heathens

From interfaith vegans to inclusive heathens, religious Parliament offers it all

By Bob Smietana — August 16, 2023
(RNS) — The exhibit hall at the Parliament of the World’s Religions brought the diversity of religious practices and spiritual beliefs to life.

War in ‘civilized’ Europe is nothing new. Here’s why white Westerners think otherwise.

By Kathryn Gin Lum — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — Europeans are supposed to be the ones who save ‘heathens’ from their bad behavior.

Marvel’s Loki wins heathens’ hearts even while losing the Norse immortal’s complexity

By Heather Greene — June 21, 2021
(RNS) — To modern heathens, Marvel’s characters are not simply 'all-powerful superheroes,' but thriving gods.

Heathens condemn storming of Capitol after Norse religious symbols appear amid mob

By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — Lea Svendsen, a heathen author, said it was 'heartbreaking' to see her articles of faith at the center of the violence.

Defense Department expands its list of recognized religions

By Kimberly Winston — April 21, 2017
(RNS) The list doubles to include many minority religions, including humanism, Asatru and heathenism.

‘Pagan’ is getting a makeover. Not everyone got the memo.

By David Gibson — July 11, 2013
(RNS) As the monotheistic Abrahamic religions began to spread, “pagan” took on negative connotations as the antithesis of the “true faith” of the monotheists. Pagans were polytheists who believed in various gods and held to questionable moral codes.
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