I really, really like this article on the Wild Hunt blog discussing an editorial in the Boston Globe by author Stephen Prothero about the dangers of "godthink", the idea that all religions are essentially the same:

“The gods of Hinduism are not the same as the orishas of Yoruba religion or the immortals of Daoism. To pretend that they are is to ( Read more... )

Folkish Asatru says stupid things, film at 11. Otherwise known as oh dear god, why did I read the comments?We've got feminism is all about special rights and women afraid of being treated like men, people proud to be white, omg European people are so threatened and white pride is just like black pride, the head of the Asatru Folk Alliance saying ( Read more... )

Yes, it's not trivial that the circle set aside at the Air Force Academy in Colorado for ritual and worship ceremonies by members of Pagan religions was vandalized with a large cross, particularly because of the context (long history of discrimination there against members of minority religions, commandant lost his job because of it, located ( Read more... )