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[–] 9-11 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

paganism

really?

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[–] Joe_McCarthy ago 

Neo-paganism has little utility in the modern world. It's more like a LARP. The pagans I know don't actually believe in the ancient gods. They're akin to followers of the Star Wars religion for all intents and purposes. It's hard to see a community being devoted enough to build something of a new society around it.

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[–] 9-11 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

it's like they are saying, anything except Christianity.

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[–] Quaestorr ago 

I find it refreshing that CervicalStrike (what a nickname, lol) doesn't opt to carry on the 'tradition' of wannabe-Hebrews that is often very strong in ethnic-preservationist circles in the U.S.

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[–] Joe_McCarthy 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Devoted Christians like the Amish have made a functioning community of religious commitment in the US for centuries. Odinists doing similar strikes me as pretty ridiculous.

Granted, I have a pretty strong prejudice against pagans but I challenge anyone to prove me wrong here in my appraisal. A 'living god' is necessary to make religion work. Odin is dead even to practicing Odinists. It's all half-assed ritual reconstructed. I prefer board games.