The christian god is no respecter of free will - Page 88

guest1234567 · 06-23-2008, 04:34 PM

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Gonzo you are one strange brew.

I would drink strange brew with Gonzo any day of the week.

Happy Solstice, sweety!

Environment Man · 06-23-2008, 07:28 PM

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I would drink strange brew with Gonzo any day of the week.

Happy Solstice, sweety!

Well look at you. You are a carrot.

gonzo · 06-23-2008, 09:55 PM

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I would drink strange brew with Gonzo any day of the week.

Happy Solstice, sweety!

{{{Guest}}} Happy solstice, and may good energy bless yours!
(Gawd I love your avatar, lol!)

Environment Man · 06-23-2008, 10:06 PM

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{{{Guest}}} Happy solstice, and may good energy bless yours!
(Gawd I love your avatar, lol!)

Well thank you.

I like it too.

Gaia · 06-24-2008, 04:07 AM

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Oh Goddess no. I've never viewed the Horned One as Satan. He who dies and is reborn with the solstice allows for the changes necessary in the Wheel. He is so much greater than some wimpy dude all dressed in red carrying a stupid pitchfork, lol. (My bad, I couldn't resist at least one bad joke.)

Have you read Margaret Alice Murray's theories on him?

I never have either. But some think that when Christianity tried to take hold with the Pagans, they "satanized" their God somehow. Kinda strange that he (satan) has Horns. Satan (as is) is completely fictional, a Boogyman, to scare Children, nothing more. Yeah, the red Suit with Tail and the Pitchfork are way over-the-top, kinda silly, really. lol

No, I never read that Book.

Gaia · 06-24-2008, 04:11 AM

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YOU are a child of God.

You seek self worship though.

That is your stumble.

You worship a tree.

Hoooboy...

Gaia · 06-24-2008, 04:57 AM

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Gimme that old time religion (paganism)...

Seeing that paganism predates Christianity by quite a bit Murray's take on it was that all these historical horned god figures were possibly related and worshipped by a pan-European witchcraft religion. Only when Christianization occurred was the Horned God "image" associated with Satan. Figures, huh? Cheap shot by them, really. Then again, the Christian church clergy (especially the Catholics) were big on playing on both our sabbats and our beliefs in order to attempt to build their fold, nay?

True.

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Think about the sabbats, and then think about "Christian" holidays:

First (and yes EMan ours predated yours) there was:

Yule...and gee whiz, how convenient that Jesus was born around same date! Viola! Christmas! Puleaseeee.

Winter is Winter, even where Jesus was born, supposedly in December. Animals don't have Babies in the dead of Winter, because the chance of their survival is pretty much nil. I'm referring to the baby animals in the Manger.

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Next we have ...

Ostara...they copped it for Easter. (Another convenient time slot to suck in pagans utilizing their feast days of celebration.)

Ya.

The rather creepy looking Easter Bunny of the Christians roots in: The Hare = The Great Mother= Fertility.

The Egg = Fertility.

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And of course Samhain...which many good little Christian children celebrate as Halloween.

Well this one is my absolutely favorite Holiday! I just love the way the Babtist freak out and cry: "This is a Devil Worship Celebration!"

But seriously, I love to set the Table for us the living and my loved ones, who have passed on. And I also love that time of Year.

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It makes a good lil pagan want to sue their church, lmao.

Yeah...if they would just care to take a good look at History, they would surely notice, that their Holidays are superimposed upon an already existing ancient Belief System.