[DGray]

"Pagan" is a catch-all term for a set of modern religions that do not worship the usual Christian/Judaic/Muslim deity. Pagans range from Wiccans and those who follow Wiccanesque ideals, to neo-Druids, to cultural reconstructionists (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Norse.) Some pagans are monotheistic but worship a single goddess. Some are polytheistic and believe in entire pantheons. Some (like Wiccans) are duotheistic and believe there is a god and a goddess and all deities of every culture are aspects of these two. Some are also animistic, meaning they believe there is spirit in the natural world. Not all are animistic though. Pagans are NOT Satanists. I'd say 95% of pagans don't even acknowledge Satan's existance, let alone think about worshipping him.

Don't worry, Freepers, pagans aren't a threat. I can't think of a single pagan sect that actively proselytizes or recruits. They mostly want to be left alone. I know, because I am one of them.

[Pyro7480]

Thanks for the information. However, it is orthodox (small "o") Jewish and Christian teaching that pagans, whether they realize it or not, are dealing with the demonic. (For example, the line in Psalm 96 (95) which states "all the gods of the Gentiles (meaning all the gods that the non-Jews worshipped at the time it was written) are devils." In the Judeo-Christian view, there is only one God, "the God of Abraham." Since most FReepers are Christians, they probably hold this view.

[politicalwit]

"Don't worry, Freepers, pagans aren't a threat. I can't think of a single pagan sect that actively proselytizes or recruits."

Thanks for the logical information. As you can tell by the responses from several posters, they feel threatened by the unknown. It's easier for them to ridicule than to take the time to learn.

[El Gato]

Don't worry, Freepers, pagans aren't a threat. I can't think of a single pagan sect that actively proselytizes or recruits. They mostly want to be left alone

There's a lady Wiccan around San Antonio, Kathryn Graham who runs a PI agency, is an A&P mechanic and teaches that as well, and who also teaches concealed handgun classes. She definitely gets left alone when that is what she wants.

[Do Be]

I am as tired of so many people bashing Christians as I am of so many Christians bashing everyone who isn't a Christian.

There are very few true Christians or Pagans because, well, as Jesus said, "The Gospels were made for man, not man for the Gospels." Man, if you believe Christ, is bigger than the Gospels or any religion, Pagan or not.

It is not so much what we profess but how we live. Like the Course In Miracles says, "You are free to believe what you choose, and what you do attests to what you believe."