So, seeing as there are a couple other threads thrown up by people of various faiths for questions on their religion i figured id do it too.
“Ask a Pagan” is a very broad term though and Paganism is not itself a religion but a blanket term for many who form a sort of community. In addition, various Pagan faiths are very eclectic and there is no Bible or Catechism to outline beliefs, but I have a good general knowledge of paganism (and the occult sense I know the questions are coming) and I’ll do my best to answer any questions.
I was raised catholic and went k-12 in the catholic school system, learned catholic doctrine and apologetics, and understand Catholicisms teachings pretty well. So I look forward to any questions you may have or discussions that may come.
Stay classy Catholics
Ancient human beings considered the natural forces such as sun, moon, wind , water etc which are beyond their control as Gods. These type of faith is known as animism. Bible does not calls this as evil. They are searching for God through his creations. Bible only asks a question, why they cannot find its creator?. If his creations are powerful, then imagine how much powerful is its creator?.
" Yes, naturally stupid are all who are unaware of God, and who, from good things seen, have not been able to discover Him-who-is, or, by studying the works, have not recognised the Artificer.
Fire, however, or wind, or the swift air, the sphere of the stars, impetuous water, heaven’s lamps, are what they have held to be the gods who govern the world.
If, charmed by their beauty, they have taken these for gods, let them know how much the Master of these excels them, since he was the very source of beauty that created them.
And if they have been impressed by their power and energy, let them deduce from these how much mightier is he that has formed them,
since through the grandeur and beauty of the creatures we may, by analogy, contemplate their Author.
Small blame, however, attaches to them, for perhaps they go astray only in their search for God and their eagerness to find him;
familiar with his works, they investigate them and fall victim to appearances, seeing so much beauty.
But even so, they have no excuse:
if they are capable of acquiring enough knowledge to be able to investigate the world, how have they been so slow to find its Master?
(Wisdom-13:1-9)
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Paganism is deception.Paganism is evil. It is a deception.It is different from Animism. When human beings started considering these natural forces as personified Gods and started writing myths and stories about these, Paganism originated. In paganism all natural forces are personified Gods. Apart from that there will be some imaginary Gods , who created these natural forces.In most pagan mythologies , these natural forces are secondary Gods , who servies Pagan Gods. That is the importance of True God is taken away and given to imaginary Gods. That’s why bible considers it as evil. It is an idol (obstacle ) before humanity which stops human beings to search for true God.
"Accursed the man-made idol, yes, it and its maker, he for having made it, and it because, though perishable, it has been called god.
For God holds the godless and his godlessness in equal hatred;
both work and workman will alike be punished.
Hence even the idols of the nations will have a visitation since, in God’s creation, they have become an abomination, a scandal for human souls, a snare for the feet of the foolish.
The idea of making idols was the origin of fornication, their discovery corrupted life.
They did not exist at the beginning, they will not exist for ever;
human vanity brought them into the world, and a quick end is therefore reserved for them.
(Wisdom 14: 8-14)
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"And this became a snare for life: that people, whether enslaved by misfortune or by tyranny, should have conferred the ineffable Name on sticks and stones.
It is not enough, however, for them to have such misconceptions about God; for, living in the fierce warfare of ignorance, they call these terrible evils peace.
With their child-murdering rites, their occult mysteries, or their frenzied orgies with outlandish customs,
they no longer retain any purity in their lives or their marriages, one treacherously murdering another or wronging him by adultery.
Everywhere a welter of blood and murder, theft and fraud, corruption, treachery, riot, perjury,
disturbance of decent people, forgetfulness of favours, pollution of souls, sins against nature, disorder in marriage, adultery and debauchery.
For the worship of idols with no name is the beginning, cause, and end of every evil.
For these people either carry their merrymaking to the point of frenzy, or they prophesy what is not true, or they live wicked lives, or they perjure themselves without hesitation;
since they put their trust in lifeless idols they do not reckon their false oaths can harm them.
But they will be justly punished for this double crime: for degrading the concept of God by adhering to idols; and for wickedly perjuring themselves in contempt for what is holy.
For it is not the power of the things by which they swear but the punishment reserved for sinners that always follows the offences of wicked people.
Wisdom 14: 21-31
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erhaps it is the part about picking up one’s cross and following Jesus, that rubs you the wrong way? Hell is pretty easy to avoid if one simply strives, to the best of their abilities, to love, forgive and believe that Jesus is their Savior. Pretty uncomplicated if you ask me. What exactly do you not like about Jesus and His teachings? I won’t derail the thread. Just curious if what you believe is in fact what Jesus teaches via His Church.