Christians aren't gonna like this much...
 

Awesome news!
the less christian, the better...
now, stand back devil boys, some of you guys are as full of shit as the Christians......

Fresh back from a trip to Scotland to lift an old hex from the Loch Ness Monster, he warned teenagers against joining witch covens too young. ?There are some bloody weird people out there,? he said.

oh man, that had me rolling! :thumbsup

No offense to any Pagans about but I just gotta say - that dude is insane. Nothing to do with his religion, but he lives in our town and goes the the same doctor that I do. He's off his trolley and addicted to painkillers. :2 cents:

Ironically they have an ad of harry potter in the same page.

Soaring Pagan numbers have churches worrying and calling for stricter controls on cult TV programs and films that celebrate sorcery like ?Harry Potter,? ?Buffy the Vampire Slayer? and ?Sabrina the Teenage Witch.?

:1orglaugh

Ban TV, movies, and books, maybe that will help.

Pagans are worse than Christians how? Fucking idiots.

Cool ! My magic wand import business is booming.

Time to make a stand anyway.

PAGANS RISE.

ive shaved my head in preparation of this new decade.

this one is ours.

http://www.lamb-of-god.com

'I'm a monster so don't walk my way.
Don't trust my smile my teeth are like knives.
I'll drag you down & suck you dry.
Don't laugh at my jokes- the punchline is murder.
Don't enjoy my touch, every caress hides a chokehold.
I'm only happy when I've ruined everything I see.
Believe everything you've ever heard about me- suck it up.
If you see me coming don't stop, just turn & walk the other way.
I will not lie about what I have done, I will not lie about what I will do to you, the sweat of
my exertion is pure poison, I'm hell...'

The New American Gospel.

sounds like he would fit right in here. :Graucho let's get him a name.

I love it! The old religions are much more fun and no more nonsensical than the current favorites.

Well, I don't know if I'd call it progress... more like sideways movement. We need to replace religion with science... not another religion.

hahah I am in that group

An if it harm none, do as you will.

That's a fucking powerful quote. Insane or not, at least they have figured some really great shit out. I'd almost prefer Pagans ran this country, better than fucking christians. Isn't water into wine a spell, oh, no, wait, um if we call it a MIRACLE it will seem so much more normal.

Listen, raising a hex off of Loch Ness maybe funny, but at least these people are just dancing and telling people not to hurt each other. I wish more of the world was like this, even if it does mean going insane.

We'd have a lot less problems selling porn, if everyone lived by that slogan.

TarPy

As IF they actually all follow that rule.

I'm sure there are just as many selfish little pagan pricks as there are selfish little christian pricks.

So their beliefs are no more important than "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Indeed!!

I'm agnostic at best, but let's be honest, I'm a damn atheist. One of the religious right nutbags here decided that since I didn't believe in God, I'd go to hell.

"If you don't believe in the power of God, our Father and mighty Lord, then you're a demon-worshipping Satanist, and I don't want you around my kids!" I'm not kidding you, that's what this woman was yelling at me in a Wal-Mart.

I just started laughing my ass off at her. You see, if one doesn't exists to me, then other one certainly doesn't. So how can I worship something that in my eyes doesn't exist? No thanks, I'll worship myself. I'm in the process of writing my own Bible, just for me. Narcissism rocks!

The most alarming part of the story?

<b>TELEVISION, THE INTERNET, environmentalism and even feminism have all played a role in the resurgence, they say.</b>

Hello, my name is Cthulu. Mind if I rape your dimension?

I like the pagan one better. The other one sounds a bit, i dunno, selfish.

"I did that joke in Alabama, and these three rednecks met me after the show. "Hey buddy, c'mere. Hey Mister Comedian, c'mere." Yeah, I love that move (makes shoving motion) "C'mere!" Not a physics major, I think that's a safe bet. "Mister Funnyman, c'mere. Hey buddy, we're Christians and we don't like what you said." I said, then forgive me. "

- Bill Hicks

christians need better marketing. They need to hire a good PR firm.

Catholics have become kinda cool because of all the rowdy sex orgies going on in the churches, maybe christians should work harder at exposing their fetish for young boys.

No, it means pretty much the same thing.

Just treat those around you as you would want to be treated.

Yea, since people know that a certain rock is 100 million years old. I trust science. I'm sure they were alive back then to give an accurate age of a rock.

Paganism is a little better than Christianity...but I've had a few friends that STILL tried to push their beliefs on me just like a Christian. I think if it became mainstream...it would become as intolerant as any other religion.

Not at all. One is saying to not bother people, the other is saying be nice to other people just so that they will be nice to you. I like the former much more. Kind of like "be nice to people regardless".

:1orglaugh

Why is this alarming? Just curious....

No, it doesn't.

An Harm None, Do What Thou Will.....means follow ONLY what your 'will' is in life.....and do not mess with other peoples wills when you do it. ;)

Christanity is a horribly INTORALENT and PREJUSTICE religion that installs hatred and fear into a lot of otherwise innocent people.

I would hate to see it, but I sort of have to agree.....

For lack of a better term....Absolute power corrupts absolutely....

A large part of Paganism lies in it's tolerance for other paths though....I would be hopeful it would stay that way....but if we learn from history.....

Something to fear more....

http://www.harpers.org/online/jesus_plus_nothing/?pg=1

Long article but worth the read.... These christian assholes can play that jesus card and take over.... This is some scary fucking shit.

This is just laughable. Those shows are nothing more than entertainment and hollywood. They resemble nothing of true Paganism.....oh how confused those churches are....

The only show I know of that comes close was the movie 'The Craft'. They got several things right.....but of course they had to 'Hollywoodize' it with flying witches and laughable spells....

This is not new, paganism was always strong in Britain but suppressed and hidden, by such methods as outlawing festivals at Stonehenge, etc.

Actually if pagan rituals were 'main stream', porn industry would go down I'm sure. We bank on the 'sin factor' and the fact that people will 'sin' in private.

It depends what you mean by 'pagan' of course. There are many ancient gods.

Let's find out if paganism is more rational than Christianity. Has Christianity changed its mind about anything based on factual data? Yes: A lot of Christian sects (not all) have at least tried to adapt to the findings of science.

When was the last time the Wiccans or the Druids changed their beliefs based on scientific fact?

IMHO allowing the Wiccans or Druids to be ambassadors of 'paganism' (see my post above) is like saying Hamas is in charge of Opec. Maybe arab world is better analogy.

Good point....sex would no longer be sinful...it would be something celebrated.

And yes, it would depend on what type of Paganism we are discussing....

Okay, which paganism sects or religions would you put forward instead?

Well, that's the thing, because of Christian and Muslim suppression there is no real 'paganism'. People practice privately or have incorporated old ways into modern christianity. I personally see no conflict with science. The problem is rather we have lost knowledge of some of the ancient ways. No scientist ever said that just because it hasn't been proven yet, it can' be proven in the future.

Mine's, Ithiqua; nice to meet you :thumbsup