The Difference Between Pagan And Christian.

[dairygirl4u2c]

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Edited September 20, 2009 by dairygirl4u2c

[dairygirl4u2c]

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Edited September 20, 2009 by dairygirl4u2c

[dairygirl4u2c]

[quote name='Christopher Brandon' date='19 September 2009 - 03:41 PM' timestamp='1253389263' post='1969282']
well, I wouldn't say this is a fair generalization but it's true that some Pagans are in it for all the wrong reasons. But isn't that true of all religions Dairy?
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sure many are in it for all the wrong reasons. but my points have to do with pretty much why anyone would be pagan.
there's a difference between a lifestyle and a religion in the truest sense. my understanding of paganism, or at least the types im aware of, is that it's more like a lifestyle. with something like chrisitanity, believing in Jesus is a very specific thing, and you have to be a "christian" if you believe in Jesus, it's not just a label, it's not just a lifestyle.
im sure there's some forms of paganism that say 'we worship a rock' or soemthing random, that is surely a religion. but if it's just a lifestyle, then no i think there's a big difference.
eg, most pagans have a rebel attitude 'i am somewhat promiscuous, i believe in 'an eye for an eye' etc- this seems natural to the world and me, and yet im the outcast for it?'. just believe what ya do, you dont need the label. i suppose if the person starts believing things of paganism, beleifs, only because they are pagan, then sure, maybe it begins to be like a religion. but why would anyone do anything just cause their religion told them to, if it's not more like an infallible religion? if it's more just a causual acceptance of the belief, and not an ardent 'this is the way it is' type belief, im not sure that's much of a religion either, even if you're taking certai things from them.

either way, though, as i said in my last post, if you want to call yourself pagan, just cause it seems to fit you generally, their beliefs, then sure, whatever, yknow. as i said, i just dont know why ya would.
maybe what im getting at, to return question for a question... 'aren't many in many religions for the wrong reasons?" sure. tocause maybe it's best to make my point in terms of a question, 'what are the *right* reasons to be a pagan?' (i dont mean the question in terms of asking bout their validity or substantively... i mean, in a general discussion sense, the right reasons to be called anything that may or may not be a religion, or here what seems to be a pseudoreligion said in terms of 'religion' being defined more narrowly -- (eg, the 'right' reasons to be a christian, whether you agree with them or not, or a muslim even, is cause you believe something specific that they teach etc... for pagans, it seems more like a label, simply a way of self identification than anything concrete)

Edited September 20, 2009 by dairygirl4u2c

[Winchester]

Okay, okay, you're being nice so I'll change my tone. The fact is, modern paganism is not really paganism. For the most part, the lead pagans seem to be lunatics and semi-literates. They've adopted common morality and some judeo-christian morality.

It's not really paganism.

Edited September 21, 2009 by Winchester

[Paddington]

[quote name='Winchester' date='20 September 2009 - 10:21 PM' timestamp='1253496117' post='1970043']
the guy I know who worships Odin.
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I thought I was the only one.

Actually, this messes up my Noah status.