So, the connection between PRI and actual sources looks like this: His own story was largely based on press releases written by various heathen organizations in response to the decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs. However, he’s not Ásatrú and wasn’t involved in the campaign to get Thor’s hammer accepted. Jason has been covering this story for a while, and he does great work. The only source for the radio feature was an article that had appeared in an online magazine that covers “business + innovation + design.” The magazine article is a confusing mish-mash of Wicca and comic books that makes it seem like Ásatrúar are witches that worship a superhero. The only source for the author of the design magazine article was our friend Jason Pitzl-Waters, who writes the wonderful blog The Wild Hunt. The new government-approved Thor's hammer grave marker Department of Veterans Affairs – an event that was widely reported by the pagan media back in May, but completely ignored by mainstream news media and religion reporters. It was ostensibly a news item on the addition of Thor’s hammer to the official list of “ available emblems of belief for placement on government headstones and markers” by the U.S. The item was broadcast on “The World,” a nightly show hosted by Marco Werman. Unfortunately, their reporting left a lot to be desired. Last week, Public Radio International ran what appears to be their first story on Ásatrú (“Æsir Faith,” the modern iteration of Old Germanic religion). "Global perspectives for an American audience"
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