Scientist files complaint alleging Trump administration interfered in climate research
Virginia Burkett, a senior scientist with the US Geological Survey, filed a 200 page complaint last week alleging that she was demoted and removed from chairing a multi-agency commission on…
Hellenic Pagans & Polytheists React to the Olympics Opening Ceremony controversy
Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics was wild and sparked Christian outrage over a scene that had nothing to do with Christianity, but did have to do with…
The Queen of Roads recognized by UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has recognized the Appian Way as a World Heritage site. The Appian Way, sometimes called Europe’s first expressway, was a major strategic…
Opinion: Liberty Enlightening the World
I am often amazed by the way this country’s people have weathered the years since the 2016 election launched us further into the shadowlands of hatred, racism, misogyny, bigotry, and…
Opinion: Twilight of the Boomers
Over the past week, Democrats have giddily celebrated the ascension of Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket. That’s great, but it doesn’t deal with the issue of elderly…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 25, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Circle Sanctuary’s green burials featured in media; we are saddened to hear Most Reverend Ruthann Amarteifio has crossed the veil; conference and events including…
School Board decisions against After School Satan Clubs are becoming expensive
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board becomes the latest school board required to pay The Satanic Temple for blocking their After School Satan Club. Continue reading School Board decisions against After…
Editorial: Conservatives are calling Kamala Harris a Witch. Here’s why that’s dangerous
Faced with a woman of color at the top of the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket, opponents turn to a reliable trope of sexist defamation: call that a woman a Witch.…
New exhibit explores Viking Age women’s role as sorcerers and prophets
A new exhibition at Denmark’s National Museum uses the figure of the völva, a female oracle and sorcerer, to explore how pre-Christian Scandinavians thought of time, religion, and destiny. Continue…
Opinion: When History Threatens to Rhyme
We stand, as we have for so long now, at a crossroads. What kind of society do we want to be? What will be our legacy for the future of…