do pagan people worship evil spirit?

Answer 1

The word Pagan, came from the Latin, Pagus, and it's first meanings were, "rustic", "country dweller" and "civilian".

When Christianity, took over in Rome, it was used to refer a follower of a polytheistic religion, or what Christians called "Heathens", conveniently (or deliberately?) forgetting that under the Roman Religion that was in power before Christianity, Christians were considered Heathens, and under a death penalty for not believing in one of the accepted legal religions.

It has come to have a number of meanings:

relating to local religions practised before the introduction of Christianity.

one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : an irreligious or hedonistic person.

Relating to a broad spectrum religious practices, generally lacking a strong hierarchical structure and emphasizing a personal relationship with natural forces and cycle.

and finally,

Relating to religious beliefs that do not belong to any of the main religions of the world.

Before Christianity, you have to remember that most religions were considered 'main' religions, and Christianity was considered a pagan religion.

So no, they do not worship evil spirits, they instead worship their own religious beliefs.

Christians believe that anyone who doesn't worship their religion worship evil spirits.

Muslims allow others to believe their own beliefs, as long as those beliefs started before Muhammad wrote and preached the Quran. If a religion started after Muhammad or his followers preached to an area, followers of that religion are considered Heretics by Muslims. Hence their persecution of the B'hai and Sufi's although the Sufi religion pre-dates Muhammad.

Answer 2

This is kind of a complicated question...

What constitutes an "evil spirit" or evil god? Is a god who chooses to rid the world of sinners by flooding the entire earth, or rids a land of sinners by turning every inhabitant in said town into a pillar of salt, or demands that a father sacrifice his own son (only to change his mind at the last minute) evil? As one can see, the Biblical God had his homocidal maniac moments, but he also had very benevolent moments as well.

Gods of all mythologies (and yes, that includes Judeo-Christian-Islamic myth) are funny beings--sometimes they're "good", sometimes they're "evil". Pagan gods are much the same.

Consider Dionysos, as an example. On one hand, he gave mankind the vine, and wine that can be made from it, to ease the sorrows of mortals. He gave mortals the gift of everlasting life through initiation into his mysteries. His festivals introduced the joy of theater to the populace. On the other hand, he marched into Thebes and when the king prevented his worship there, Dionysos had the king's own mother tear him apart limb from limb and display his severed head before the town. Clearly, there were some very dark elements to Dionysos, yet overall I would consider him to have been a very benevolent deity.

I think a more productive question would be: is there a single religion on earth that worships a spirit/deity that is NEVER evil?

Well, maybe Buddhism, being that Buddha wasn't a deity and that he represented the purest state of human elightenment. But otherwise it seems that most deities from most faiths have their "evil" moments.

jw

Answer 3

Typically not. The vast majority of deities that Pagans follow are the "good guys", so to speak. Rarely you'll find someone devoted to someone people would consider to the evil - but even then, typically that person is taking a different approach (arguing that the deity was unfairly demonized, etc.)

And as for the "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," that didn't have anything to do with poisoning, unless you only go back to the Greek version of the Bible, which used the word pharmika to denote evil magic, and carried a connotation of magical herbalism (due to the Greek tradition.) In the original Hebrew, it comes out to something closer to the Latin malefica, evil sorcery. To translate the line into more specific, modern English, it should be "you shall not allow someone who casts harmful spells to live among you."

Answer 4

Dear Friend,
There is good and evil in everything, good and bad, etc....I personally do no worship an evil spirit of any kind. Karma is something you may be familiar with and whatever you do, have a negative thought, do negative spells, set out anything to harm it will come back to you threefold or even tenfold depending on how extreme of a "thing" you have said, thought, or done...I am what is called a white lighter, only practicing with kind spirits and showing reverence for the wonders and help of the many kind things that The Mother Goddess and The God aid me with...I wouldnt say I worship them in the sense of they are so much higher than myself...To The Goddess and The God and in my belief we are all divine for we are part of the divine and can manifest good things in our lives...Just purely by good intention and prayers, rituals for thanks at certain times of the year and everyday and just by trying to lead a positive life to affect others in a most loving way. I hope this was helpful to you!

Answer 5

Not necessarily. Pagans simply follow gods that were worshipped before the people in a particular area were, by whatever means, converted to christianity. As in all religious belief systems there were, in the varous pagan belief systems, beings that were seen as representative of the personification of things or forces that that culture considered to be what we would define as evil. And in that context there were some that were adherants to those entities. They are few and far between, but they do exist.

Answer 6

Actually, worship is not the word to use.

We work with spirits and Deity. The concept of "evil" is in the intent of the individual. Just as there are Christians and other persons of various religions that do "evil" things, pagans are no exception, and they can, if they so desire, do "evil" things just as well as other persons of religion.

We are just like you folks. But "spirits" or "devils" do not motivate us. We motivate ourselves, and we take that responsibility ourselves. We are each responsible for our actions. Unlike others who seek to "blame" others for their actions - like "the devil made me do it" or "God brought this down upon me" - we know that we brought these things to ourselves, just as when we find ourselves with positive results, we know it was through our own actions as well as the blessing of spirits and Deity that we attained this.

No, no worship of anything here. Paganism does not worship, but forms a partnership with Deity. And whatever we encounter is of our own intent and devices and desires.

Answer 7

No. Religion always puts down other religions. They have no problem making up stories to convince you that there's is best. Did you know that the word Pagan means 'country people' ?

Answer 8

The christians, muslims and jews worship a "god" that destroyed the world twice over, committed genocide on Sodom and Gomorrah, raped teenage girl to have his son "jeebus", ordered parents to slit their kids' throat to "worship" himself, etc. etc. etc., and that's not half of the vicious and violent acts "god" commits or demands in the buybull.

And you ask if pagans worship evil. 9_9 Yet another hypochristian brays his ugly views in public....


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Answer 9

Absolutely not.

Oh, and Vanessa, the Bible says that because King James changed it from "thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live" to "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live". This is a well documented fact.

BB
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Answer 10

well in Exodus 22:18 it says, Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

so if they worship a "good spirit" then why does the Bible say that?



Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.