Sentences with phrase «on pagan traditions»
Christmas is based on a pagan tradition & was usurped by christians, to celebrate Jesus birth!
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Most of what passes for Christmas traditions are in fact Pagan / Heathen, like the lighted and decorate tree, candles in the windows, wreath on the door, caroling from door to door, exchanging gifts, etc..
Your spiritual experience is valid to me, and most Pagans don't think of other religious traditions as being «wrong»; we just disagree with anyone who thinks they have a stranglehold on the truth.
It was at the behest of the Catholic church that Christmas became an accepted tradition, though it is the combination of the Roman festival Saturnalia (observed from Dec 17 - 24) and the celebration of Mithra, Persian god of light (observed on Dec 25) The Catholic church continues to observe this pagan celebration, rather than following God's words to «touch nothing unclean».
As to hailstones, telling someone that God can rain down 100 pound hailstones on their heads doesn't sound much different from the pagan pantheon found in Greek, Roman, and Celtic traditions... It looks nothing like Jesus.
Do a little research and you will find that Jesus most definitely was not born on Dec 25 and that these traditions were pagan rituals that the church gave Christian names to in order to make the newly conquered converts easier to control.
Like his more speculative contemporary Ptolemy, a moderate Gnostic teacher, he undoubtedly thought of himself as standing in «the apostolic tradition» in a «succession» of teachers.24 Like pagan teachers and rabbis, Justin laid hands upon the head of each disciple on the completion of the course.25 At his trial, Justin, philosopher - prophet - teacher, describes the «school» where he has been teaching for the examining prefect, who will presently put him and several of his students to death.
Most Christian holidays and traditions are based on early Pagan traditions, and were melded together to ease the transitions for the Masses.
The United States: A Country founded on Paganism Satire by Pagan Jim Originated: 20 March 2005 Additions: 18 Jan. 2010 sorting out the pagan traditions; paganism, asatru, odinism, teutonic, egyptian magick, isian, discordianism, erisian, strega, stregharia, hedgePagan Jim Originated: 20 March 2005 Additions: 18 Jan. 2010 sorting out the pagan traditions; paganism, asatru, odinism, teutonic, egyptian magick, isian, discordianism, erisian, strega, stregharia, hedgepagan traditions; paganism, asatru, odinism, teutonic, egyptian magick, isian, discordianism, erisian, strega, stregharia, hedgewitch
The Old Gods releases on Mac and PC May 28, and players can choose to rule as a Pagan or Zoroastrian, and it also focuses on «the dreaded Vikings and their tradition of pillage and adventure.»
Most Christian holidays and traditions are based on early Pagan traditions, and were melded together to ease the transitions for the Masses.