(MORE OF A DEMONIC CULTURE)
The move gives an old practice new validity, said Phil Ryder, the chairman of the 350-member Druid Network.
“It will go a long way to make Druidry a lot more accessible,” he said.
Druids have practiced for thousands of years in Britain and in Celtic societies elsewhere in Europe. They worship natural forces such as thunder and the sun, and spirits they believe arise from places such as mountains and rivers. They do not worship a single god or creator, but seek to cultivate a sacred relationship with the natural world.
Although many see them as robed, mysterious people who gather every summer solstice at Stonehenge — which predates the Druids — believers say modern Druidry is chiefly concerned with helping practitioners connect with nature and themselves through rituals, dancing and singing at stone circles and other sites throughout the country believed to be “sacred.”
Ancient Druids were known to be religious leaders, judges and sages among the Celts during pre-Christian times, although little evidence about their lives survived. There are now various Druid orders and about 10,000 practitioners in Britain — and believers said the numbers are growing because more people are becoming aware of the importance to preserve the environment.
The Druid Network fought for nearly five years to be recognized under the semi-governmental Charity Commission, which requires proof of cohesive and serious belief in a supreme entity and a moral framework.
After initially rejecting the Druid Network’s application, the Charity Commission decided this week that Druidry fit the bill.
“There is sufficient belief in a supreme being or entity to constitute a religion for the purposes of charity law,” the commission said.
Might as well do it now while the whole planet is going through an insanity phase.
Then I think they should add “Jedi” to the list as well.
Britain could be dredging up something more violent than Islam to prepare for the coming strggle...
If you look at religion, music, theatre and art, you would think the world is moving backwards culturally.
It’s sort of amazing to see.
Gonna bring back the human scacrifice, too?
Do you all think Hinduism and Shinto are “demonic” as well, or is that honor reserved only for old European polytheistic religions?
“Paging the XXth Legion! Paging the XXth Legion! Please report back to the Isle of Anglesley. Unfinished business!”.
Another fine sign of how the UK is leading the West into the Abyss of Destruction!
I was an Elfin Druid when I was 12, I got better.
Wait, wait, wait!
The article is totally erroneous. These modern Druids are a rather recent invention, and they are not descendants of the original Druids. The historical Druids themselves have nothing to do with Stonehenge, which is thousands of years older still.
Modern Druidism is a synthetic religion having nothing by name and a few superficial similarities with the original Druids.
It's a tough job, but some body’s got to do it.
Link to Wicca at the US Air Force Academy. Some pagans got upset when a cross was placed at their site.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444756/posts
Complete humbug. Not just their doctrine, which goes without saying, but the claim that today’s “Druids” have anything more to do with the Druids of ancient times than both being located in the British Isles. Neo-Druidism is as much a modern made-up religion as L. Ron Hubbard’s Scientology.
Other than Roman descriptions, which are almost certainly unreliable (either that or the ancient Druids really practiced human sacrifice), we know nothing about the praxis of ancient Druidism, and nothing at all about its doctrine.
'.... Seated again on the Chair of Estate, Elizabeth then took the coronation Oath as administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the lengthy oath, the Queen swore to govern each of her countries according to their respective laws and customs, to mete out law and justice with mercy, to uphold Protestantism in the United Kingdom and protect the Church of England and preserve its bishops and clergy. She proceeded to the altar where she stated "The things which I have here promised, I will perform, and keep. So help me God," before kissing the Bible and putting the royal sign-manual to the oath as the Bible was returned to the Dean of Westminster....'
Do these guys practice human sacrifice?
If yes they should be locked up for murder.
If no then they are just a bunch of posers and people should feel free to point and snicker.
To those that understand this:
“Awen”!