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 5, 2026

By The Wild Hunt | February 5, 2026

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we begin with some good news: celebrations of Imbolc and the Feast of Brigid offered beautiful videos and thoughtful lessons; Via Lactea Sanctuary reached a property tax settlement in New York; and a federal judge allowed The Satanic Temple’s lawsuit against the City of Boston to move forward. Then comes the strange: reports of David Hume’s grave being vandalized with so-called “satanic” imagery. And stranger still, the National Prayer Breakfast unfolded largely as predicted, while New Hampshire lawmakers introduced a constitutional amendment to move the state toward Christian theocracy.

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Sin, Repentance, and Christian Nationalism on Display in Washington

By Manny Moreno | February 4, 2026

This week’s National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance and National Prayer Breakfast present contrasting tones but a shared theology, exposing how Christian nationalist ideas about sin, repentance, and national identity are being woven into the fabric of American political and religious life.

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An American political cocktail: nationalism, religion, and nostalgia

By Heather Greene | February 12, 2017

WASHINGTON – On the first Thursday of every February, religious dignitaries, politicians, and other guests are invited to Washington, D.C. to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast. It is sponsored by the Christian organization called The Fellowship Foundation and has been an American tradition since 1953. This year was no exception. On Feb, 2. President Trump attended his first breakfast, held at the Washington Hilton.