Editorial: New book is ripe with dangerous anti-Pagan rhetoric [Video]

Earlier this year,  The Atlantic published an atrocious piece about Paganism that we covered extensively. The Wild Hunt‘s editorial focused on why The Atlantic decided to publish such a piece on Paganism, and we raised a question: Why does The Atlantic, a leading magazine with extensive resources, seem to have such difficulty in locating a Pagan scholar or expert?

The major concern that we raised, and mentioned in other editorials and articles, is a rising tide of anti-Pagan rhetoric in some communities, particularly among Christian conservatives. Given the obvious hegemony of Christianity within the West, and the relatively small community of Pagans, Witches, Wiccans, Heathens, and polytheists, the language of “paganism” as a threat keeps surfacing.

That scapegoating language emerged again this weekend.

On April 4, 2024, Glenn Beck, the American conservative commentator, radio host, and CEO of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and radio network The Blaze, interviewed John Daniel …