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Religious liberty, discrimination, representation, public policy context, and the cultural consequences of misinformation.
Religious Freedom & Culture
After a debate about offerings, godparents and personal devotion to Orisha, the SanteriaReligion account received a permanent subreddit ban and a muted appeal.
Religious Freedom & Culture
Pollution research, disputed safety claims and a renewed UNESCO request for water testing expose a problem that concerns both environmental protection and a living sacred landscape.
Religious Freedom & Culture
Brazil's recent heritage announcements, a federal investigation order and disputed calendar proposals show why public recognition and practical religious freedom must be examined together.
Religious Freedom & Culture
A developing investigation in Moca, Puerto Rico, shows why religious identification, personal allegations and suspected forensic evidence must remain distinct.
Religious Freedom & Culture
Calling Santería “devil worship” imports a Christian theological figure into a religion where the Devil is neither an Orisha nor an object of Lucumí worship. This essay explains how the distortion becomes religious prejudice and, when it shapes treatment, discrimination.
Religious Freedom & Culture
When Cuban immigrants brought Regla de Ocha (Santería) to the United States in the mid-20th century, they brought a religion that had already survived centuries of colonial oppression. In America, they would face a new legal battle for their right to worship.
Religious Freedom & Culture
Mention Santería in casual conversation, and you are likely to be met with widened eyes, questions about "dark magic," or references to Hollywood horror movies. Few religions suffer from such a profound gap between what they actually are and how the public perceives them.
