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The Marine Corps has released an administrative message advising personnel of the Pentagon’s revised religious affiliation codes, requiring Marines to update their records by September 30 as minority faiths previously represented individually are consolidated into religious categories.

#pagan #paganism #marinecorp #religiousaffiliationcodes #minorityfaiths #christiannationalism #pentagon #interfaith #petehegseth #militarychaplaincy

[Letters to the Editor] As the Religious Liberty Commission reviews public comments, The Pagan Solidarity Alliance examines Pagan representation in the federal record and argues that meaningful religious liberty depends on ensuring minority faiths remain visible in government policy and practice.

#pagan #religiouslibertycommission #religiousliberty #politics #christiannationalism #pagansolidarityalliance #SeperationOfChurchAndState

[Letters to the Editor] A Greek priestess’ thoughts on increasing wildfires, and how you can witness and motivate change for the better.

#pagan #paganism #LettersToTheEditor #elysewelles #wildfires #greekwildfires #EnvironmentalStewardship #theenvironment #greece

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Colorado’s universal preschool rules that could reshape how religious accommodations interact with nondiscrimination protections, with potentially significant consequences for Pagan and other minority religious communities.

#pagan #paganism #scotus #StMaryCatholicParish #religiousfreedom #preschool #nondiscrimination #civilrights #religion

Ancient DNA has overturned two centuries of assumptions about a Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge, revealing that a renowned goldworker, long believed to be a man, was a woman who may have held spiritual authority.

#pagan #archaeology #uncoveringthepast #shaman #stonehenge #uptonlovellshaman #stoutman #wiltshire #science

Italy has granted new protections to Monte Cavo, the ancient sacred mountain of Jupiter Latiaris, safeguarding the Temple of Jupiter site, the Via Sacra, and a landscape central to the religious life of ancient Latium.

#pagan #paganism #montecavo #jupiterlatiaris #archaeology #albanhills #ancientrome #nemi #witchcraft

From seasonal festivals to public rituals, communal gatherings may offer measurable psychological benefits. A new study finds shared ritual experiences can foster awe, strengthen community identity, and even expand participants’ sense of connection to humanity.

#pagan #sacredexperience #rituals #humanity #connection #carnavaldenegrosyblancos #psychology #effervescence #science

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: The Aquarian Tabernacle Church responds to a gubernatorial candidate, Salem celebrates 400 years, a belated remembrance of historian Carlo Ginzburg, NEPA Pagan Pride and Chaos and Cunning make headlines, and the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage show the world how to care for our waters.

#pagan #wicca #aquariantabernaclechurch #salem #paganpride #carloginzburg #oldladiesagainstunderwatergarbage

The United Nations marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples by celebrating Indigenous midwives, ancestral knowledge, cultural continuity, and spiritual traditions while calling for stronger recognition, protections, and support for Indigenous-led care.

#pagan #indigenousmedicine #midwife #unitednations #internationaldayofworldsindigenouspeoples #indigenousknowledge