Re: Paganism and Religious Tolerance.
Hate is a waste of life, but, like what has been said several times, speaking for what is right even if it may seem distasteful to some is the correct action, I think. I also agree that silence is consent, but only to a certain level. Speak up for what is right, but be as kind as possible, but on the other hand some people are so stuck in their beliefs talking to them is just a waste. All you can do is fight or walk away- or just not engage in the conversation in the first place, but depending on the situation, this can be hard to do.
My problem with the Christian faith is that most of the 'faithful' I have met remain ignorant, by choice, of where certain of their practices and holidays come from. Today (Easter) is a perfect example- the adoration of the Sun God, not some dude that could walk on water. Do these 'people of faith' even know why they hunt eggs (actually, I don't even know why we hunt eggs [to court a mate?], but I understand the egg represents fertility)? Their praises, songs and rituals are just occult practices yet they call the occult evil without even knowing the root of the word- or they don't care. Their priests and nuns are basically keepers of their faiths occult knowledge. The many grimoires written about commanding angels and demons, if what I have studied is correct, were written by priests and popes. Even if that were not true, we can only guess how common folk could have afforded gold, silver, among other precious metals, the tools to carve them, rare incenses and learned to write, read and incant Latin. Ignorance isn't the problem, it's the finger pointing and hatred that stems from it when their beliefs and practices are basically the same as the ones they are condemning.
I have also seen a lot of lies and hate spread by Christian people and groups. I was banned from a YouTube channel for pointing out discrepancies in their bible. The video was about condemning and judging Wiccan's for their satanic ways (seriously, Wiccan's as satanic?). I referred to the passages where Jesus said 'Judge not lest ye be judged' and 'love thy neighbor.' I also thought that only God could judge... by judging they are breaking a cardinal rule- they are doing God's job, and from what I understand, that is blasphemy, because as humans we are below God, born in sin, thus why they worship him for salvation. They did refer me to the part of the bible that said 'thou shall rebuke darkness' and 'thou shalt not suffer a witch to live' but that's another discrepancy- actually a complete contradiction- love thy neighbor yet kill witches?
The Satanic Panic is another great example of Christian lies. Most of the cults that murdered others and committed mass suicide were cults of Christ and those 'Satanists' were just troubled individuals with no real ties to the Church of Satan or Temple of Set. All over YouTube and at bookstores you see books that see words such as the Truth about Witchcraft, A Real History of Witchcraft, etc, that are just Christian propaganda to scare people away from nature by saying that the wearing of horns is a sign of the devil (in the old Jewish texts the most holy of angels and saints were said to have 'horns' of light. I think Moses or Noah were one these men). I could be wrong, but it seems like they are saying the worship of nature is evil, but how can that be? Without nature we don't have life. We become zombies filled with chemicals and breathing stale recycled air from machines.
On a positive note, two of my best friends in high school were Catholic that went to Church every Sunday, prayed before bed, etc. They knew I was into witchcraft, Satanism and other occult practices, but we came to an agreement, I keep my practices to myself and they keep theirs to themselves unless it was on a purely intellectual level. We got along great as our beliefs were never a problem to our friendship. There is a lot of beauty in the Christian gospels and I have met a lot of lovely and down to Earth people of various Christian faiths (I always keep my beliefs to myself, though, unless they ask me directly what I believe in), I just seem to see more hatred and the spreading of lies from the majority of Christians (and Scientologists). I obviously have a lot of disagreements, but, belief is subjective and we don't have to engage in conversation with close minded individuals of any kind... well, that's not always true, but for the most part we can just walk away or talk about something mutually beneficial, like music or juice or our siblings embarrassing moments.
Hate is a waste of life, but, like what has been said several times, speaking for what is right even if it may seem distasteful to some is the correct action, I think. I also agree that silence is consent, but only to a certain level. Speak up for what is right, but be as kind as possible, but on the other hand some people are so stuck in their beliefs talking to them is just a waste. All you can do is fight or walk away- or just not engage in the conversation in the first place, but depending on the situation, this can be hard to do.
My problem with the Christian faith is that most of the 'faithful' I have met remain ignorant, by choice, of where certain of their practices and holidays come from. Today (Easter) is a perfect example- the adoration of the Sun God, not some dude that could walk on water. Do these 'people of faith' even know why they hunt eggs (actually, I don't even know why we hunt eggs [to court a mate?], but I understand the egg represents fertility)? Their praises, songs and rituals are just occult practices yet they call the occult evil without even knowing the root of the word- or they don't care. Their priests and nuns are basically keepers of their faiths occult knowledge. The many grimoires written about commanding angels and demons, if what I have studied is correct, were written by priests and popes. Even if that were not true, we can only guess how common folk could have afforded gold, silver, among other precious metals, the tools to carve them, rare incenses and learned to write, read and incant Latin. Ignorance isn't the problem, it's the finger pointing and hatred that stems from it when their beliefs and practices are basically the same as the ones they are condemning.
I have also seen a lot of lies and hate spread by Christian people and groups. I was banned from a YouTube channel for pointing out discrepancies in their bible. The video was about condemning and judging Wiccan's for their satanic ways (seriously, Wiccan's as satanic?). I referred to the passages where Jesus said 'Judge not lest ye be judged' and 'love thy neighbor.' I also thought that only God could judge... by judging they are breaking a cardinal rule- they are doing God's job, and from what I understand, that is blasphemy, because as humans we are below God, born in sin, thus why they worship him for salvation. They did refer me to the part of the bible that said 'thou shall rebuke darkness' and 'thou shalt not suffer a witch to live' but that's another discrepancy- actually a complete contradiction- love thy neighbor yet kill witches?
The Satanic Panic is another great example of Christian lies. Most of the cults that murdered others and committed mass suicide were cults of Christ and those 'Satanists' were just troubled individuals with no real ties to the Church of Satan or Temple of Set. All over YouTube and at bookstores you see books that see words such as the Truth about Witchcraft, A Real History of Witchcraft, etc, that are just Christian propaganda to scare people away from nature by saying that the wearing of horns is a sign of the devil (in the old Jewish texts the most holy of angels and saints were said to have 'horns' of light. I think Moses or Noah were one these men). I could be wrong, but it seems like they are saying the worship of nature is evil, but how can that be? Without nature we don't have life. We become zombies filled with chemicals and breathing stale recycled air from machines.
On a positive note, two of my best friends in high school were Catholic that went to Church every Sunday, prayed before bed, etc. They knew I was into witchcraft, Satanism and other occult practices, but we came to an agreement, I keep my practices to myself and they keep theirs to themselves unless it was on a purely intellectual level. We got along great as our beliefs were never a problem to our friendship. There is a lot of beauty in the Christian gospels and I have met a lot of lovely and down to Earth people of various Christian faiths (I always keep my beliefs to myself, though, unless they ask me directly what I believe in), I just seem to see more hatred and the spreading of lies from the majority of Christians (and Scientologists). I obviously have a lot of disagreements, but, belief is subjective and we don't have to engage in conversation with close minded individuals of any kind... well, that's not always true, but for the most part we can just walk away or talk about something mutually beneficial, like music or juice or our siblings embarrassing moments.
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