Re: The Pagan Section
TopazOwl

Sun Mar 12 01:56:11 2000
Deborah wrote,*br*: I understand that the Catholic Church's use of the word *br*: pagan denotes essentially 'any non Christian religion' (at *br*: least that's what I've seen it do in the past).  But it is *br*: extremely unfortunate that it chose to use the word Pagan in *br*: connection with the Nazis.*p*     For yet another perspective: the fact of the matter is, the Nazi regime was deep into its Aryan Pagan mystical roots, and that's no secret, nor is it a misnomer in this context. *p*: We work so hard to separate our life positive, earth based *br*: religions from the dark, occult, satanic, hate mongering *br*: image that the religious reich constantly tries to paint us *br*: as; that the Pope's choice and manner of use of the word *br*: Pagan is only going to add fuel to the fires of those who *br*: seek to be not only anti-Semitic and even anti-Catholic, but *br*: anti-Pagan as well.*p*     At least we can be comforted in the fact that it was spelled with a small p. <g>*p*Leigh
The Pagan Section
Deborah
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Sun Mar 12 01:11:45 2000