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  1. bain-druie

    Other ways to view deities rather that father/mother figure?

    The way we see the gods, if we believe at all, is entirely subjective and I've always felt it's a mistake to expect everyone to perceive them in a way that's even similar. Speaking for myself, I have very vague, nebulous ideas of the Creatrix; I feel that it's the source of life, that it goes...
  2. bain-druie

    Should Christians celebrate Christmas

    This is ridiculous. The Druids have been around for 5000 years, and always observed the cycles of the year. So did indigenous faiths worldwide, long before your young faith came along and started appropriating everyone else's traditions while also demanding it be recognized as the only...
  3. bain-druie

    Cat and mouse

    I've been in a similar position, so I sympathize. However, what I found is that hiding doesn't really work out well for anyone involved. I do understand that you can't just unleash the kind of storm honesty about your faith would bring on, but I would suggest you consider other alternatives to...
  4. bain-druie

    I have deep hatred for Homosexuality & Lesbianism

    1. Don't hide behind your god, it's too late for that. You started this thread with your cavalier attitude, 'look at me talking about a TV show and casually mentioning how much I hate a group of people for who they love' as if everyone here should be fine with that. Now you want to blame it on...
  5. bain-druie

    In the forest there is music; ancient, everlasting.

    In the forest there is music; ancient, everlasting.
  6. bain-druie

    I have deep hatred for Homosexuality & Lesbianism

    I find you speaking to be barbaric, savage, and evil. How dare you judge my daughter for who she loves? How dare you equate homosexuals 'walking' with acts of violence and war? You are as illiterate and hateful as was your pedophilic prophet, and equally unfit to speak to *ANYONE* else's morality.
  7. bain-druie

    Does Religion Deserve Respect by Default?

    And pertaining to the OP: I believe in granting provisional respect to all creatures and all creeds. However, when it is proven that respect is misplaced, I reserve the right to withdraw it.
  8. bain-druie

    Why would a just and loving God allow a serial killer to claim thirty victims?

    This is the kind of reasoning that has been used to justify massacres throughout the centuries by young faiths of all flavors; it is not acceptable. Injustice remains injustice regardless of favorable outcomes in this life or the next. Murder is inexcusable, period, no matter how much ecstasy...
  9. bain-druie

    Does Religion Deserve Respect by Default?

    On the other hand, the same god said this not long before that: "You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me," Exodus 20:5. So which is...
  10. bain-druie

    Does Religion Deserve Respect by Default?

    Romans 1:18-32 makes it pretty clear that the christian god demands exclusive recognition and respect from not only believers, but all of humanity, because he has supposedly made his glory obvious through the creation so that none of us have an excuse for failing to respect and honor and worship...
  11. bain-druie

    marriage and romantic love: a case against

    Marriage is not for everyone, and that's fine. However, the fact that this thread exists would suggest that you have at least enough interest in it to want a discussion. Love is exactly like life in many ways; risk is inherent, and pain inevitable. You're right that you'd damage the one you...
  12. bain-druie

    Why would a just and loving God allow a serial killer to claim thirty victims?

    Assuming we're talking about the biblical god, this doesn't jive with his omniscience. A god who has all those omnis is an oxymoron; they contradict each other given the actual state of society. Both Old and New Testaments claim that god judges not only deeds, but also thoughts and intentions of...
  13. bain-druie

    I have deep hatred for Homosexuality & Lesbianism

    Why, thank you. Blessings to you as well.
  14. bain-druie

    I have deep hatred for Homosexuality & Lesbianism

    My daughter is a lesbian; I knew she was since she was about six years old. Anyone who calls her 'disgusting' and hates her arouses my wrath as a mother. Good for you, being honest about your bigotry; so long as you expect the consequences of it to come crashing down on your hideously hateful...
  15. bain-druie

    Should Christians celebrate Christmas

    It seems fairly obvious to me that the OP is misleading. It's phrased as a question, but there is clearly no question in Nathan's mind; every point he makes on this thread is focused on why he thinks christians should NOT celebrate christmas, and it's all based on biblically sanctioned bigotry...
  16. bain-druie

    Altars

    I change mine seasonally. Imbolc was most recent, so here's a pic of my Imbolc altar.
  17. bain-druie

    The Bible doesn't make sense. Clue me in.

    :eek: Well, crap. I was tricked by thinking I found it under 'Recent Posts'. Bah! :oops:
  18. bain-druie

    Being pagan is hard at first.

    For me it was never hard to *be* pagan, since I believe I was in a way born as such. I did have my gran to teach me druidry, but I also had my parents with their fundamentalist christianity, and they won by default for a long time. What's been really hard for me is un-learning the...
  19. bain-druie

    The Bible doesn't make sense. Clue me in.

    Welcome, Faint. It's largely for real seekers like you that places such as this one exist. Predictably, many eager Bible defenders leaped to answer your post with the same regurgitated dogma they have always been taught, or have learned somehow to embrace. Hopefully they will one day reach the...
  20. bain-druie

    Biggest differences between Asatru and Druidism??

    I've been a member of OBOD for years; I'm in the Ovate grade currently. What Riverwolf said is true; OBOD asks for a reasonable fee when you join their training program, with which to cover their expenses. They don't send unwanted spam crap trying to get me to buy more and more Druid Stuff [on...
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