Re: Wodenism - is it racist or is it the real deal?
I'm not, at all, Egyptian - yet for a great many years I worshiped Egyptian deities with no issues at all. They were the only deities I connected with. Currently I worship a Greek deity and, nope, I'm not Greek at all either... I think you'll find a fair number of pagans are not worshiping deities that they have a blood or direct cultural relation to. Meanwhile, if your hypothetical Indian were, say, living where Woden was originally worshiped? They might be interested in worshiping the deities of the land they live on, in having that local focus. When it comes to gods and religion, it's not always so cut and dry about who connects with what.
Not to mention that, as was said, the whole premise of the group is a bit flawed from a historical standpoint as well. I don't see much of a reason to stick to a group with racist ideas and beliefs if you're just interested in Germanic paganism - there are other groups out there who do that without the whole racism bit...
Originally posted by westwoden
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Not to mention that, as was said, the whole premise of the group is a bit flawed from a historical standpoint as well. I don't see much of a reason to stick to a group with racist ideas and beliefs if you're just interested in Germanic paganism - there are other groups out there who do that without the whole racism bit...
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