animal sacrifices as they would historically have been. The organization held a ceremony at the Kings' Mounds at Gamla Uppsala in 2000 in celebration of the dissolution of the Swedish state church, the first heathen blót at the site in more than 900 years. It has since held open blóts there every spring and is perhaps best known for that. Goði for Svealand and former Chairman of the Board Henrik Hallgren has represented Ásatrú at the "Spirituality beyond Religions" international conference organized in Jaipur, India, in 2006 by the World Council of Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures, presenting a paper entitled "Ecological spirituality and Forn Sed," and in 2010, 2011, and 2012 presented programs on heathenry in the Vid dagens början series of religious and philosophical reflections on Sveriges Radio, provoking criticism from Siewert Öholm that Ásatrú was not worthy of broadcasting. Politics and activism In common with most Swedish heathen organizations, the Community of Forn Sed Sweden is "antiracist or ethnic" rather than völkisch. It "requires its members to adopt a non-racist and democratic stance." Its own statement is that while non-dogmatic, its value system is "based on a humanistic and democratic ethos that recognizes all human beings" and it "stand[s] for religious tolerance and religious freedom in a multicultural society." It set up a níðstǫng on its site against racist and xenophobic misuse of Norse symbols, which has become "something of a marker" for the group. It is also establishing itself as particularly gay-friendly. See also Neopaganism in Scandinavia References External links Community of Forn Sed Sweden website Anna Lagerblad. "'Det bor en tomte i min lägenhet': Per Lundberg tror inte bara på Freja och Oden utan också på tomten—den nordiska hustomten. Hans asatro är en modern variant av den fornnordiska seden och han uttrycker sin andlighet genom bland annat riter, sång, dans, hantverk och sex." Svenska Dagbladet December 23, 2007 Interview with a member of the Swedish Asatro Community about modern heathen beliefs Germanic neopagan organisations Modern pagan organizations based in Sweden Modern pagan organizations established in 1994 1994 establishments in Sweden