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pagans follow an ancient, pre-christian/buddist/muslim/jewish, way of life..Originally Posted by BuffedGuy
neo-pagans and wiccans are one in one...
diff is, neo-pagans and wiccans tend to believe in a higher power, while ancient pagans do have a supernatural realm, they dont believe in a god or a goddess
neo-paganism started in the early 1900's while paganism has been around for thousands of years..
im pagan
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Pagans dont have god's ??!!??!! Zeus, Jupiter,Thor, Odin, Venus, Athena, etc...
Pagan is a very broad term, not a specific religion.
It includes innumerable ancient cults, from the Cults of Mithras & Dionysus to the Cult of the Roman Emperor, as well as less synchretic and more structured belief systems such as were found in Northern & Celtic parts of Europe.
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Thats what I was thinking
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Oh and I dated a girl who identified as Wiccan. She always wore celtic medallions and such. Super down to earth & loved nature and the outdoors.She was a cool girl, played video games like halo & socom and liked girls too :-D But after a year or so we got on each others nerves alot (i.e. she actually bitched about me using gear) But the Wiccan-Catholic split never caused a problem. Which given the past 2,000 years of history, I find to be F*cking REMARKABLE.
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pagans/wiccans are very accepting of other faiths
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agreed.. i was being more specific towards my own way of life... there are pagans that believe in gods, im a solitary practicioner... there's no one way of paganism
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u seem to be well versed?? how do you know so much?? phil major?? specializing in religion?
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I did a double major. Political Science and Anthropology, and minored in Biology. The science department at UH allows you focus on certain areas with your major/minor. So instead of learning about frogs and trees and cyanobacteria this or taxonomical debates about that, most of my 21 hours were in Biochemistry. History is just a thing I love to study. I think truth is usually better than fiction. Some people read novels, I read biographies and books about various empires and the like.
My knowledge of and interest in ancient religions comes from both my affinity for history and my background in anthropology. It took me 6-1/2 years, but hey who doesn't love college?
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i love to pick your brain bro.. u n i could have some great convos...
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I can't even find a spelling mistake!!
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about how the two of you will obtain meaningful employment in the future? lol.
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going to law school
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I double majored in Political Science/Anthropology. My last semester I coordinated volunteers for the Obama campaign during the primary contest with HRC. After that I went to work for a political lobby in Austin. our state capitol. They allowed me a leave of absence to work on a Congressional campaign in west Houston. We fought hard, but it was an R+18 district (rep's out# dems by 18 pct points), so we were unable to elect our candidate, Michael Skelly. We held are heads high though, having been closer than any Democrats since 1964. This district was held by George H.W. Bush (the elder that is) from 1967-71. Now I'm back to lobbying. To be honest I'm like an apprentice, there's alot to learn about how the system works. Or rather, how to work the system. (I'd always rather campaign than lobby, less ethical compromise)
I'm really not that different than anyone else I suppose, when you boil it down.
I'm not rich, but if work hard and play smart I certainly could be in the future. I think that describes most Americans, plus I'm doing something I very much enjoy, so if it never happens I don't much care
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