Auramoonsongs wrote:
I just don't see why Christians think they have to go somewhere to talk to their God I know I can sit down anywhere and do it, they just like to control their followers.
That is one thing I have no problem with Christians doing. Humans are naturally social creatures and getting together to pray and worship can be a very uplifting experience.
As for thinking Christians, I am meeting a lot more now, mind you I met my first non-thinking pagan this week too. His intelligent comments included "All Christians are retards" and "Anyone with half a brain would be pagan" hmmmm? sounds like some other people I know.
Anyway, I have never been stopped on the street but I don't really have any pagan emblems, however next week in class we are doing a neat project. I am going to bring in a lot of my "religious collectibles" (crosses, Buddhas, Ganesha, beads, paintings from Australia and my pendulum) so I will be officially out of the broom closet with my students. The project is to look at all religious items devoid of the sacred (like an alien would) then describe how you think it might be used religiously and why if you had no prior knowledge. Also put it into a type of religion or magick. Then I want to discuss with them about being afraid of what is different and we don't understand. It should be a good lesson.
Sorry, that was way off topic and way longer than I expected it to be.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991)