10/16/2026
On October 3rd, 2026, the High Rede of The Troth voted to accept a new version of Declaration 127, as developed by the Community Relations Committee along with feedback and input from other inclusive Heathen organizations.
Statement from the Community Relations Committee of The Troth on the approval and release of Declaration 127 3.0:
We are happy to announce that both the Board of Directors and Rob Schreiwer have officially approved the text of Declaration 127 3.0. Drafting this new version of D127 has been a labor of love from the Community Relations Committee at the Troth over this past year. And as part of our commitment to a broader Heathen coalition, we also sought input from outside the Troth while drafting this text.
While many forms of discrimination were addressed in D127 2.0, there are new specifications added to this version, and one in particular, that we feel is critical to address in Heathenry today.
We declare that it is unacceptable to ban the open worship of any Gods or the establishment of shrines to Them.
To those that feel this line in the sand is going too far—that we are trying to dictate how you practice your faith, we’ll say this: every version of Declaration 127 has been met with resistance. Every single one has been accused of “going too far” or claiming that Heathenry has become “too politically correct” or “too woke.”
The Troth lifted the ban on hailing Loki at our Grand Sumble in 2019. We did the same with the bans on every other deity in 2023. We were told then that this was the end of the organization. We were told that we were declaring ourselves as enemies of the Gods. Yet we still remain here and we have served thousands of Heathens and educated thousands more about our many faith traditions. Every public prayer service that we perform every single weekend (without fail) is open to prayer requests to all the deities of our guests. If the Gods wanted to strike us down for doing the good work, they would surely have done so by now.
For too long, Heathens have been told they were welcome in community spaces only to find out that, because of the Gods they worship, they aren’t actually welcome in any meaningful sense of the word. And it’s been proven time and time again that excluding certain deities from inclusive Heathen spaces results in icing out a disproportionately marginalized population. With the political climate around the world being what it is, we cannot stay silent and act as if these impacts do not exist. That’s not the community we strive to be.
To the people who worship Gods who have been elsewhere banned: you deserve to know where you can go and where you are welcome.
To the groups, events, and organizations that already allow for this open worship: you deserve a place to show it and a declaration that recognizes and backs up your efforts toward greater inclusivity and hospitality.
This new version of D127 is now being passed to each organization within the coalition for their vote on becoming signatories. We further call on all individual Heathens and Heathen groups, kindreds, and organizations to share this far and wide, bring it to your friends, to your members, to your Boards. Start having the conversations.
We will be opening a public form to sign onto this declaration soon, and we hope to be able to count you in. The more people that sign, the wider a safety net we can cast for Heathens across the country and the world.
Furthermore, our intent is for D127 to be a living and growing document, democratically managed and fully representative of who we are and who we wish to become as a community. All signatories should have a say in future revisions and have the opportunity to share their voices, experiences, and concerns. So with that in mind, we hope to build a way for any signatory who is interested in being more involved in stewarding D127 to join this project. As a cornerstone document of inclusive Heathenry, it is too important to leave in the hands of any one group.
So keep an eye out on this space, or among some of our coalition partners’ spaces, for the signatory form and more information on plans for the future. Both will be coming soon! We are a small team, so we appreciate your patience in the meantime.
Hail to the community!
The Troth High Rede Votes to Accept Declaration 127 3.0 Official Announcements | October 16, 2026 On October 3rd, 2026, the High Rede of The Troth voted to accept a new version of Declaration 127, as developed by the Community Relations Committee along with feedback and input from other inclusive He...
