Pagans demand greater respect as it is revealed they are the seventh largest religion in UK
Pagans are demanding greater respect for their beliefs after it emerged they are the seventh largest religion in the country – with 1,802 adherents in the North East
Pagans are demanding greater respect for their beliefs after it emerged they are the seventh largest religion in the country – with 1,802 adherents in the North East.
They include 681 in Tyne and Wear, with 202 pagans living in Newcastle alone.
And the number of people in England and Wales who identify themselves as pagans has almost doubled during the past 10 years, according to the 2011 census.
The growth in numbers has led the Pagan Federation to call for an end to negative stereotypes.
“We are far from an amusing curiosity. Pagans are a serious and growing religious group and these latest census figures reflect that,” said Chris Crowley, president of the 41-year-old Pagan Federation.
Read more at: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/pagans-demand-greater-respect-revealed-3658870
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