i believe it is SELVES... I do believe yall can have «Santa Claus» thats about
as PAGAN as it gets lol..
(Halloween is not
as pagan as you think it is.)
Not exact matches
So because these ideas and traditions had a lengthy history, Nazi propagandists were able to easily cast Christmas
as a celebration of
pagan German nationalism.
Looking ahead: Very few people probably know that Easter began
as a
pagan holiday.
btw muslims belive in jesus moses and muhammad
as prophets and belive in their original teachings not the ones placed in the bible which have been altered by
pagan romans.
As you say Christmas as we now celebrate it, on December 25th, is the Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, (as opposed to a celebration of Christ's birth
As you say Christmas
as we now celebrate it, on December 25th, is the Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, (as opposed to a celebration of Christ's birth
as we now celebrate it, on December 25th, is the
Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, (
as opposed to a celebration of Christ's birth
as opposed to a celebration of Christ's birth).
Perhaps that's why
pagan traditions remained even
as Christianity took hold.
Easter may have its origins
as a
pagan holiday... but Catholics... which are a branch of Christianity, view Easter
as the holiest of days... starting on Good Friday when Jesus was executed to his rebirth on Sunday.
Actually, «Inconvenient» Hitler was a christian, but probably ended
as some kind of
pagan.
Muslims understand that Halloween has
Pagan roots and in several fashions is a celebration of things we believe is wrong or bad such
as fear of this world, death, and mythical false things.
I wonder if,
as pagan beliefs went into inevitable decline in the Roman Empire, there was the equivalent of a journalist who asked «Whatever happend to Zeus in the Empire?»
Can you imagine the uproar if Muslims or Hindus or
Pagans were granted teh same rights
as Christians?
Easter co-ming from ancient
pagan fertility rituals
as stated, not sure how that's fit's into the ancient Passover Seder meal of the Jews...?
Take not
as (your) Bitanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends, etc.) those outside your religion (
pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you.
As a
pagan, I find the entire religion a source of endless amusement.
Seriously, I have met many
pagans that were dogmatic, close minded and exclusionary to my beliefs because they erroneously thought they were the same
as what they erroneously thought Satanists are.
Egyptian
Pagan Religion: Osiris is a savior - god who had been worshipped
as far back
as Neolithic times.
Christmas is a
pagan holiday, on a
pagan date for the winter solstice, Easter began
as a celebration of the
pagan god Ester.
hinduism absurdity of Egyptian hindus
pagans pretending to be his follower of son of blessed May but follower of Pharoahnic Mithraism, savior ism labeled
as Christian in trinity deception.
I know
pagans and Buddhists and polyamorists and pirates, even Goths and Vandals,
as well
as Christians.
not too many realize that people were impaled, hung on a post or tree with their hands vertical not out
as shown on a cross which was a
pagan symbol from chaldea and egypt.
All the other stuff about Easter (
as a holiday), eggs, rabbits etc are directly stolen from
pagan fertility symbols that are relevant to the return of earthly fecundity in the Spring.
There is not Christian truth, your religion is cult stolen from other
pagan religions it's time for people to recognize it
as the myth it is.
Some
pagan practices (putting up a tree) were taken
as a cultural nod no harm in that but core beliefs of Odin etc... must be cast aside.
It is most illuminating that Taylor's pantheistic or
pagan Catholicism gibes more
as a description of a practical production than an invention of abstract reason.
As a
Pagan, I am offended from both sides.
However I find it invaluable
as a place to take my
pagan unchurched friends and have them taught the word by people more knowledgeable and grace - filled than I. Also
as a place to be encouraged to hold the course and not revert to the old me which prefers kicking a ** and taking names over compassion, concern and giving my time / resources to the benefit of other.
As a child, I remember our minister saying that in the early years of Christianity
pagans would remark, «See those Christians, how they love one another.»
Despite all that we owe to the Greeks and Romans, the ancient,
pagan world seems not to have cared much about the individual
as such.
If she was hired
as a gift wrapper for the holiday season, she would have also expected to decorate packages with Santas, elves,
pagan seasonal symbols like holly, and probably a lot of things that refer to the Christian tradition of Christmas — angels, doves, 3 wise men and stuff like that.
The sneaky dude went back in time and made it look like all those evil
pagan deities did the same things
as jazus, just to fool everyone.
These terms have been watered down, and most (not all) people equate them
as follows: - Most Christian / Muslim / Hindu /
Pagan = a Gnostic Theist = Know of god's existence / non-existence, and believe in god.
To Lamar H and everybody else out there Do you happen to open the bible and compare the christian rituals against ancient
pagan rituals (surprise surprise)?!? To everybody else, count to ten and look into your lives, maybe you'll find out that you do nt live your faith
as you preach in these forums.
Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Kim, and many other leaders used Atheism
as a tool of oppression and slaughtered millions of religious people, whether they be Muslim, Jew, Christian,
Pagan, Hindu, Buddhist, or whatever.
Secular thought and FreeThought,
as well
as atheism, is not any more a religion than not believing in Unicorns, ghosts, ESP,
Pagan gods and goddesses, and the list is endless.
This was the best excuse several early apologists had
as to why earlier
pagan stories similar to the Gospels were fake.
The ten tribes had been concealed in the
pagans who came to the Church, and
as each one was baptized into the Church he became part of the new Israel.
As for the first
pagans (sumerians), they worshiped the fallen angels that come in form of aliens, gods and goddesses, enchanted beasts, and serpent weilders, and shouldn't be taken lightly, these witches, wizards.
The Christian Post: Paganism and Witchcraft Placed Alongside Christian Studies in UK Schools A U.K. school system has included the study of witchcraft and druidry on its official religious education syllabus for the first time, meaning
pagan practices will be taught alongside contemporary religions, such
as Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Have the souls of Christianity and the tutelary spirits of wind, water and sacred grove once invoked by
pagan Greece and Rome come back
as software and information, which never diminish however often they are used?
That opposition was ratcheted up in Israel, where any toleration of transgenderism was viewed
as a mark of infidelity to Yahweh and an idolatrous concession to
pagan religion.
And if we add Hitler here (since he was not a Christian, despite his rhetoric and symbolism, but a
pagan,
as well
as an equal opportunity murderer who murdered 2 million Christians), we can add another 11 - 13 million to this total.
They were called out by God to be His chosen people, and
as such,
as a people they had to be dramatically different from the surrounding ungodly,
pagan nations of the time.
you guys have to understand, we
as followers of christ (not christians) it is our job to tell you (society) that god exist and that he loves us and is willing to forgive us for the f @ # $ up things we do to each other daily, not prove he exist, b / c he sent prophets through out the ages to do that, some listen (hebrews, muslims) some didn't (
pagans, atheis, new agers), then you have those who have had their souls violated (gays) who feel lost and confused.
I'm sure many families were torn apart
as some remained
pagans loyal to Rome, or remained Jews while others became Christians.
so thank you this county was built by
Pagans,... what that
as true
as what you just said
The Relationship God Has Always Wanted With You — Wayne Jacobsen The Naked Church — Wayne Jacobsen This Is My Body: Ekklesia
As God Intended — Keith Giles
Pagan Christianity — Frank Viola & George Barna Reimagining Church — Frank Viola
In the first place, she was a Samaritan, which made her a half - breed and full
pagan as far
as the purists were concerned.
JUDAISM, Self center ism, pig ism, or Atheism, invented by hindu's
pagan's of Egypt by corruption of truth absolute in Torah to Justify hindu
pagan Pharaoh's and their hindu
pagan Santans, goons
as god's to rule over humanity with impunity.
corruption of truth absolute by hindu Pharisees,
pagan self centered, follower of hindu filthy pig ism by corrupted Torah, known
as Greek Torah, translated and commented by Ben Asheer in 250 AD in Yiddish, secularist, self centered language, also known
as Old Testament, part of book of Mithra ism labeled
as Bible.