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Post by lorifiya on Jun 25, 2011 19:32:01 GMT -5
I like it too.
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Post by windstrm99 on Jun 25, 2011 22:21:23 GMT -5
I like it too, but it really all comes down to your personal choice on how you want to connect with the Divine. Religion is just a vehicle for that connect. For some they need a very detailed oriented religion that is basically a straight path. For others they like a more meandering path, mixing and combining what works for them. The important thing is that you feel that connection.
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Post by Lady Motevia on Jun 25, 2011 22:50:05 GMT -5
I definitely agree. Really, to each their own with whatever path they choose. I just don't like to see Paganism divided by discrimination. Especially since most of us have joined Paganism after leaving other religious groups that discriminated against us. That's what really doesn't make sense to me.
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Post by lorifiya on Jun 26, 2011 0:05:50 GMT -5
Very true, although I'm a wiccan that's dating a roman catholic and we havnt really had any problems with the other's religious choice. We both believe in to each his own.
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Post by habibidancer on Jul 4, 2011 22:36:36 GMT -5
My only point is that all Pagans want to bring Paganism back to what it was before Christianity but that's not entirely possible. They may see Wicca as "mixed religion", but there's no sure way (even with loads of literature) to know exactly how the Ancient Greeks worshiped in their religion. Egyptians wrote down their religion, as well (although in a much different way), and you still have the issue with language translation. I mean, look at the Bible. There's no way to tell exactly what the Bible meant back when it was written without looking at the different languages and dialects used. So why must so many Pagans remain divided in their beliefs with the whole "My religion is better than yours" attitude when most of us turned to Paganism in the first place to escape that sort of prejudice? Isn't religion just a matter of taking beliefs of one culture and turning it into your own? In fact, Herodotus once traced the origins of the Greek culture to Ancient Egypt. And if that's the case, that means that the Greeks took aspects from both Egypt and the Minoans in order to create their culture. How is that any different than Wiccans taking aspects of other religions for use in their own rites? It's basically what all humans have done since the Beginning. I just think that instead of being divided by jealousy and hatred, Pagans should try to work together to bring back what we lost. Brava!  as for where I am on that scale... not sure.. I figure everything is connected so I prefer the paradox of saying They are all individuals and They are all one. Just as we are all individuals and yet we are all connected and part of one whole. |
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