Did you know you do "Rituals"?

Question

Yes, as “evil” or strange as it may seem, you do rituals ever day.
Take this as a welcoming to other worldly possibilities from you neighborhood pagan:
•any customary observance or practice
•of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
•the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
•stereotyped behavior
•of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer
All Religions do it, not just the one where the worshipers are wrong.
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Yes, as “evil” or strange as it may seem you do rituals ever day.
Take this as a welcoming to other worldly possibilities from you neighborhood pagan:
•any customary observance or practice
•of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
•the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
•stereotyped behavior
•of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer
All Religions do it, not just the one where the worshipers are wrong.
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Let me redirect, I don’t believe violence is ever the answer. This is not my definition, it’s the wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn. it’s easily accessible, & it’s the 1st one that pops up when you search Google for a definition.
ANY thing done on a regular basis can be considered ritual.
For ex:
Jehovah's Witness ritualistically find the way to my door.

Answer 1

Yes! thank you for pointing this out!

Also consider that Christians and others who think that Witchcraft is a sin do magick everyday. Making a wish and blowing out a candle on a cake, wishing on a star, throwing a penny in a fountain - all forms of ancient Pagan rituals.

I'm so glad to see Paganism is still very much alive and has lasted for so long. Blessed be!

Answer 2

The term "ritual" can mean almost anything. Clearly, many human traditions are acceptable.

However, a tradition that conflicts with God's will cannot be compared with a tradition that honors God. Interestingly, the preaching work of Jehovah's Witnesses is not a human tradition, but instead a command from Christ Jesus:

(Luke 10:1-17) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

What about actual traditions or rituals? How can you make decisions about them? Learn more from the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2005/1/1a/article_01.htm

Answer 3

No, actually Jehovah's Witness do not do rituals, they follow only what Christ and the Apostles taught for their congregations and not what man and the apostate religions do. They don't practice Mary worship, don't do holidays, don't do ceremonies, don't do social rituals or rites. They don't believe in superstitions because superstitions are based on demons and ignorance. They don't follow the trinity because it was a pagan origin starting the 3rd century . . . they don't do laying on of hands or speaking of tongues because these have been done away with . . .

So I guess your wrong . . . not all religions do rituals, do they???

Answer 4

I agree with your definition of a ritual but I think a ritual is something that when it is done it is done repetitively. It's the same thing all the time, the same words are spoken, the same actions and movement are done, it's robotic in a sense, you have no choice. As Jehovah's Witnesses we come to your door becaue Jesus commanded us, but it's not like we were forced to get up and do it, it's a choice, we don't always say the exact same thing or have the exact same literature. There's always change. And it's not like we just made up some stuff to do or say. Everything we believe comes from the Bible, not man made. But that's my opinion, we all have one and I hope you respect mine as I do yours :)

Answer 5

Practice vs. Ritual; what’s the difference? The problem comes in when the “practice” is not approved by God. The things we put into “practice” in our lives, such as teaching and preaching from door to door, are things that Jehovah demands and expects of us as Christians, according to his holy word, The Bible.

Answer 6

Yes - we Catholics continue the rituals as handed down by the apostles. - Have for 2000 years. And much of that came from our Jewish heritage way before!

Thanks for asking.

Answer 7

I'm a witch so I feel you don't understand what a ritual is. When I thank the god and goddess for morning that is one. I don't do evil stuff of one I don't believe in EVIL.

Answer 8

well yeh a ritual is like doin the same routine everyday, which for me happens to much which is sad.. but your definition is a little into the religios satan demonic worshipping side so know i dont do rituals like that.

Answer 9

If everything is ritual to you, then what is not? When Jesus would attend prayers in the synagogue and observe Jewish rituals like passover, how do we call that?

Answer 10

Of course all religions have rituals. It doesn't mean that paganism is ok.