If Paganism is the fastest growing religion in the UK?

Question

Why doesn't yahoo answers have any pagan categories in their religion and spiritualism section?
They have Halloween but since its called that and not Samhain I don't think it can be counted

these are the festivals they include which is what my question is about. Surely just one pagan holiday using the pagan known word wouldn't hurt

Christmas
Dasara
Diwali
Earth Day
Easter
Halloween
Hanukkah
Independence Day
Kwanzaa
Passover
Ramadan
St. Patrick's Day
Thanksgiving
Valentine's Day
Yom Kippur
General - Holidays

Answer 1

Let's face it, how many people would have a clue what the section was about if it were called Samhain?

We all know the festivals by the names that are given in the categories so it makes sense for the categories to be given those names. Besides, yahoo wouldn't want to offend us now would they?

Answer 2

Some of the holidays from that list have its roots in paganism. Easter is one of them. Easter is not a Christian name. It is Chaldean (Babylonian) in origin - the name Astarte, one of the titles of Beltis, the queen of heaven. The name Astarte, as found on the Assyrian monuments by the noted archeologist Layard, was the name Ishtar. The worship of Bel and Astarte was introduced very early into Britain, along with the Druids, "the priests of the groves," the high places where the pagans worshipped the idols of Baal. In the Almanac of the 1800's, May 1st is called Beltane, from the pagan god, Bel. The titles Bel and Molech both belong to the same god.

We must remember that Semiramis (also known as Ishtar) of Babylon, the wife of Nimrod and mother of Tammuz, was the same goddess worshiped throughout the world under various names, such as the Egyptian fertility god, Artemis, the Roman goddess of licentiousness, Venus, the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, and the Ephesian, many-breasted fertility god, Diana, as well as many others.

The (Easter) bunny, the oldest pagan symbol of fertility - Semiramis - has absolutely NOTHING to do with the birth of Christ.

Valentine's day also has occultic origins. Cupid (Tammuz/Osiris/Nimrod) is the son of the Greek goddess, Venus (Semiramis). Venus, is the daughter of the Greek god Jupiter, the head god (Nimrod, the sun god of Babylon, and Ra, the sun god of Egypt). Cupid is depicted with a bow and arrow, a reminder of Nimrod being a "mighty hunter" (Genesis 10:9).

Valentine's day began as a pagan fertility rite celebrated with drunkenness and sexual license during which time SWEETS and SPRING FLOWERS were given as sacrifices to the gods in the temple.

Unfortunately, almost every holiday that is commonly celebrated can be traced to pagan roots, including the lowly Ground Hog day.

The Christianization of Pagan holidays began about the fourth century A.D. when the Roman Emperor Constantine, became (or feigned becoming) a Christian. In order to consolidate his rule, he incorporated the Pagan holidays and festivals into the church ritual - attracting the Pagans, but he gave the holidays and festivals new "Christian" names and identities - thus appeasing the Christians. Over the centuries, this practice has continued until the present time where we find the two systems, Paganism and Christianity, almost indistinguishable.

This is the Adversary's clever deception - Paganism dressed up in Christian clothes! It's still nothing more than Paganism, but the Christian churches have wholeheartedly embraced this deception.

Answer 3

I believe paganism is one of the fastest growing religions, we just can't be as open about it as we can be hounded for doing so, the uneducated thinking we are devil worshipers who sacrifice animals etc. But due to the internet and really good information being more readily available more people can access the beauty of Paganism. It is a shame there isn't a Pagan friendly catagory as it would encourage more of us to use Answers, it would also get clogged up with god botherers, I wonder how many have given you an answer to this question?
Maybe we should ask them about it, if enough people show an interest then they may think about it.

Answer 4

Well you could group Beltain under the others. Really they are just going to list the ones the majority of the people will use - there are fewer Pagans here than any other belief so until we get in the majority don't count on it changing.

Otherwise you just have to jump in the fray here. R&S is for all religions - even Christians don't have their own section.

Answer 5

Halloween is the name by which it's commonly known, trying to force people to use an unfamiliar term, and a Pagan one at that, would never work. Especially when you consider that the religious reich have problems enough with Halloween by that name.

Answer 6

Religion as a whole is about to be destroyed by the political powers. Its part of prophesy. There is only one true religion. And it aint the biggest or the most popular.

You will know which one but by then it will be too late :o)

Answer 7

I think I saw some stats that say Islam is the one. May be difficult to believe it first, but do your research and see.

Answer 8

They don't have a section for Christianity or Islam either. I guess they figued they could just lump it all together.

Answer 9

At least give us Yule