WORLD CONGRESS OF ETHNIC RELIGIONS
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Update 2007/3/12
10th Conference of the WCER in Latvia (Riga, Jurmala, Sigulda) (congress details)
Update 2006/3/21
9th Conference of the WCER in Jaipur - India (congress details)
Update 2005/6/13
8th World Congress of Ethnic Religions, 8-10 June, Antwerp Flanders (congress details)
Update 2004/6/28
WCER Members
updated with the group "The Eldaring" from
Germany.
Update 2004/6/22
WCER Forums have
been added.
Update
2004/6/14
7th World Congress
of Ethnic Religions, 4-6 June, Athens Greece (congress
details)
Our purpose
The purpose of the WCER is to serve as an international body that will assist
Ethnic Religious groups in various countries and will oppose discrimination
against such groups.
By Ethnic Religion, we mean religion, spirituality, and cosmology that is firmly grounded in a particular people's traditions. In our view, this does not include modern occult or ariosophic theories/ideologies, nor syncretic neo-religions.
Short History
The World Congress of Ethnic Religions was established in June 1998 at the
initiative of delegates from 16 different countries (Europe, Asia and America).
This happened in Vilnius, Lithuania, the last European country to resist
the onslaught of Christianity.
A declaration was also drafted and later ratified. A second declaration was added on 25th October of the same year.
A constitution was drafted at the 2nd WCER congress, and subsequently ratified at the 3rd WCER congress. You can read excerpts, or the full legal document here.
The WCER is currently seeking NGO status at the United Nations.
The WCER Web site
This site is divided in several categories. To access them, just click on the
menu at the left-hand side of the screen. You can also access all site features
through the Quick Access at the beginning of thisd page.
| Home | This page. |
| Declarations | The WCER declarations, in several languages. |
| Constitution | The WCER constitution |
| Membership | How to become a member of the WCER (Group Member or Individual Member) |
| Organisations | Short presentation of member and other ethnic religious Groups |
| Congress | Reports on WCER congresses |
| References | A list of references, books, and links on ethnic religions |
| Contacts | How to contact us, and how to link to us from your site |
| Newsletter | The The official WCER newsletter, entitled "the Oaks". Only older newsletters are posted here. The latest newsletter is reserved for WCER members. |
Feel free to visit the many sides and features of this site and form your own opinion. This site is designed to be informative, following our motto: "Unity in Diversity"
