tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post113805710761383816..comments2023-10-18T02:23:07.047-05:00Comments on A Pagan Sojourn: Freedom To Decide?S. Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751328960282952373noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post-1138177429136085942006-01-25T02:23:00.000-06:002006-01-25T02:23:00.000-06:00I wear my pentacle necklace every so often. I wor...I wear my pentacle necklace every so often. I wore it at the bookstore a couple of months ago. Sat in the cafe, reading various magazines (mostly parenting magazings) and a man at the table next to me went "pssst." I didn't think he was talking to me, but I looked up anyway. He looked at me and said, while holding a Bible, "Are you at all interested in things of a spiritual nature?" I said yes and he said, "Would you mind letting me talk to you about what Jesus Christ and the Bible have to offer?" I said no thank you and shortly after left. <BR/>Looking back I wish I had been more clear with the man, perhaps said something like, "Just because I choose Paganism doesn't mean I'm a stranger to Christianity." But I didn't have the energy to do so. Wish I had, perhaps I could've helped one person broaden their spiritual horizon.Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959914034833564529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post-1138151524796223932006-01-24T19:12:00.000-06:002006-01-24T19:12:00.000-06:00We are free to follow our own religion/culture, in...We are free to follow our own religion/culture, in both Canada and the United States. The law protects your right to your beliefs. <BR/><BR/><I>Practising</I> your religion/culture in public is something each will have to choose for himself. There are advantages to being open, and there is a price to pay. Only you can decide if the price is worth it to you.<BR/><BR/>I blog anonymously, but I am an out-of-the-broom-closet Witch, and have been since I was <I>very</I> young. I don't make a big deal about it, any more than most other people of whatever religion/culture do. As a result, people tend to "forget" that they are dealing with a Witch. Or they don't know. Or they assume that my pentacle ring maybe means something else. <BR/><BR/>Whatever it is, I live a very uncomplicated life. I have rarely been attacked, and never twice by the same ignoramus.<BR/><BR/>And as for the "I'll pray for you" remarks -- a friend of mine has a retort that usually makes such people go away: "And <I>I</I> will leap naked over a bonfire for <I>you</I>!"Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467326092742037071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post-1138110072908905972006-01-24T07:41:00.000-06:002006-01-24T07:41:00.000-06:00I have never really thought about this although I ...I have never really thought about this although I have lived it. I believe that spiritually and belief is a personal thing but there is one belief systems that I hold closest to and occasionally attend their groups. I tend to be reluctant to give people the name of the group because the information on the web is not accurate, at least not to the group I attend. The group is often considered a UFO cult, but in reality it is not. Most people say that the group is a bunch of wakos or worse, but the people in the group are intelligent people who I am proud to call my friends.<BR/><BR/>In the end I'm forced to agree with you. We are not truly free to believe that we want. Yes we have gained the right legally but socially we are still restricted.Terrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498017491248392300noreply@blogger.com