The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/religious-freedom)
Calling the Army’s Spiritual Fitness Guide “new age” and unserious, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered its immediate removal, raising concerns about how future chaplain reforms could affect religious pluralism within the U.S. military.
A leaked and now-confirmed DOJ memo outlines how the FBI will implement a Trump national-security directive, broadening domestic extremism definitions and prompting concern among civil-liberties advocates, journalists, and minority religious communities – even those engaged in lawful dissent.
Today’s story is an update on last week’s Rutherfordton events where officials denied a permit for a small Pagan-led vigil, citing undocumented restrictions and a coercive “Christian parade” alternative,
When Rutherfordton officials denied a permit for a small Pagan-led vigil, citing undocumented restrictions and a coercive “Christian parade” alternative, High Priestex Mortellus confronted a system that limits minority-faith expression in a traditional public forum during the holiday season.
A new executive order aims to modernize the nation’s child-welfare system, but advocates warn its emphasis on faith-based partnerships and “basic biological truths” may open the door to religious gatekeeping and discrimination against minority faiths and LGBTQ+ families.