For those who are Pagan....?
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It means that I have found a REALLY annoying way to be "different" than everybody else (so I can feel sepcial about myself) and has the added benefit of allowing me to make unreasonable and annoying demands on my employer because they have to tolerate my "religion".\n\nSo pretty much it means that I'm an assclown with low self-esteem. And I need constant attention.
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Well they pray to statues.  That is a pagan tradition.
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Modern-day, a Pagan is a person who is polytheistic and/or follows an earth-based religion.\n\nBack a few years, a Pagan was anybody not of the Judeo-Christian faith.\n\nBack a while more, it was a person who lived in the country.\n\nFarther back, it was used by the Romans to describe people in villages who worshipped their local deities.\n\n\nPeople use the first example most often. :)
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The dictionary defines pagan as either non-religious, or non monotheistic.  Most commonly, however, pagan is used to describe something or someone as non-religous, non-Christian, or man-made (such as a man-made belief/tradition/doctrine).  \n\nAn agnostic is someone who either believes in a supernatural being (or God) but this being has no power, control or influence over the person's life (or life in general); or it can be someone who does not believe that there is an intelligent being who made all things and influences life. (or an atheist, if you will)\n\nA non-believer is similar to an agnostic/atheist, but may have been acquainted with or was a part of a religion that no longer believes. (or an apostate, if you will)\n\nHope that helps :)\n\n\nalso to answer theist:\n\nA theist is one who believes that there is a higher being, but does not believe the supernatural factors in religion.  Some agnostics could be considered a theist.  I suppose there are two forms of agnostics....\n\nWe might need a chart... lol
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Wiccans are typically nature worshipping or Goddess/God worshipping people who believe that any harm they bring into the universe will be revisted upon themselves. Pagans can be anything from Wiccans to Druids to people who don't believe in a corporeal god. There's tons of info out on the web.
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Most pagans do.  Those who don't adhere to many gods, usually look upon Nature or the Universe as inherently Divine, ending up with something that looks a lot like the Force that Yoda told us so much about.  Some take on a mixture of both.\n\nPagan has traditionally referred to a member of any non-Abrahamic, monotheistic faith.  In recent times, particularly in the US, it has referred to adherents of the resurgence of tribal mythologies and expressions of belief.
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I would love to join your group. I am a 24 male from the uk, Live in between avebury and stonehenge in wiltshire which is cool. I suppose i am just starting to try to be wicca but find it hard as i have a lot of christian friends. However, i respect the earth and i believe in mother nature :) my email is    shane_phil_uk@yahoo.co.uk    blessed be :)
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I am pagan and I use to get totally ragged upon when I went to high school in Ohio. There were a lot of kids in my school who thought it would be cool to be 'born-again christians' (not saying there is anything wrong with that; but they did it for fashion, not faith) who would either try to convert me or tell me how I was going to burn in hell for my beliefs. What got me was when they would literally surround me and start hounding me with questions which they thought would make me "turn away from the Devil and towards Jesus". I never thought I would find refuge in Idaho.
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Witchvox is the best way to find a Pagan community of any sort. Also try MeetUp.com. \n\nGood luck and blessed be!
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AH! PAGANESS! WHEE!\n\nUh, I worship as many as I can. I'm trying to find my main Goddess for myself still. I worship Danu, Isis, Hecate, Oshun, Athena, Kali, Demeter, Gaia, Sedna, Rhiannon, Inanna, Freya... but those are only the Goddesses. And there's still more I worship! (D'oh!)\n\nTo worship them, I do rituals! I make sure to use their colors, and to offer up something they'll enjoy. (Milk, Honey, Herbs, Rocks, ETC). I also try to be good as to not anger them. It's hard. REALLY hard.
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Well, considering I'm a Witch( Wiccan ) in the celtic tradition, have been a witch of 15 years and grew up in a christian household, I'd have to say I agree with you.I've no real problem with the Christain God, it's his followers and the crap that they do in His name that bothers me.
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They know Christmas is pagan but just do not care. They do not realize what a slap in the face to God and Jesus these celebrations are. They are mixing true worship with pagan worship.\n\nDo you think that Jesus Christ would consider it an honor to have his name attached to a “pagan holiday, partly Christianized”? How could this be so when his faithful disciples recognized that there should be no mixing of the darkness of paganism with the light of Christianity? The apostle Paul, for example, reminded fellow Christians at Corinth: “What sharing does light have with darkness? Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? And what agreement does God’s temple have with idols? . . . ‘Therefore get out from among them, and separate yourselves,’ says Jehovah, ‘and quit touching the unclean thing.’”—2 Cor. 6:14-17. \n\nWhen Moses came down from the mountain and found the people worshipping the golden calf, they told him it represented God.  They were celebrating to this statue.\nDid Moses say "good idea, lets party". No! but God destroyed over 2,000 people that day for daring to celebrate to an idol.  Just like people do today. Since these holidays are so insulting to God, you can bet Satan has a hand in it.  He will make sure that people keep celebrating these holidays.
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Just another pagan tradition!
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As a Pagan, it really makes me sad to see my fellow Pagans take history out of context and ignore the parts that make our own predicessors look bad.\n\n#1. Christianity is full of Pagan concepts, much more than Jewish concepts- Virgin birth, child of a God born of a mortal woman, the trinity, all Pagan concepts. Therefore, why we feel the need to throw up an impenetrable wall, I don't friggin know!\n\n#2. Umbanda, Voodoo, and Santeria are three Christian/Pagan blends with HUGE followings that have been around since long before you were born to complain.\n\nI am not going to even address your dubious history except to point out that Pagans also killed Christians, and most of these killings were political in nature, rather than religious. \n\nThank you. Move along.
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The official: not believeing in one God:  paganism refers to 'one who worships something other than God'\n\nPaganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian"). It goe back to even Witchcraft, Wicca and astrology \n\nIf you further interested in history:\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/history/history.shtml\n\nBUT TO SUM IT ALL WITH WORDS FROM A PAGAN\n(for more question from him directly: earthreligions@yahoo.com)\n\n\n\nWhat are Earth religions? \nWhat is Paganism? \nWhat kinds of people are Pagan? \nDo Pagans worship Satan? \nWhat god do Pagans believe in? \nDo Pagans have holidays? \n \n\nWhat are Earth religions? \n\nEarth religions are religions which focus on connection to divinity through nature. Sometimes they are called alternative religions or earth-based spiritualities as well.\n\nWhat is Paganism? \n\nPaganism, many times referred to in our times as Neo-paganism, is a religion, or perhaps a set of various spiritual paths and traditions, that celebrates reverence for the Earth and all its creatures. This question is actually quite complex since every follower of an earth-based spiritual tradition would probably give you a different definition. Fortunately, there are several concepts that seem to be quite popular among most of us. "Pagans" generally believe that all life is interconnected and try to experience this interconnectivity as part of their religious practices. Some may choose to do this by taking care of the space they inhabit, while others try to deal with the problems that are destroying the earth on a wider scale. The ways in which each of us views our connection and duty to the Earth are truly limitless.\n\nWhat kinds of people are Pagan? \n\nThere can be no one stereotype applied to any of the individuals who follow these spiritual paths. Any person may choose to be Pagan no matter their station in life, and just because an individual is interested in this group, or in any of the traditions that fall under the general "pagan" umbrella, does not mean they are Pagan.\n\nDo Pagans worship Satan? \n\nThis is a very old myth, and one I will be happy to dispel. No, Pagans do not worship Satan. In fact, Satan is not even a part of Pagan lore. I'm sure there are some of us who agree with Christians and believe in the existence of the Devil, and just as fervorously as any Christian, I would also hope that no person would worship that type of evil icon.\n\nWhat god do Pagans believe in? \n\nPagans, in general, believe in many different gods and/or goddesses. Many individuals believe that the gods and goddesses are facets of the larger, unknowable Divine Source, which is neither male or female, and cannot be described with any specific characteristics since it is all inclusive. It is up to the individual to decide which god(s) or goddess(es), if any at all, they want to believe in and/or commune with. Unlike structured religions we do not have sacred, religious texts (ie. the Holy Bible or the Torah) describing a specific set of beliefs that we must follow. Some individuals see the Earth (or Mother Earth) as the ultimate divine symbol, while others believe in a single divine source referred to by many, many different names. Some also choose to worship a set of gods/goddesses derived from ancient pantheons (ie. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, African, Native American, etc). Generally, it is acceptable to believe in any divine concept, so long as that concept represents life-affirming qualities.\n\nDo Pagans have holidays? \n\nAbsolutely! Most traditions within earth-based religions have specific holidays that are observed by their members. There are too many holidays to name individually here, but many of our holidays tend to recognize the changing of the seasons, the passage of the earth around the sun, and the cycles of the moon. There are many resources (including the members of Earth Religions) available to help you learn about
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A witch friend of mine once said that trying to organize a wiccan event is like trying to herd cats.\nI think most pagans are quite individualistic.  Solitary practice seems to be the way to go for most of the year, with a few celebrations thrown in when wanted.
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Which Pagan path do you want to hear about? It is an umbrella term or a general name placed to someone who practices an earth based religion but no specific path beyond that.\n\nA short list of a few pagan paths so you can refine your search. This is not quite all of them and some can have variations within themselves as well.\nSanteria\nVoodum(the religion behind the practice of Voodoo)\nWicca\nAsatru(spelling may be off0\nOdin-ism\nSatanism\nDruidism\nBuddhism