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2008-08-29 Olde Tyme Religion

After 1,500 years, pagans plan Acropolis prayer

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Is this an Obama thing?

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-29 00:15|| 2008-08-29 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Pagans are the most annoying wingnuts in the french wingnut blogosphere; basically, those are people blaming all the european woes on the "alien religion(s) of the desert" saying that Europe must return to its roots... by erasing 1500+ years of Christianity, and going back to an "heritage" that never was preserved in any way and which is at BEST a total re-invention...

Not to mention that the vast majority of the neo-pagans are LEFTIST and/or new agers (with theosophy or gnostiscism thrown in), and that the whole idea of that wingnut minority of an already fringe minority somehow regenerating the soul of Europe through the worship of odin, wotan or toutatis is pretty flimsy when looked at objectively...
But, still, they blame Christianity (excuse me, Xtianity). Well, could be worse, they could be wiccans...

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-08-29 07:02|| 2008-08-29 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The inner Nazi circle thought that reviving paganism would be great, too.

Posted by lotp 2008-08-29 08:30|| 2008-08-29 08:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Not to mention that the vast majority of the neo-pagans are LEFTIST and/or new agers (with theosophy or gnostiscism thrown in), and that the whole idea of that wingnut minority of an already fringe minority somehow regenerating the soul of Europe through the worship of odin, wotan or toutatis is pretty flimsy when looked at objectively...

Toutatis?

They worship an asteroid?

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-08-29 08:53|| 2008-08-29 08:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Some of the old pagans sacrificed their kings to propitiate their deities....

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-08-29 09:03|| 2008-08-29 09:03|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought that was was happening in Denver last night.

Oh, sorry, they were worshiping Obama, Lord of Lies, Empty Suits and Empty Images, not Athena. NeverMind...

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-08-29 09:16|| 2008-08-29 09:16|| Front Page Top

#7 ...by erasing 1500+ years of Christianity...

Never mind the fact that Europe was never more prosperous and strong than it was under Christianity.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-08-29 09:36|| 2008-08-29 09:36|| Front Page Top

#8 The Elgin Marbles were removed from the Parthenon temple by Scottish diplomat Lord Elgin in the 19th century, when Greece was still an unwilling part of the Ottoman empire.

Would this be the same time period when the persians used the Athenian acropolis as an ammunition dump?

Personally, Apollo is a shitcan way cooler than mo. Not afraid of his own reflection or anything.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-08-29 10:02|| 2008-08-29 10:02|| Front Page Top

#9 So they want to replace one mythology with another

Posted by Cherelet and Tenille1095 2008-08-29 10:22|| 2008-08-29 10:22|| Front Page Top

#10 The Elgin Marbles were removed from the Parthenon temple by Scottish diplomat Lord Elgin in the 19th century, when Greece was still an unwilling part of the Ottoman empire.

Lesson never mess with Lord Elgin in Pigeye. He's got a quality shooter and a bad, bad laggie.

Posted by .5MT 2008-08-29 15:21|| 2008-08-29 15:21|| Front Page Top

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