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Gurdur · 01-09-2003, 03:06 AM

News item on pagans being all paganistically religious down under

Never quite saw the point of it all myself, though I'll admit a good pagan fest can be fun.

Xeluan · 01-09-2003, 03:22 AM

From the article:

"Hume says it is sometimes seen as a "religious excuse for getting laid and getting stoned".

Better than a wafer thin biscuit and pretty dodgy wine IMHO.

Xeluan

beyelzu · 01-10-2003, 07:48 PM

when i was at the university of georgia. i had a friend who flirts with wicca( she is actually agnostic) and i joined the pagan student association so i could go to there parties.

lpetrich · 01-10-2003, 09:52 PM

And is neopaganism really that absurd? It may be a totally silly modern invention, but neopagans aren't jerks. At least most of them aren't.

Also from that article,

Quote:

Mainstream religious leaders also criticise paganism's loose doctrine: it has liberal views on sex, divorce, drugs, homosexuality, adultery and abortion.

What do those guys expect? The Moonies? Al Qaeda?

(edited to fix a grammatical inconsistency)

MzNeko · 01-11-2003, 10:21 AM

What really tickled me was the bit about how Pagan religion places an emphasis on finding your own way, but that archbishop guy says that enslaves you and the only way to true freedom it to place yourself under God's rule.

Er, run that by me again?

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Gurdur Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Buggered if I know Posts: 12,410	Pagans down under News item on pagans being all paganistically religious down under Never quite saw the point of it all myself, though I'll admit a good pagan fest can be fun.

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01-09-2003, 03:22 AM	#2
Xeluan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Some Pub In East Gosford, Australia Posts: 831	From the article: "Hume says it is sometimes seen as a "religious excuse for getting laid and getting stoned". Better than a wafer thin biscuit and pretty dodgy wine IMHO. Xeluan

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beyelzu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the peach state ga I am a metaphysical naturalist Posts: 2,869	when i was at the university of georgia. i had a friend who flirts with wicca( she is actually agnostic) and i joined the pagan student association so i could go to there parties.

01-11-2003, 10:21 AM	#5
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	What really tickled me was the bit about how Pagan religion places an emphasis on finding your own way, but that archbishop guy says that enslaves you and the only way to true freedom it to place yourself under God's rule. Er, run that by me again?

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