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Pagan Federation

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Pagan Federation
AbbreviationCAW
Formationc. 1971
TypeReligious organization
PurposeServe UK-based community who identify with Paganism and Neopaganism
HeadquartersLondon, 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

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The Pagan Federation publishes the quarterly magazine Pagan Dawn, featuring articles, reviews, and research on both modern and historic Paganism.

Beliefs

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Jordan, Michael, ed. (2000). Witches An Encyclopedia of Paganism and Magic. London, United Kingdom: Kyle Cathie Limited. ISBN 1-85626-385-1.
  2. ^ The Pagan Federation (2008). "The Pagan Federation: Introduction". Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Companies House company search". Companies House.
  4. ^ https://www.paganfed.org/a-milestone-achievement/#:~:text=After%20over%2025%20years%20of,officially%20been%20granted%20charitable%20status. [bare URL]
  5. ^ Morton, Cole (2010). Is God still an Englishman?. Great Britain: Little Brown. pp. 335–336, 339. ISBN 978-1-4087-0180-5.
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