Do the elderly generally tend toward the established religions?
2007-03-12 17:37:31 · 18 answers · asked by Born of a Broken Man 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope, not at all, I am pagan and I am 55.There are more and more people over 40 leaving Christianity and embracing paganism of one form or another.
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2007-03-12 17:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
What do you qualify as young? I have met many in their 30's, 40's and 50's who identify as Pagan. I have even met some who would qualify as elderly who are Pagan.
The younger population is the fasest growing part of Paganism. There are more young people going into the group of religions now. Or at least that's what the numbers tell us. They are also the most outspoken - and many make it known where they are going.
More mature people tend to make the transition quietly. I didn't tell people I wasn't Christian anymore. Most people I met just assumed I was Christian. I only told those close to me, and lived a quiet life of privacy.
Also remember that those in their 70's and beyond come from a different generation. They grew up and raised their families in these churches. America was a different place when they were in their 20's, 30's and 40's then it is now.
2007-03-13 00:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by noncrazed 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pagan was the term for rural people that believed in polytheistic beliefs and were mostly the mainstay of the early Christian church . This is why the Christmass and Easter celebrations are adaptations are of pagan origin .Now adays is a borrowed if not mutated version of the original word .
I'm a naturalist an atheist , a cynic and a skeptic etc.but the word heathen or pagan sounds better for a bike club rather than a system of beliefs and everyone realizes the roman or pagan gods are mythological and yet valid stories for the example to be learned from even though they are fictional or perhaps fantasies, I believe is a more correct term .
2007-03-13 01:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think ten years ago the demograp[hic tended to be weighted more heavily towards the late teens and early twenties. Now that the community is maturing and people are finding it easier to "become" pagan (or, for that matter, come out of the broom closet), you're getting a better representation of all ages groups--this is particularly since more pagans are at the age where they're having kids of their own.
Keep in mind, too, the newer members of any subculture tend to be louder and more visible; most of them will be younger, so there's often the impression that pagans tend to be younger as a group.
2007-03-13 18:50:05 · answer #4 · answered by Lupa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Pagans have been around for decades. They come in all shapes, sizes, ages and professions. All that has happened recently is Pagans aren't so discreet because people (hopefully) have become a lot more accepting in diversity of beliefs. Younger people probably are drawn to Paganism because there is no dogma, it is all about personal development and spirituality. It is very fulfilling in that way and there are many aspects to it so an individual has the option of doing as little or as much as they desire. There is no one pushing you into anything. I've never heard of Pagans participating in orgies, however some perform their casts or rituals sky-clad. I did once know of some fu*ked-up christians though who tried to invoke a demon - nothing at all to do with Pagans.
2007-03-13 00:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know many pagans over the age of 40, if that's what you mean.
I also know [and I am] younger pagans. However, I don't usually count a Pagan as a Pagan until after age 18, for legal reasons. Yes, I'm paranoid.
2007-03-13 00:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I am 39. All my Pagan friends range in age from 20's on up to their 50's or more. There are more Pagans than you realize out there.
2007-03-13 00:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by Willow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will have to better define your parameters. All the pagans I know are 30-40 years old or 0-9 years old, but that's only because all the people I know are 30-40 or 0-9 years old.
Peace!
2007-03-13 00:41:44 · answer #8 · answered by carole 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
most Pagans that i know ate from 16 to 45 years old.
myself being 30 this puts that simply in the age group of my friends and their children.
2007-03-13 01:07:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know many people that are older that are pagan. It's not exactly a new religion, after all.
So I would answer, within the realm of my own personal experience, that no, it's not mainly young people.
2007-03-13 00:42:42 · answer #10 · answered by astreastar 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋