Pagan 'church' is recognised in Northern Ireland

Written by Admin 2 30 Apr 2015
Pagan 'church' is recognised in Northern Ireland

A Presbyterian church minister has issued a warning following the first legal recognition of a Pagan 'church' in Northern Ireland. Minister of Magheramason Presbyterian Church in Londonderry, Rev Graeme Orr, told the Irish News Letter: ‘There is a dark spiritual side involved with paganism that I would like people to be wary about. I would invite people to come and speak to me and find their answers through God.’ While most religions go back hundreds, even thousands of years, The Order of the Golden River – Northern Ireland's first official Pagan church – was established just six years ago, in 2009. Led by Patrick Cranberry, now legally recognised as a Pagan priest in the country, the group's members have remained anonymous since its founding. Though Cranberry says he has recieved a lot of support in the last few weeks, Orr says he is worried for the people of Londonderry, where The Order has been offered a building.

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