A soldier assigned to the 795th Military Police Battalion recently received special dispensation to rock a beard, despite the Army regulations prohibiting aggro facial hair, due to his “heathen ...

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 ...

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 ...

A soldier was recently granted permission to wear a beard in accordance with his Norse pagan faith. When the Army authorized beards for religious soldiers in early 2017, the move was a response to ...

Nevada Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper, 34, of Madison, Alabama, said the beard is part of his Norse pagan faith, a belief system he’s practiced for more than 20 years.

The U.S. Army has reportedly acquiesced to the power of Thor, granting a soldier permission to grow a beard in keeping with his Norse pagan faith. Sikh soldiers, who are bound by their religion to ...

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 ...

Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.