Pagans, are you aware Christianity is based upon your beliefs?

Question

So why you dislike Christianity so much?

hmmm....i am having interesting answers....................

Answer 1

I've never disliked Christianity---in fact I know very little about it. I simply have never practiced it because I have always had polytheistic beliefs and do not believe in absolute positive or absolute negative. I was raised with a belief in reincarnation and would be very uncomfortable with being required to proselytize. But I still respect those who are called to that path and I feel it can be a rewarding way of life for some people. I am simply not one of those people.

I have no idea how much (if any) of my religion was the basis for Christianity. I honestly do not know enough about Christianity to be able compare it to my path.

Answer 2

Primarily doctrinal - and while there are some similarities betwenn Christianity and Paganism, there's many differences too. There's a number of issues that I suppose can be politely summed up as radical differences of opinion. There are many things that I'm told that I am supposed to believe to be a Christian that I simply cannot agree with. To be told these things from a supposedly omnibenevolent deity makes things only worse. If I'm going to deal with an imperfect deity, I'd rather know that up front, and have it be admitted.

After that - it's not a "dislike" so much as a desire to simply be left alone. Christianity holds a significant amount of sway, both in the US and worldwide. In Christian-dominated areas, there's times when overt religiousity can become obnoxious due to its prevelance and vehemence. That can cause issues when all someone wants to do is "opt out."

Answer 3

For one, Christianity is not based upon our beliefs. As has been stated before in another answer, a few holidays were incorporated into the Christian church, because the church leaders couldn't get the locals to give up their celebrations. Such as, the baby Jesus Christ could not have been born in late December, if the shepards were out with their sheep, as the sheep are no longer allowed to graze in the fields after late March to early April. Hence, the Christ Child was more likely born in mid-March.... BUT, the Church made the Christmas holiday 25 December because that was the time of the Winter Solstice celebrated by the locals, and the church could not get them to give up that celebration.

I also agree with the person who said that instead of asking why Pagans hate Christians so much, I think you should turn that around. Most of the time, it's the CHRISTIANS telling the PAGANS that they're going to burn in hell, that they're just going through a phase, that their faith isn't a "true" religion, etc. The CHRISTIANS are the ones slinging hate towards the Pagans.

"Your God requires:
Blood sacrifice,
Subjugation of women,
Annihilation of cities,
Slaughter of multitudes,
Unquestioned obedience,
Murder of his own Son,
Destruction by flood,
AND, as a grand finale,
He plans to destroy the world by fire!

And you ask me why *I'M* a Pagan?"

Christians have little to no tolerance (many, not all by any means) for other religions, for homosexuals, for anyone deemed "different" by them.

I'm getting on my soapbox, and starting to wander from the question at hand.

Answer 4

It's not, it's based on Judaism. Spurious book like Frazier's "The Golden Bough" have been debunked years ago. Ronald Hutton has written several books debunking the myths that many things, such as holly at Christmas time, are Pagan. Candlemas is supposedly a Christian holiday copied from Imbolc. It wasn't. Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25th because the date of the very first Chanukka fell on the corresponding day of the Hebrew calendar. The list goes on and on. Maybe when enough of these myths are debunked, people will realize Christianity is a unique religion.

Answer 5

Ask, rather, why do the Christians hate us so much? Christianity is not based on our religion, in many ways it is the compete antithesis. A number of our holidays and customs were incorporated by the early churches because they couldn't make people stop doing them, but our core values have never been a part of Christianity. The only virtue in the Judeo/Christian/Islamic cultures is blind unquestioning obedience, "God said it, I believe it, that settles it!" Right and wrong are defined solely in terms of what the church says God meant, most Christians I've known have never even read the Bible, they just memorized quotes which, when taken our of context, can support whatever position their church says is right. They then go further, while screaming one thing at the top of their lungs and waving their Bibles, they proceed to act in the exact opposite way. You might also ask yourself, what is there about bigotry, hypocrisy, and intolerance to like?

Answer 6

I know, and I don't. My mom's Christian. I love my mom. And she loves me, and we have a grand old time sitting around the Christmas/Yule tree drinking spiced cider and singing about Decking the Halls.

Answer 7

I'm not rebelling...

Yes I am, and

Its not except some holidays...

We do not think of Christ as our savior...

You fail

oh and we don't dislike you

A Wiccan and Proud
-Why?

Answer 8

Because, sadly, alot are just rebelling against the system.

Answer 9

This is another "phase"...kids testing their limits. It's normal, and healthy, up to a point, actually...and, most of these kids have good, solid roots in them. Left to themselves, I believe most of them will come back to the faith of their childhood in time, as long as they don't feel as if anyone is trying to force them or coerce them into coming back.

Answer 10

please give the 10 points to autum .....
i couldn't have express it better myself.

very well put autum
and richard !