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Asatru Folk Assembly

Modern Pagan and Heathen Organization
Origin from 1994

The Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) is an international Heathen organization based in the United States, founded by Stephen A. McNallen in 1994 after he had closed his earlier Asatru Free Assembly in 1986. Once headquartered in Grass Valley, California, with chapters worldwide, the AFA practices a form of Heathenry centred on the deities of Old Norse religion and is recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. The AFA promotes a form of Heathenry it calls "folkish", holding that the religion is suitable only for white people of Germanic ancestry; its views on race have been labelled racist or white supremacist by some observers, and its critics include the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Anti-Defamation League and other Heathen groups such as The Troth. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Status
Current Status
The AFA promotes a "folkish" form of Heathenry holding the religion suitable only for white people of Germanic ancestry; its views on race have been labelled racist or white supremacist by some observers. 1
Origins
Origin Period
from 1994 1
Founder
Stephen A. McNallen 1
Classification
Activity
Worship and Religious Practice 1
Connections

Founded By

Stephen McNallen, Historical Figures

Third of three successive organizations McNallen founded. Independently re-fetched live this session from the raw MediaWiki extracts API as a spot check: "The Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) is an international Heathen organization based in the United States. It was founded by Stephen A. McNallen in 1994."

Source Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)

Successor Of

Asatru Free Assembly, Organizations
Source Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    The AFA promotes a form of Heathenry called "folkish", meaning that they consider the religion to only be suitable for white people of Germanic ancestry. Its views on race have been labelled racist or white supremacist by some observers.
  • Introduction, activity
    is an international Heathen organization based in the United States.
  • Successor Of: Asatru Free Assembly, History section
    Concerned that new Heathen groups like The Troth had begun promoting a vision of Heathenry that was inclusive towards non-white individuals, in 1994 McNallen established the Asatru Folk Assembly.
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