Editing Loyalist Volunteer Force (section)

==Goals==
In a document, the LVF outlined its goals as follows:
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*The use of the Ulster conflict as a crucible for far-reaching, fundamental and decisive change in the United Kingdom constitution. 
*To restore Ulster's right to self-determination. 
*To end Irish nationalist aggression against Ulster in whatever form.
*To end all forms of Irish interference in Ulster's internal affairs.
*To thwart the creation and/or implementation of any All-Ireland/All-Island political super-structure regardless of the powers vested in such institutions.
*To defeat the campaign of de-Britishisation and Gaelicisation of Ulster's daily life.<ref name="harris">[https://bcu.academia.edu/LyndseyHarris/Papers/176774/Quis_Separabit_Loyalist_transformation_and_the_strategic_environment "Quis Separabit? Loyalist transformation and the strategic environment". Chapter Seven. ''Academia.edu''. Lindsey Harris. Papers by Lyndsey Harris.]. Retrieved 9 September 2011. Document is held in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.</ref></blockquote>

There is also a [[Christian fundamentalist]] element within the LVF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irish-association.org/papers/stevebruce11_oct03.asp|title=Religion and violence: The case of Paisley and Ulster evangelicals|first=Steve|last=Bruce|publisher=The Irish Association|date=2014|access-date=25 June 2012|archive-date=24 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324135540/http://www.irish-association.org/papers/stevebruce11_oct03.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Faith, hate and murder|author=Susan McKay|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 November 2001|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2001/nov/17/weekend7.weekend9}}</ref> 

Its leader, Billy Wright, was a [[Born again (Christianity)|born again Christian]] and former preacher. Professor Peter Shirlow, of [[Queen's University Belfast]], noted that many LVF members believed that Irish nationalism/republicanism and Catholicism were interlinked. They believed that [[Ulster Protestants]] were a persecuted people and Ulster was their "God-given land", which must be defended from these "dark and satanic forces".<ref>Shirlow, Peter. ''Landscapes of Defence''. Chapter 5: Fundamentalist Loyalism. Routledge, 2014. p.91</ref>

The LVF published a magazine called ''Leading the Way''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=McAuley |first1=J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFT7Gz8SsJUC&dq=%22leading+the+way%22+loyalist&pg=PA285 |title=Ulster Loyalism after the Good Friday Agreement: History, Identity and Change |last2=Spencer |first2=G. |date=2011-01-19 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-30583-0 |pages=98 |language=en}}</ref>