is it wrong that i told my sister my friend is a pagan? he said it was against the rules? i was happy i found another pagan thats 16(just like me) and i told my sister and he got mad (just for a second he got over it later)
2006-09-16 03:40:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
he did say not to tell our boss but he didnt say anything about anyone else, actually he was talking to me in front of our co-workers about both of us being pagan so i just figured me telling my sister woulnt be a problem even though she isnt a pagan like us, (we are wiccans)
2006-09-16 06:40:39 · update #1
just so i can keep him as a friend i wont tell anyone else, your right it's not my place to tell anyone unless He says i can.
2006-09-16 06:44:46 · update #2
Often, religious views are considered private matters. I just figure there are plenty of subjects in the world to talk about and I don't mention the personal beliefs of others unless I can do so in an anonymous way. I let them decide if, when, and how their personal views are discussed. I'm glad to hear that he understood that you didn't realize he might be offended. True friends are hard to come by.
2006-09-16 07:41:42 · answer #1 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some Pagan religions in which part of the initiation is a vow not to tell other people who your fellows are. Of course, you generally have to be 18 before you are initiated. At any rate, it's nobody's business. As a whole, you don't really have the right to tell anyone any other person's business. It's just common courtesy. If your friend were gay, or a woman trapped in a man's body, or an alien, or a secret agent, he would also be upset with you for spreading his personal business around. Not that being Pagan compares in any way with those things, but it's still personal business.
2006-09-20 09:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by kaplah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Pagans do prefer to keep the info about them being Pagans to themselves. But if he did share that info with you and said nothing about wanting you to keep that info to yourself, he has no right to get angry with you for sharing the info with others.
The only rules you might be breaking would be those of courtesy. One would have been about keeping a secret, if he had asked you not to tell others, that is. But since he said nothing about keeping it a secret, there was no rule to break. The other might have been about asking if you could tell others before you did tell others. As I said, some Pagans prefer not to broadcast their being Pagans. But since you had no reason to think he might not want others to know, there was no reason for you to think to ask for persmission, and so again no rule to break. If you had asked permission and he said no and you still told, that would be another story.
2006-09-16 11:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would he get mad about you telling your sister? Surely he wouldn't mind, I know it wouldn't bother me. Is he uncomfortable with his decision to be Pagan? Maybe he's worried about what others will think? I know it took some time before I felt ok sharing it with Non Pagans, but it will come with time and age.
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2006-09-16 10:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by Seph7 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That depends on the Pagan belief he follows but in general NO.
2006-09-16 10:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious Belief Systems should be up to the individual. would resent someone telling others what my personal Belief Systems are especially if they went against the status quo accepted by the Culture and Society in which I live.
2006-09-16 10:47:06 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋