tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post8963041639045213461..comments2023-10-18T02:23:07.047-05:00Comments on A Pagan Sojourn: Pagan Concepts Of DeityS. Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751328960282952373noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post-53326792028702450222006-12-28T10:17:00.000-06:002006-12-28T10:17:00.000-06:00Jeff -
That is just one of the arguments that I ...Jeff - <br /><br />That is just one of the arguments that I have seen. The people who are threatened by the rise in Pagan religions will use anything to get people to listen to them to "prove' how they are "right" and Paganism is "wrong." <br /><br />The thing with having a firmer doctrine within the area of concept of deity is that there are so many Pagan religions to begin with, deciding on one (or even two) way(s) of representing the divine would dis-include others who identify themselves as Pagan. In a way, that is what the Council of Nicaea did to Christianity. <br /><br />That is an interesting question - whether this ambiguity will weaken Paganism. While it is difficult to predict what will happen, I would like to think that it won't weaken Paganism as a whole. The reason - these are very different times.<br /><br />We have communication systems that are more advanced, media that is more or less permanently archived, and more ability to publish our thoughts, beliefs and opinions. Not only do we have the ability for the above, but we also have the increasing freedom to do so.S. Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751328960282952373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post-70701868731243156432006-12-28T07:15:00.000-06:002006-12-28T07:15:00.000-06:00It's ironic that people would suggest that Paganis...It's ironic that people would suggest that Paganism is not a "real" religion because there is less than complete agreement on the concept of diety. Christianity suffered from a similar crisis of ambiguity until the 1st Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. It was not until then that "official" Christianity decided whether Jesus was the same being as the Lord, or another being made from the same substance ("another" God?), or what. Was Christianity not a "real" religion until that was decided?...<br />But it is the case, interestingly, that the ambiguity weakened the power and cohesiveness of the Church. I wonder whether the same is the case for modern Paganism? Would the Pagan movement be strengthened by having a more firm doctrine in this area?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358942133639236705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13308732.post-58435511304248752622006-12-27T18:11:00.000-06:002006-12-27T18:11:00.000-06:00Great post. I'm a panentheist who sometimes lean t...Great post. I'm a panentheist who sometimes lean towards pantheism on my pessimistic days. :-D Inside, though, I feel there is a universal mind that is out there and aware and distinct from us, as well as experiencing the material world through us.neosnoiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598230749369803375noreply@blogger.com