Should bad press bother you? (pagans, worship, Christian, Christ)

[Circle_One]

Just for the record, the original Wicker Man was loosely based on an actual religion, practiced by actual people, on that specific, actual island in Scotland.

The director spent a year with them, learning their ways and following them around before writing the screenplay.

Lord Summerside, at the time of the original, was a real, living person, and the actual Lord of the island and head "priest" of their religion.

The majority of extras in the original are actual locals from that island.

[kreeden]

Originally Posted by BFD_Zayl

the way rumors spread, i guess we are partially to blame. however, i will be damned if i bring all of my religions to light and make it common knowledge.

Yes , I can't blame you . But my point was that it appears to be human nature to fear that which we don't understand . And sometimes we actually feed the fears of others , without realizing it . Sometimes realizing it , but not realizing the whole weight of the matter . Wiccans for excample , taking on the name " Witch ". Don't get me wrong here . I have no problem with it . But by doing so , they also take on all of the ideas that ohers have about " Witchs " , which has a long history . Satanist using that name , but saying that they don't worship the Satan of Christianity ....

Such things come with popular ideas . I'm not saying that it is wrong to use such names , nor that people don't have the right . But it is a choice that someone made somewhere along the line . A choice that they should have realized would be misunderstood by many , I would think ???

Anyway , I was kinda teasing you about Raistlin . He was evil in the books , but kinda redemmed his self in the end . Not quite , but kinda .

[BFD_Zayl]

Originally Posted by kreeden

Yes , I can't blame you . But my point was that it appears to be human nature to fear that which we don't understand . And sometimes we actually feed the fears of others , without realizing it . Sometimes realizing it , but not realizing the whole weight of the matter . Wiccans for excample , taking on the name " Witch ". Don't get me wrong here . I have no problem with it . But by doing so , they also take on all of the ideas that ohers have about " Witchs " , which has a long history . Satanist using that name , but saying that they don't worship the Satan of Christianity ....

Such things come with popular ideas . I'm not saying that it is wrong to use such names , nor that people don't have the right . But it is a choice that someone made somewhere along the line . A choice that they should have realized would be misunderstood by many , I would think ???

Anyway , I was kinda teasing you about Raistlin . He was evil in the books , but kinda redemmed his self in the end . Not quite , but kinda .

yeah, i know what your saying and i agree completly...and umm...whos Raistlin? what book was he from?

[kreeden]

Raistlin Majere , from the Dragonlance series of books . They were kinda D&D based , but made a better story then a game world in my opinion . But your avie is Raistlin , after he donned the Black Robes . He started of as a " neutral " character , wearing the Red Robes . { The world had three moons , one for each " alignment " of wizard . Only the evil wizards could see Nuitra , the black moon ** .

Raistlin was by far the most interesting character in my opinion . He became the most powerful wizard in that world , and came close to becoming a god . But what made him interesting was the way his personality blurred the difference between " good " and " evil ". He was self serving , but had his own sense of ... hmmm ? I'm not sure what it would be actually . It has been quite awhile since I read the books . But even though he was self serving , there was something that a person kinda admired about him , at times .

Do a search on Dragonlance , and I'm sure that you will find info on it . Oh , and if you blow your avie up , you will likely find that he has golden , hourglass shaped eyes ....

Well , he should have . But perhaps not ? A larger picture of your avie can be found about half way down the page here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raistlin_Majere

[goldlioness]

[quote=Mike182;715197]you mean, we pagans should ...organise...? heresy!

sorry i had to laugh

[goldlioness]

[quote=Mike182;715197]you mean, we pagans should ...organise...? heresy!

sorry i had to laugh

[goldlioness]

if wiccans in england decided to set up a church (for lack of a better word) there would be "damnation" from evry religion i was at court and i was made to swear on the bible and i explained i didnt feel comfortable in doing that.

people in england tend to pick on everyone for everything i was bullied severly for that if it was not for my faith i probaly would not have survived