Well I suppose it would be a lot smoother if the friend one goes with is of the open-minded-kind. Otherwise _I_ probably wouldn't want to go at all -- and if it wasn't with someone I trust.peeplj wrote: Sometimes it is uplifting. Sometimes very uncomfortable. Sometimes, particularly if someone is trying to make a "convert" out of you, it can border on the offensive.
Me neither, though for the sole purpose of trying to find likeminded I think it is acceptable.peeplj wrote: I don't like to put labels on myself anymore--even "pagan" doesn't always seem to fit.
I mean, I can say that I worship bagpipes. And right away people around me will get a clue as to what I share with them, and that could open up doors to new relationships centered around that common interest.
Just a way to lump togeather things into groups that will atleast somewhat reflect the content.
Didn't mean to correct anyone btw, just clarifying a bit why I think it can be acceptable. Aslong as people acknowledge that people are more that those labels.
Jim Wright wrote:I am a Christian of the Born Again type
I assume Born Again by definition means that you had an other religion before it? What was it?
Sounds interesting. I'm always interested in what moves about in other folks heart. Do you prefer PM or email?. Email is probably better for me, since internet-access suck where I live it's uncomfortable to be online and write correspondences. Lemme know.Jim Wright wrote:However, I would happily share my beliefs with any of you privately because I am completely sold out on what I believe.
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BTW, about the defintion of Paganism/Pagan. What I was taught and lernt is that a "pagan" religion or "path" is one that is at it's core "Nature-Based".
Or well, my native lang isn't english and there ain't any other good translations for it then "pagan" but it should all be the same -- so don't chop me into little pieces if that isn't 100% correct. It's considered to my knowledge correct here atleast .
Peace.