Pagan Federation
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 Pagan Federation logo | |
| Abbreviation | CAW |
|---|---|
| Formation | c. 1971 |
| Type | Religious organization |
| Purpose | Serve UK-based community who identify with Paganism and Neopaganism |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Location | |
Membership | 2,500+ |
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.[1][2]
The Pagan Federation is a constituted voluntary organisation, registered as a Private Company limited by guarantee, with exemption for use of 'limited' with Companies House on 22 August 2000, with its nature listed as a Religious Organisation.[3]
Although the bottom of its website still currently gives such information, it announced in April 2024 that it had been given charity status.[4]
Publication
[edit]The Pagan Federation publishes the quarterly magazine Pagan Dawn, featuring articles, reviews, and research on both modern and historic Paganism.
Beliefs
[edit]The Pagan Federation believes that Paganism is the ancestral religion of the whole of humanity.[5] 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jordan, Michael, ed. (2000). Witches An Encyclopedia of Paganism and Magic. London, United Kingdom: Kyle Cathie Limited. ISBN 1-85626-385-1.
- ^ The Pagan Federation (2008). "The Pagan Federation: Introduction". Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Companies House company search". Companies House.
- ^ https://www.paganfed.org/a-milestone-achievement/#:~:text=After%20over%2025%20years%20of,officially%20been%20granted%20charitable%20status. [bare URL]
- ^ Morton, Cole (2010). Is God still an Englishman?. Great Britain: Little Brown. pp. 335–336, 339. ISBN 978-1-4087-0180-5.
External links
[edit]- The Pagan Federation main website
- The Pagan Federation International website
- The Scottish Pagan Federation website
- Pagan Federation London website
- PF Wessex website
- Guardian G2 Sunday feature `Everyone's a Pagan Now' by Cole Morton
- BBC News `Pagans Campaign for Census Voice'
- Epping Forest Guardian "Pagans deny "ridiculous" claims of Lammas Day abduction plan"