Pagan EdNet serves and welcomes people of every Pagan and Earth-centered tradition, and of every race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, family structure, and economic circumstance.
Adopted by the board of directors in 2015. Most recently reaffirmed at the annual meeting of September 2026.
Our Commitment
The communities we serve are as varied as the country they live in. Pagans are found in cities and on farms, in every profession, in every age group, and in families of every kind. Our work is for all of them.
We therefore commit ourselves to the following.
- We will offer our educational materials, presentations, and individual assistance to anyone who asks, without regard to who they are.
- We will describe the full range of contemporary Pagan traditions fairly, and we will not treat any one of them as the standard by which others are measured.
- We will recruit volunteers, speakers, and board members who reflect the variety of the communities we serve.
- We will make our materials and events accessible to people with disabilities and will correct barriers when they are pointed out to us. See our Accessibility page.
- We will listen when we are told that we have fallen short.
What We Reject
We reject racism, antisemitism, hostility toward any religion, sexism, and hatred of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. We reject them in the wider society and we reject them inside Pagan communities.
We state the following plainly because the question is sometimes asked.
- Ancestry is not a requirement for any path we recognize. We reject the claim that a person must have a particular ancestry, ethnicity, or skin color in order to honor particular gods or to practice a particular tradition. Groups and individuals who teach racial exclusion in the name of Pagan religion do not represent the communities we serve, and they are not eligible for affiliation, assistance, or a place on our platforms.
- Sacred symbols are not hate symbols. A small number of ancient symbols honored by Heathens and other Pagans have been misused by hate movements. We help schools, employers, and reporters tell the difference, and we support the Pagans who are working to reclaim those symbols for their proper religious use. See Symbols and Their Meanings.
- Religious freedom is for everyone. We defend the rights of Pagans by the same principles that protect people of every religion and people of none. We do not seek freedom for ourselves at the expense of anyone else.
Respect for Indigenous and Diasporic Religions
Contemporary Paganism is distinct from the religions of Indigenous peoples and from African diasporic religions. Those traditions belong to living communities with their own leaders, protocols, and histories of persecution. Pagan EdNet does not speak for them and does not describe their practices in its materials. We encourage Pagans to learn about the peoples on whose homelands they live, to avoid borrowing ceremonies that were not offered to them, and to support the religious freedom of those communities when asked.
Diversity of Belief Within Paganism
Inclusion also means making room for real disagreement. Pagans differ about the nature of the gods, the place of magic, the value of reconstruction and of innovation, and much else. Pagan EdNet takes no side in these discussions. We ask only that those who work with us treat one another with courtesy and describe one another's traditions fairly.
How This Statement Is Applied
This statement is part of the Code of Conduct accepted by every director, staff member, volunteer, and affiliate group. A person or group that violates it may be removed from a role, a program, or affiliation by decision of the board.
If you have experienced or witnessed conduct connected with Pagan EdNet that conflicts with this statement, please write to info@paganednet.org. Your message will be handled in confidence.