I've studied Asatru as we know and I've looked into Rodnovery (If I read Russian ((I'm Learning lol)) it would be easier), and now I'm interested in Romuva, I don't know why, but maybe it's because Asatru just doesn't quite do it for me yet?
People generally just find it weird.. It's like when you tell your Christian family that you're becoming Jewish or Muslim, they're gonna act weird and get hostile usually.. Not always though I hate to generalize.
Condemning all non believers to hell fire doesn't make it true. Idk why you would follow that book. God in my opinion would be more powerful than needing to put his teachings into a book.
Exactly what Thorbjorn said plus I've been told I started as being half ax and half hammer but when the nose and Balto-Slavoc people's broke off so did the ax so to speak. I enjoy your story Aupmanyav, I might half to remember that one!
Yet people still refer to vikings as savage warriors because that's how they're portrayed in a lot of literature. Yet we all know that most were farmers etc etc.
I guess you have a point. I do think Judaism and Islam are pretty interesting but I have to reason to believe in their forms of god because I have no proof for it and they want to wipe out other religions I see it appropriate to retaliate.
I heat this being thrown around and truthfully I like the sound if it. The end of the Abrahamic religions in my opinion would be great. I like Islam and Judaism a lot more though than Christianity. Yet for me the extinction of all 3 would be a blessing in my opinion. My reasoning is because...
He's asking you to explain so h can hopefully better answer your question. Don't be the classic bible thumper that when challenged says no the answers or avoids them.
Or we could all sit down and realize that each holy book or poetic saga or anything someone holds spiritually I equally important. Yet I do believe truthfully that the most important book to ever be written has not even been thought of yet.
Keep holding the heathen hammer high my friend. We all know the Edda are the best books in all catagories right? ;) followed by Hindu and Daoist texts (imo)