A Christian in their question stated that the US is a Pagan nation - I wish it were! How many think this country would be better if it were Pagan?
2006-08-25 04:20:37 · 18 answers · asked by bregweidd 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Damn pagans!
When can the US become a FSM Nation? When do we get our turn?!?!?
2006-08-25 04:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, the USA isn't a Pagan nation.
Pagans believe in and worship (in some way) a multitude of lesser gods, each of whom presides over and controls some aspect of nature or the psyche. The Christian definition, though, would probably be anyone who believes in any god other than the Christian trinity.
What are the dominant religious beliefs of Americans? Christianity is certainly the most dominant, at least on the surface. What Americans pursue more than anything, though, seems to be either money, possessions, comfort, or conformity.
This isn't Christian, but it isn't Pagan, either.
The USA might be "better" if most people were Pagan instead of Christian, because I think we would have more legal liberties than we do now. Paganism does seem to be less restrictive than Christianity. I think we might also see less materialism.
But trading one religion for another would create new problems. The only way to make this country better, for good, is for people to increase their own understanding of themselves and the world around them.
2006-08-25 04:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by Baxter 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People have so many different beliefs and there are a variety of religions in the world. What one person deems as paganism is another man's saving faith.
I think a better question for this may be: "How does a person define paganism?" When I think of paganism, I think of people sacrificing children and drinking blood (which is totally gross). I do not see America as a Pagan nation. I love America.
2006-08-25 04:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by scornell_7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am Pagan, but I don't agree at all with the idea that everything would be better if everyone was the same religion, even if it's within our nation. It would be nice to have 2 thousand or so MORE Pagans, but no, I wouldn't want everyone to be the same. It would be quite the bore! But if we WERE all Pagan, everything would be much more peaceful, less warfare, better presidents, less murders and crimes, and a healthier earth.
2006-08-25 06:23:44 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel the Atheist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you define "pagan".
Many religious people that keep Christmas would not consider themselves pagan, yet Christmas is based on celebrating the winter solstace and has nothing to do with Christ's birth.
Many churchgoers keep Halloween "for the kids", and yet, Halloween is another holiday with it's roots in paganism. It was a superstition to ward off evil spirits.
On the other hand, our money has, "In God We Trust", on it. Our pledge of allegiance states, "... one nation, under God, ... ".
When we have a national crisis such as 9\11, many people pray to God as one.
So, is America a pagan nation? It's a good question, but I don't think so.
2006-08-25 04:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of the founders were Masons. The Masons date all the way back to the people who were trying to build the tower of Babel to get to heaven. They're pagans. I don't know whether America is a Pagan nation or not, but many of the founders were pagans.
2006-08-25 04:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by bachlava_9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not pagan but I have a couple of friends who are and I have read a lot about it. I think it is a very open, tolerant, spiritual, nature loving, and giving religion. Yes, I have to say I think we would be better off. To me too many Christians seem very intolerant, scary, anti-sex obsessed, and bent on converting everyone or else.
2006-08-25 04:28:18 · answer #7 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is getting easier. I've found some store in every town I've ever been to that may not have been pagan but was at least spiritist and groups I can feel good going to are getting easier to find.
But not to get your hopes up to high, that christian was probably refering to every christian church they didn't believe in.
2006-08-25 04:26:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
America as a whole has dropped away from the Christian principles it was founded on.
Humanism and Postmodernism have become the philosophies of today's people.
If you look back into the 1800's, when America was considered a Christian nation, schools began with prayer and Bible reading; the readers (English textbooks) were full of moral stories and worship of God.
Now our schools celebrate all that God abhors: macroevolution, sodomy, unbelief, worship of spirits, the list goes on.
Spiritually, we are in the worst of times as a nation.
2006-08-25 04:25:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was founded on Pagan ideals, but those are being stripped away as we are being taken over by Fundies.
2006-08-25 08:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by kaplah 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pretty much, America talks the talk but trips and falls down the stairs alot when walking the walk...there is nothing Christian about killing children even by accident, especially when those accidents happen over and over and over and over again..the same with world hunger, disease control...yep, it is all about politics and power and greedy in the USA
2006-08-25 04:27:17 · answer #11 · answered by SuzieQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋