2007-03-12 17:32:36 · 7 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yay! *smiles and hugs Laptop Jesus*
Heck, I'd just be happy if more people asked questions about my religion period! Everyone seems to think all Pagans are Wiccan and completely overlook any of the other Pagan religions. I feel like feel marginalized within an already marginal community.
Smarty Pants...look at my profile..I've got much better links there.
2007-03-12 17:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was unaware of Ãsatrúar until I read your question. According to an article on Beliefnet, "We worship the ancient Gods of the Germanic people of Northern Europe: Freya, Thor, Odin, Frigga, Balder, Hel, Sif."
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/75/story_7567_1.html
I found other information at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asatruar
2007-03-13 00:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Excerpt of Letter.
The Troth is an association of those who choose to believe in
the old gods and the religion of our ancestors. We have no dogma, no
one right way of doing things. As we reclaim our heritage, many ways
of practicing our religion have become evident. No one way is better
or truer.
The Troth is legally incorporated as a church with all the rights and
responsibilities that go with it. By going public, as it were, we open
our organization to the scrutiny of the IRS as well as our peers.
Churches are granted sweeping rights. We can have our own schools, our
own charities, our own publications, our own legally recognized clergy
to name a few. The possibilities have kept many of us up many a long
night discussing them. Suffice it to say, we must begin and go from a
networking and newsletter organization to build up to that point.
There are three root functions that nurture the tree of our troth.
2007-03-13 00:39:35 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lökásennä has provided many fine links. I had some prior awareness of Ãsatrúar, but with those links I was able to find out much more.
2007-03-13 08:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Asatruar... but I just was looking at wiki on that. It gave a poor definition. I wish I knew what to ask....
2007-03-13 00:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just saw that too - lovely name and a lovely religion. Skohl!
Peace!
2007-03-13 00:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inebriation notwithstanding, how do you get the accents?
2007-03-13 00:37:28 · answer #7 · answered by Tiktaalik 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋