As President Donald Trump’s poll numbers drop, political rhetoric is taking a surreal turn. “Spellbinding” claims, warnings of Satanists, and rising fear-based narratives suggest conservative power is being maintained not through policy, but through fear.
#pagan #witchcraft #satanists #pollnumbers #donaldtrump #electorate #morealpanic #politics #satanicpanic
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.
A new PRRI survey finds that roughly one-third of Americans support or sympathize with Christian nationalism. The report links those views to political affiliation, media consumption, authoritarian attitudes, and immigration beliefs, while raising broader questions about religious pluralism and minority-faith inclusion in the United States.
#pagan #prrisurvey #christiannationalism #prri #publicreligionresearchinstitute #survey #america
A quick note: Today is World Press Freedom Day. According to Reporters Without Borders, global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. This day serves as a reminder that journalists and news organizations must be able to operate independently, free from censorship, interference, or intimidation by governments or other powerful actors. Join us in recognizing the vital role journalists play in telling the stories that inform, challenge, and connect us all.
“If someone had ever asked me if I thought of myself as an animist, I’m sure I would have said yes,” writes Eric O. Scott. “But I don’t know if I really understood that commitment until I bonded with Friend Tree, and didn’t confront its implications until his time was at an end.”
New archaeological and genetic research suggests bread wheat may have first emerged 8,000 years ago in the South Caucasus region of modern-day Georgia. The findings connect ancient farming communities, wild goatgrass, bread wheat, and even early winemaking in one of humanity’s earliest agricultural landscapes.
#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #geneticresearch #bread #recipes
A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient heathenry to Christianity.
#pagan #heathen #archaeology #coinhoard
In this week's Pagan Community Notes: we feature a wrap-up of the Beltane Fire Festival and a look at the growing visibility of Paganism in Maine. We also mark National Public Gardens Week and International Migratory Bird Day, celebrate an elevation within Aquarian Tabernacle Church, and sadly honor a crossing of the Veil. Star also shares her Tarot of the Week.
#pagan #witchcraft #beltane #firefestival #paganism #NationalPublicGardensWeek #InternationalMigratoryBirdDay #tarot #ATC
The Trump Administration has rescinded the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, removing conservation as a formal public lands “use” and shifting federal land policy toward energy development, mining, grazing, and other extractive priorities amid criticism from environmental and conservation organizations.
#pagan #bureauoflandmanagement #PublicLandsRule #conservation #nationalparkts #publiclands #TrumpAdministration
A sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert was damaged during border wall construction, prompting outrage from Indigenous leaders, archaeologists, and environmental advocates concerned about irreversible spiritual and cultural loss.
#pagan #indigenous #homelandsecurity #sonorandesert #geoglyphs #borderwall #sacredsite #Intaglio