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You asked me to tell you if I objected to your quoting me. I didn't, so I didn't tell you, see. Yes, and thanks to Tamara, too. I didn't know that current pagans were followers of anybody in particular. I went to the Unitarian Fellowship for a while where everybody's religion is allowed, including pagans. There, also, there was some disgust expressed about Christian treatment of the Chinese, and the Pope actually, recently apologized for Catholic destruction of Chinese history, at least. I'm not sure what else the Christians did to the Chinese, other than seriously undervaluing their traditions in the interests of converting them to Christianity.
I know a person who went to an equinox celebration at the Serpant Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio.... I am a student of human nature and have been interested in anthropological archaeology so I think this was a cool activity--although I didn't go, it's fun to imagine what it was like in pre-civilization days....
posted by
WindTapper
on March 16, 2004 at 4:06 AM
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thanks, tamara
I did suspect that it was an "us" and "them" term.
posted by
Friar__Tuck
on March 15, 2004 at 5:17 AM
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pagan
is basically one of those "us and them" terms. Technically "pagan" is any religion that does not fall under the Judeo-Christian-Islamic umbrella. However, most of those that fall under that definition do not call *themselves* pagan. This would include most Eastern, African, Indian & South American religions.
Those who label themselves pagan, especially in the US, are usually heavily influenced by the New Age/Celtic revival that occurred in the 60's & 70's following people like Gerald Gardner, Aleister Crowley, and Dion Fortune.
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Tamara99
on March 15, 2004 at 3:34 AM
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