Comments on: The Future of Neopaganism in the West, Part II: Going Organic http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/ Guidance and Inspiration from Nature and the Ancient World. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-93233 Jeff Lilly Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:35:11 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/#comment-93233 Kate -- In fact, my mother felt the same as you. And as soon as she was sure these beings were mythical, she immediately concluded that God was mythical as well, and hasn't been theist since. So I'll definitely go along with your "generally" modification. :-) Kate — In fact, my mother felt the same as you. And as soon as she was sure these beings were mythical, she immediately concluded that God was mythical as well, and hasn’t been theist since.

So I’ll definitely go along with your “generally” modification. :-)

]]> By: Kate Gladstone http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-92340 Kate Gladstone Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:40:16 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/#comment-92340 Re: "For the young children in the [average American] household, the 'religion' they’re being raised with has a polytheistic feel (Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost), and it resonates with them." Generally, but not always -- it certainly didn't resonate with *me*! (*much* to the chagrin and frustration of my parents: I enjoyed getting presents, but neither Mom nor Dad nor my siblings nor I can remember me ever "buying into" Santa _et_al._) Re:

“For the young children in the [average American] household, the ‘religion’ they’re being raised with has a polytheistic feel (Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost), and it resonates with them.”

Generally, but not always — it certainly didn’t resonate with *me*!
(*much* to the chagrin and frustration of my parents: I enjoyed getting presents, but neither Mom nor Dad nor my siblings nor I can remember me ever “buying into” Santa _et_al._)

]]> By: Kate Gladstone http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-89972 Kate Gladstone Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:25:21 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/27/the-future-of-neopaganism-in-the-west-part-ii-going-organic/#comment-89972 Re: "Paganism, being non-creedal (and long may it remain so) doesn’t require you to leave your brain at the door before joining" ... At least some Pagans (not you, Jeff!) seem pretty darned "creedal" to me (admittedly, on this matter I speak *only* as an outsider trying to educate herself: on the principle of "know-thy-neighbor"). At least, they seem to have mental lists (often fairly *long* mental lists) of things that one "had to" think/believe/feel/do in order to become or remain a true Pagan (or, at least, to become/remain one of their particular kind of Pagan). The ways in which these particular Pagans described their particular "musts"/ lores/traditions seemed (to me) definitely describable as creedal (even though the same folks explaining all this strongly objected to the word "creed" ...in the very same way that various much quite a few Christian creedal sects describe themselves as non-creedal -- e.g., the Christian Scientists love to call themselves "a church without a creed" but you definitely have to learn and live by their creedal precepts if you want to become/remain a member.) Re:

“Paganism, being non-creedal (and long may it remain so) doesn’t require you to leave your brain at the door before joining” …

At least some Pagans (not you, Jeff!) seem pretty darned “creedal” to me (admittedly, on this matter I speak *only* as an outsider trying to educate herself: on the principle of “know-thy-neighbor”). At least, they seem to have mental lists (often fairly *long* mental lists) of things that one “had to” think/believe/feel/do in order to become or remain a true Pagan (or, at least, to become/remain one of their particular kind of Pagan). The ways in which these particular Pagans described their particular “musts”/ lores/traditions seemed (to me) definitely describable as creedal (even though the same folks explaining all this strongly objected to the word “creed” …in the very same way that various much quite a few Christian creedal sects describe themselves as non-creedal — e.g., the Christian Scientists love to call themselves “a church without a creed” but you definitely have to learn and live by their creedal precepts if you want to become/remain a member.)

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