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    "Culture",
    "Opinion",
    "Paganism",
    "Perspectives",
    "Politics",
    "aaron",
    "anglo-saxons",
    "arc de trump",
    "Asatru",
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    "Continue reading The Golden Calf and American Idols at The Wild Hunt."
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  "textContent": "In the wake of a golden statue of Donald Trump being unveiled in Florida, Karl E.H. Seigfried examines the use of monuments in the U.S. - a story full of accusations of 'pagan idolatry' that has far more basis in the Bible and politics.\n\nContinue reading The Golden Calf and American Idols at The Wild Hunt.",
  "title": "The Golden Calf and American Idols"
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