National African Religion Congress

Annual African Religion Conference and Ceremony of Ceremonies
"The Healing Earth "

August 21-24, 2008

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Continuing Education Seminar
"Mind, Body & Spirit"
September 20-27, 2008

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Ile-Ife: "The Source" of African Religion

African religion migrated from Africa to the Western Hemisphere by way of the slave trade.  The religions of the people of African descent who live in the Western Hemisphere (the “African Diaspora”), which include Voodoo (Haiti and Martinique), Santeria (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico), Candomble (Brazil) and the Shango Baptist/Orisha Religion (Trinidad & Tobago), are branches of a tree that is rooted in the religion of the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria, commonly called Ifa or Isese Agbaye.   At the center of the religion is an ancient city, located in Osun State, Nigeria, called Ile-Ife.  Practitioners of African-based religions around the world refer to the city of Ile-Ife as “The Source.”

NARC Directory of Priests and Priestesses 8th Edition

A one-of-a-kind reference book which features the only official listing of certified priests and priestesses of African-based religion from the United States and abroad, a unique overview of the doctrines of the religions themselves, and an unprecedented collection of essays and speeches from clergy and practitioners of African-based religion, available only in this unequaled trilingual publication.

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This Edition’s Theme:
The Healing Waters

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Pennsylvania Court Defers to Organization Representing African-based Religions

In a landmark decision, the Honorable James Murray Lynn of Philadelphia Common Pleas Court ruled that, in a dispute involving spiritual matters in the Voodoo religion, the Court must accept and enforce the decision of a tribunal convened by the National African Religion Congress.