What is a Pagan? & pls jokes aside, if U r from any other strange religion/cult pls tell us what it it's about

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Cinnamon did you even read my Q. I never called paganism a cult.
I am hoping not to have to do some research on this thats why I asked here & thats straight from the horses mouth reseach.
Better than alot of things punched onto a website, as here I get not differing but a variety of answers to help me understand what I asked.
Kimosave?

The devils ad..
Christianity is not like tupperware or a pyramid scheme where recruiting is a must if you want to get more money & get higher on the list.

Bluefirewitch, that is a very well thoughtout & written lowdown on wiccas.
Did you get that from somewhere prepared or did you just write it then. Either way it doesn't matter.
A friend of mine became a high priestess in your religion, it nearly wrecked her life & now she loves God soo much, She is so Beautiful & model looks. Unfortunately her fiance just duped her.
I think you may know but I had have many opportunities to serve the devil & unknowingly did it when I was younger. he still tries a little sometimes.
But you can only worship one God.
You have to be on one side of the fence or the other.There is no such thing as sitting on it.
But as Romans 1;20 says;
'For since the creation of the world, Gods invisable Qualities- His eternal power & devine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made so that men are without excuse.'
You made it clearer for me about Paganism, thankyou.
You know I feel compelled to pray for you, Christs love LE7

Mormon_4, what is IMHO?
Answer to your Q in my eyes, because I don't understand all faiths,- those that know the general public calls them a cult, such as mormans Jehovers & I'd like to be as knowledgeable about this as anyone wh's read the Q's & A's here, to helping each other to be more informed, So I say thankyou to all who has answered

Well don. Although I don't belive in your nonisn fait? Credit due where it is due. Thankyou for you enlightening answer.

Well done. Although I don't belive in your nonisn fait? Credit due where it is due. Thankyou for you enlightening answer.

Well done.
Although I don't belive in your nonisn fait? Credit due where it is due. Thankyou for you enlightening answer.

Well done, Aqua S.
Although I don't belive in your faith... Credit due where it is due. Thankyou for you enlightening answer.

Answer 1

Paganism is not a cult. Why not do a bit of research before you start calling names? If you ask 10 Pagans what they believe, you'll get 10 different answers. Paganism covers any belief system that is usually polytheistic and that is not Christian, Jewish or Muslim.

Answer 2

Strange religions and cults? Oh my.

Paganism isn't a religion any more than Monotheism is a religion. Both Paganism and Monotheism are collective terms used to group very different religions that happen to share a few important classifying traits in common. For example, Monotheism includes the all the various forms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (and many minor faiths). The beliefs of the individual religions grouped under the term "Pagan" probably vary even more than (say) Reform Judaism differs from Shiite Islam. As Wicca is currently the most well-known modern Pagan religion, many people tend to assume that all modern Pagans share the specific beliefs of Wicca (e.g. belief in a God and Goddess, the eight festival "wheel of the year," the Wiccan Rede, etc.). That assumption is simply incorrect. People who make that assumption generally end up very confused when they encounter some of the many modern Pagan religions that are not based on Wicca.

I'm not Wiccan, I'm Asatru. If you really want to know more about it you can click on my profile I have a bunch of links.

EDIT:

"You can only serve one god"? No honey, I worship a bunch of Gods and Goddesses, I'm a polytheist. I know you monotheists think that everyone is like you. That's a very arrogant assumption. It's also extremely ignorant to try telling us Pagans and Heathens that we worship YOUR devil. I don't believe in your devil, and I certainly don't worship him. He's in your pantheon not mine.

Answer 3

IMHO, a pagan is one who's religious faith is something other than Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. I don't believe that "pagan" should be a bad thing. I think that Buddhists and Hindus would also fall under "PAGAN", but that's must me.

What do you consider a strange religion/cult?

Answer 4

If someone says they're Pagan, it means they belong to a religion that is polytheistic or pantheistic and they worship and work with the natural universe. The term Pagan, itself, refers to this group of religions. It's often easier to say, "I'm Pagan" than to explain the specific tradition to which one belongs. At least for me anyway.

I practice Daemonolatry and you can find more information about it here: http://www.ofs-demonolatry.org/primer.htm

Answer 5

The word Pagan actually means "Country People". The religions of today portray Paganism as an inferior religion. God hasn't released a rating scale yet, so one religion is probably as good as the next.

Answer 6

We believe in more than one deity [Either hard polytheist, or soft polytheist], like nature, and are non-judgmental. We accept the flesh as a normal and healthy thing. The rest is up to group or individual belief.

Answer 7

I'm santero, and we believe that after God created this world he elevated humans to the stature of "gods" or "saints" based on merit, and then left to create other universes

Answer 8

Basically they believe in more than one god or goddess.

Answer 9

Paganism is a term for a large range of religions. Most Pagan religions are polytheistic (belief in more than one god). One of the fastest growing Pagan religions is Wicca.

Here is the 13 Principles of Wiccan Belief.

1.We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal quarters and cross-quarters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-2E4gqghzM

2. We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility toward our environment. We seek to live in harmony with Nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an evolutionary concept.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU_1h8qH0uo

3.We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than is apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater than ordinary, it is sometimes called "supernatural," but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvd8hCGuUKI

4.We conceive of the Creative Power in the Universe as manifesting through polarity - as masculine and feminine - and that this same creative Power lives in all people, and functions through the interaction of the masculine and feminine. We value neither above the other knowing each to be supportive of the other. We value sexuality as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of Life and as one of the sources of energies used in magical practice and religious worship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ8rlDy9HZ0

5.We recognize both outer worlds and inner, or psychological worlds - sometimes known as the Spiritual World, the Collective Unconscious, the Inner Planes, etc. - and we see in the interaction of these two dimensions the basis for paranormal phenomena and magical exercises. We neglect neither dimension for the other, seeing both as necessary for our fulfillment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fehxWroegQE

6.We do not recognize any authoritarian hierarchy, but do honor those who teach, respect those who share their greater knowledge and wisdom, and acknowledge those who have courageously given to themselves in leadership.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1l9XmbNUM

7.We see religion, Magic, and wisdom-in-living as being united in the way one views the world and lives within it - a world view and philosophy of life, which we identify as Witchcraft or the Wiccan Way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYJiJwGpddc

8.Calling oneself "Witch" does not make a Witch - but neither does heredity itself, or the collecting of titles, degrees and initiations. A Witch seeks to control the forces within him/herself that make life possible in order to live wisely and well, without harm to others, and in harmony with Nature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly4BqZXXkhM

9.We acknowledge that it is the affirmation and fulfillment of life, in a continuation of evolution and development of consciousness, that gives meaning to the Universe we know and to our personal role within it.

10.Our only animosity toward Christianity, or toward any other religion or philosophy-of-life, is to the extent that its institutions have claimed to be "the one true right and only way" and have sought to deny freedom to others and to suppress other ways of religious practices and belief.

11.As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the history of the Craft, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our present and our future.

12.We do not accept the concept of "absolute evil", nor do we worship any entity known as "Satan" or "the Devil" as defined by Christian Tradition. We do not seek power through the suffering of others, nor do we accept the concept that personal benefits can only be derived by denial to another.

13.We work within Nature for that which is contributory to our health and well-being.