Ret Army Maj Gen Randy Manner, who was second-in-command at the #NationalGuard 2011–2012, has worked in recent years to train hundreds of #interfaith #military #chaplains. Manner said he has talked with “dozens & dozens” of active-duty chaplains in recent weeks who say those who don’t identify with #Hegseth “are being marginalized.”

#law #Trump #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #war #NationalSecurity

#US #military leaders have long understood the power & perils of invoking faith — especially in #wartime.

Facing the Germans in WWII, Gen. George Patton ordered a chaplain to write an #interfaith prayer for #troops to say on the battlefield.

It took just a week in September 2001 for #Defense Sec #DonaldRumsfeld to change the name of the campaign against terrorism from Operation Infinite Justice to Operation Enduring Freedom — a switch meant to clarify that the US was not in a #religious #war.
Ruth Langer and Jesper Svartvik explore the figure of Judas in the Passion Narratives www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GTU... #HolyWeek #interfaith

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Judas and Betrayal (“Do you betray me with a kiss?”)

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[1/2] Although I am not active on Hcommons, I am happy to announce two new projects: The first is Religious Pluralism in the Middle East and Global South: https://acmcu.georgetown.edu/religious-pluralism-in-the-middle-east-global-contexts-project/ #religiouspluralism #pluralism #religiousliteracy #interfaith
Religious Pluralism in the Middle East & Global Contexts Project - ACMCU

In an era marked by unprecedented encounters and escalating tensions between diverse faiths and cultures, the challenge of building genuine pluralism—an active, courageous engagement with difference—stands as one of the most urgent and hopeful tasks of our time. This project seeks to explore religious pluralism through the case study method, a pedagogical approach that brings […]

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Welcome Spring!

First, I raised a goblet of cider, toasting the holy powers. Then I made a ritual fire to mark the Spring Equinox, which arrived at 10:46a Eastern Time this morning. I ceremonially burned the Yule wreath I made this past Winter Solstice, December 20, 2025, ...

#spring #equinox #springequinox #vernalequinox #fire #ritual #Ostara #Eostre #Easter #YuleWreath #interfaith #interfaithminister #pagan #heathen #interfaithheathen

Muslim mayors of New York and London celebrated the holiday on X. Zohran Mamdani shared a coffee photo, stating, "This moment is truly special." London Mayor Sadiq Khan responded, "I know that feeling, Zohran. Blessed holiday from my great city to yours." #Interfaith #Leadership

Here, once again, is my rewrite of St. Patrick's "Lorica" (or "Breastplate"), in which I give it a Heathen vibe. Full text on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1363076949180586&set=pb.100064348823400.-2207520000

#stpatricksday #stpatrick #interfaith #pagan #heathen #snakes #nonotsnakes #lorica #breastplate

“When the legend sells better than the truth, print the legend.”
–Robert Wuhl*

That is a most appropriate quote to (re-)introduce "Saint Patrick, Druids, Snakes, and Popular Myths: 2017" from The Wild Hunt.

https://wildhunt.org/2017/03/saint-patrick-druids-snakes-and-popular-myths-2017.html

#Pagan #Heathen #interfaith #StPatrick #NoNotSnakes

*From his 2007 HBO special, Assume the Position.