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Is paganism a stupid and Yep. There was never such
thing as pagans. There were
followers of the Greek
religions, the Roman
religions, the Norse religion
and the Celtic religion.
Nobody has the right or
authority to group all those
people together and label all
of them. From a Muslim point
of view, it could be the
Christians who are godless.
From the Hindu point of view,
it could be the Muslims who
are religious fools. Get a
clue people, ans show some
respect for the ancients.
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whoa... resentful, are we? haha, relax, I am on your side. I am an atheist, my girlfriend is pagan. Pagan is an umbrella term that refers to any polytheistic religion. It is not the only umbrella term in history: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all called the Abrahamic religions due to their common ancestor in father Abraham. There are a number of reasons for using the term Pagan. For example, In virtually all polytheistic religions, there is considerable overlap between the gods of various cultures. The fusion between Roman and Greeks gods are the most famous, but there is also overlap between Roman and Celtic gods as well. It is thought that the Roman god Mars was a god of the farmers before the influence of the Celts influenced his change into a war god. So because there is an absense of canon among the various polytheistic religions (due to the naturally inviting and tolerating nature of polytheism) using the umbrella term "pagan" is the most practical word to use. Some polytheistic religions do not use that term, and are distinct enough to warrant their own title. Wicca is a popular example, so is Druidism. We draw the distinction between the Abrahamic religions because it does have a distinct canon, and is naturally exclusive to other beliefs (the first commandment of God is that he is God and there are no other Gods before him) so people tend to segregate themselves accordingly. This is a cultural construct; in the future, there may come a time when new religions arise, and Christians, Jews, and Muslims are all refered to as being Abrahamic. |
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What are the main I'm not talking about external
things, but the reasons that
we view things differently?
Why do pagans believe that
there should be multiple
deities?
Why is the Earth important?
Why do Christians believe that
they are so worthless that
they have to ask for things in
Jesus' name?
Why immanence vs
transcendence?
What do you think?
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The single most important difference by far is that Paganism affirms our lives here-and-now and Christianity merely endures it. Pagans say: This life is good and filled with joys and wonders that we should celebrate. Death is not to be feared, it is mererly part of the natural cycle. Christians say: This life is filled with temptation and sin and it only matters in that it is the path to the next "eternal" life. Be a "God-fearing" person because He will judge you upon death. |
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Why is Paganism sometimes Paganism has nothing at all to
do with"the Devil", its a
Christian concept. Paganism is
about worshipping Mother Earth
and nature etc. I have a few
books on Wicca and Paganism
and nowhere does it mention
Devil worship. It upsets me
when people make these wrong
assumptions. Why do a lot of
people think it is acceptable
to belittle Paganism and call
it "Evil". It is not evil at
all and it doesn't harm anyone
- have you ever heard of a
Pagan extremist??
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Pure ignorance my dear, pure ignorance. (voluntary or involuntary) And for the sake of it, I have met a few Pagan extremists in my more than 15 years hanging out with Pagans from all over... I would say there are fewer among our ranks for sure, but to not adknowledge their existence would be ignorance on my own part. They are mostly people who feel persecuted in one way or another for their beliefs, or sometimes people who have recently converted to a Pagan religion and are a bit overzealous. It is upsetting to be labeled as "evil" by someone now and then, but as long as you live in the Light and Truth of your own heart, what anyone else has to say doesn't really matter anyway. People (over time) judge you by the life you live, not the labels you apply to yourself. The best way to educate is, after all, to demonstrate. ;-) Bright Blessings, Mercale |
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How many Christians denounce Shouldn't you learn first what
you are denouncing, rather
than going off in a rehearsed
tirade? Use your own thoughts
and knowledge rather than just
because the "bible says so"?
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probably about 70 - 90 percent, like fireball, hydra and lady kk you notice how most people who denounce christianity actually know what they're talking about. example "who gets your vote for best christian" most of the christians who answered said jesus or mary even though in the bible, it clearly states that they were jewish http://answers.yahoo.com/quest ion/index;_ylt=AmIBQCjCM_FJ0gv q68ff4yrsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090 331170932AA3EkBp&show=7#profil e-info-6TuyXuJRaa |
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Any pagans able to tell me of I have been religiously
confused for a while. It seems
that I may have some pagan
beliefs, but im unsure of
which religion to choose. I
prefer European paganism, are
there any pagan religions that
you know of that seem
interesting, and if so, tell
me of their beliefs.
Preferably Celtic, Germanic,
or Norse paganism. the less
belief in magick the better. I
am looking for more authentic,
Reconstructionist beliefs.
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Please don't go down this path. It will lead to no good. |
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