Re: Pagan Bumperstinkers Searles Sun Mar 5 13:56:06 2000 Beirdd,*p*I think that many who come to Paganism do so as a rebellion against the dogmatism of their Christian upbringing. I don't think that those who follow the teachings and ways of Jesus regarding spirituality are that much different from those who follow Pagan spiritual ways (Buddhism for instance). I do think that many people tend to get off track without a constant intesive meditation and evaluation of their spirituality. This is equally true for Pagans and Christians alike.*p*After all, we can assume that human perception limits the characteristics of deity or we can accept that we humans just respond to deity in our own limited fashion. The deities are the deities without our assistance though they should not be so without our appreciation. I'm hoping that deity bumper stickers read sometthing like:*p*My followers are only human.*p*My other worshipper is a Druid.*p*The last sacrifice was a bit stale.*p*As you can see, I do not believe that the creators lacked a sense of humor and I'm hopiing that we as creations received the gift as well.:-)*p*Searles*p**p*Beirdd wrote,*p*<snip>*br*:*br*: Now, why on Earth would it be necessary to *br*: "promote" Paganism by stirring up ill will? I *br*: think that Pagans should live their lives in faith, practice *br*: what they preach, promote community, serve humanity, and not *br*: be afraid to share their belief when the topic comes up -- *br*: following that age-old advice of avoiding, in mixed company, *br*: the subjects of politics, religion, and Rosie O'Donnell. To *br*: make public jokes that seek to offend simply reinforces the *br*: stereotype, and exhibits what, I believe, is a lack of *br*: social and spiritual maturity, and a willingness to treat *br*: all religion, including one's own, as frivolous.*br*:*br*: Those who disagree may take the advice of that other great *br*: maxim of the bumper: "Call 1-800- EAT-...." -- *br*: nah...just kidding ;-)*br*:*br*: --Beirdd*br* Pagan Bumperstinkers Beirdd 506 Fri Mar 3 19:15:12 2000