An Ancient Hymn to Babylon is Reawakened
Researchers reconstruct an ancient hymn to Babylon using AI. Continue reading An Ancient Hymn to Babylon is Reawakened at The Wild Hunt.
Lawsuit seeks to block Christian-centric Social Studies Standards
A new lawsuit challenges Oklahoma’s Bible-based public school standards, alleging they violate religious freedom, promote Christian nationalism, and include political misinformation—prompting urgent calls to block implementation before the upcoming school…
Zoltar Speaks!
When the QVC hellhole that is Tiktok catches me with a mini Zoltar (“He Speaks!”) available for purchase, I add it to my cart. After I check out, Tiktok informs…
Opinion: Reflections on Our 249th Anniversary
The lesson of the Tower implies destruction and disaster, but the question remains: is this change suddenly thrust upon us or is it one we seek to embrace? Do we…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 3, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: A stalking victim in the UK seeks help from an Anglican bishop—only to be accused of witchcraft. In Burundi, six people are murdered following…
ESA’s Biomass Satellite Reveals Mother Earth’s Hidden Forest Structures and Carbon Stores
ESA’s Biomass satellite has released its first images, offering a groundbreaking view into forest structures, carbon storage, and buried landscapes—ushering in a new era of climate and ecosystem monitoring. Continue…
Debanking, The Christian Right, and Crypto Tech Bros
President Trump’s Executive Order claims to protect religious groups from debanking, but its language and its context with other executive orders may exclude minority faiths, potentially leaving other religious and…
Religious Liberty Commission Begins Work amid Concerns over Church–State Separation
Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission launches with Christian nationalist overtones, drawing criticism for lacking diversity and threatening church–state separation. Critics warn it weaponizes religious freedom to serve a narrow ideological agenda.…
Mojo, Music, and Magic in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”
Noelle Bowles examines Ryan Coogler’s hit film “Sinners,” speaking with Tony Kail, cultural anthropologist and scholar of Hoodoo, about how this story of vampires and the blues in the Jim…
Bones of the Mother
The horizon promised forever, with the land in between rich with life and beauty. The Divine Mother was present everywhere in those fertile fields, hills, and mountains. The endurance of…