Druidry is a Religion with Art
American illustrator Timothy Babulski, who lives in North Carolina has launched a website for a new religious artform, Druid Art. His argument for the art form as religious is backed up by a Time Magazine report last week:
"Next year's summer-solstice celebration at Stonehenge just got a little more interesting. For the first time, the ancient pagan tradition of Druidry--whose adherents worship nature, animist forces--has been recognized as an official religion. The Charity Commission for England and Wales granted the Druit Network, a 350-member group, charitable status, so it can now receive exemptions from taxes on donations, just like other clerical groups. The U.K. has about 10,000 Druids."While this news may come as a surprise for some American Fundamentalists, they should note that the US government recognized Druidry as a tax exempt American religion in 1977, long before the UK.
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