Norse pagan troops across the military can rejoice — a member of the Nevada Army National Guard has been granted a religious waiver to grow a warrior-like beard. Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper ...

The U.S. Army granted a rare religious accommodation to a Fort Leonard Wood staff sergeant who is a member of the “Heathen, Norse Pagan faith.” The move came as a result of the Army authorizing beards ...

A former Premier Health security officer said he was fired for refusing to shave his beard, which the hospital should have allowed him to keep it as a part of his faith as a Norse pagan, also known as ...

Two guardsmen who follow the Norse Pagan religion were kicked out of the Georgia National Guard for their ties to a white supremacist organization last month. But a Nevada National Guardsman who also ...

LAS VEGAS – When the Nevada Army Guard’s 3665th Ordnance Co. (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) mustered for the final time in the Silver State last summer before departing for Afghanistan, its ultimate ...

DAYTON, Ohio -- A former Premier Health security officer said he was fired for refusing to shave his beard, which the hospital should have allowed him to keep as a part of his faith as a Norse pagan, ...

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada Army Guard soldier serving in Afghanistan has received a uniform religious exception to sport a beard based upon his Norse pagan beliefs. The Nevada Army Guard said this month Sgt ...

Smith, an organizer of the paganist organization Heathens United Against Racism, explains Norse mythology, symbols, and rituals, as well as how to practice Norse paganism, in his diligent, friendly ...