Druidry has been formally recognized as a religion in Britain. The Druid Network, a group of about 350 Druids, will receive exemptions from taxes on donations after the semi-governmental Charity Commission granted it charitable status just like mainstream religions such as the Church of England.
To register as a religious charity in England, an organization must satisfy requirements that include belief in a supreme entity, a degree of cohesion and seriousness, and a beneficial moral framework.
Yay!
ReplyDeleteNext - Ford Seid/Old Custom, and any other British Asatru groups. Oh yes, the Vikings will have their tax-exempt status soon, Tyr willing. :D
Hail the Aesir - Hail the Asynjur - Hail the mighty and fruitful Earth, Mother of us all.
One can hardly wait to read what the uber-calvinists who so obsess over Dr. Williams' Welsh background will make of this!
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jimB
Seems only fair.
ReplyDeleteI agree. What's good for bankers should be good for druids as well.
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