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American Myths
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Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both.
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Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a religious liberty case examining home worship and zoning laws. Although centered on an Orthodox Jewish prayer group, the ruling could shape legal protections for Wiccan covens and other minority faith communities that gather in private homes.
A new federal report on “anti-Christian bias” frames religious liberty through a Christian lens, raising concerns among critics that its findings and recommendations overlook minority faiths and risk reshaping protections in ways that may not fully account for the nation’s religious diversity.
At its final hearing, the Religious Liberty Commission revealed deep divisions over the meaning of religious freedom, with supporters warning of cultural threats and critics arguing the body advances a narrow vision favoring conservative Christian perspectives.
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.