The Pagan Federation is a
UK-based religious advocacy group. Formed in 1971 as the Pagan Front, the group campaigns for the religious rights of
Neo-pagans with the aim of educating both civic bodies and the general public.
The Pagan Federation is a constituted voluntary organisation, registered as a
Private Company limited by guarantee
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, with exemption for use of 'limited' with
Companies House
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on 22 August 2000, with its nature listed as a Religious Organisation.
Although the bottom of its website still currently gives such information, it announced in April 2024 that it had been given charity status.
Publication
The Pagan Federation publishes the quarterly magazine ''
Pagan Dawn'', featuring articles, reviews, and research on both modern and historic
Paganism
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.
Beliefs
The Pagan Federation believes that Paganism is the ancestral religion of the whole of humanity.
According to the organisation, for a person to be pagan, they only need to believe the following:
* Each person has a right to follow his or her own path, as long as it harms no one.
* There is a higher power (or powers).
* Nature is to be venerated.
See also
*
Modern paganism in the United Kingdom
References
External links
The Pagan Federation main websiteThe Pagan Federation International websiteThe Scottish Pagan Federation websitePagan Federation London websitePF Wessex websiteGuardian G2 Sunday feature `Everyone's a Pagan Now' by Cole MortonBBC News `Pagans Campaign for Census Voice'Epping Forest Guardian "Pagans deny "ridiculous" claims of Lammas Day abduction plan"
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Religious organizations established in 1971
Modern pagan organisations based in the United Kingdom
1971 establishments in the United Kingdom
Modern pagan organizations established in the 1970s