Thorton_AP Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/nov/04/r...on.world?ref=nf Are these people really so daft to not realize that this paints them and their religion in such a negative light!? Ugh.... EDIT: I saw this linked on Facebook and didn't realize how freaking old it was. My bad Edited November 9, 2010 by Thorton_AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) They're being obnoxious jerks. But I can't help but find it funny that one guy saying that calling their behavior medieval "would be an understatement." No, that would be the definition of overstatement. They're just being pricks. Unless the medieval behavior towards pagans is a lot more docile than what I've been taught. Edited November 9, 2010 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 From what I remember there have been issues with members of this group in London before now, too. This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is, it doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Better late than never for outrage. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Local pagans were pelted with salt... What the...did they think the pagans would melt like the wicked witch being hit with a bucket of water? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Dunno, rock salt could hurt though, I guess. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorton_AP Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 I wouldn't be surprised if there was some symbolism in tossing the salt at them. They are also brits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Well I've heard the legend that salt thrown after a suposed witch is supposed to keep them from returning, but not sure about throwing it on them... I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This nation did produce 40k, hmm. Second thought on this was "Burn the witch, not salt them". Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHarlequin Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 The irony is the christian/catholic faith stole so much pagan beliefs to make up their own religion they then criticize a lot of their own roots? Would be funny if it wasn't sad. Christmas (pagan yule/winter solstice holiday), easter (pagan ostra holiday of the spring equinox), all saints day (halloween/samhain pagan festival of the dead/last harvest celebration), burning candles/incense, using salt to 'cleanse' a area (like displayed here), etc. Its irony at its finest. On a side note these holidays were not 'made' until the catholic council of rome ~320 CE decided it was easier to convert the pagans if they made their holidays the pagan ones. Hence xmas and the like have pagan holiday roots. World of Darkness News http://www.wodnews.net --- "I cannot profess to be a theologian; but it seems to me that Christians who believe in a super human Satan have got themselves into a logical impasse with regard to their own religion. For either God can not prevent the mischief of Satan, in which case he is not omnipotent; or else He could do so if he wished, but will not, in which case He is not benevolent. Fortunately, being a pagan witch, I am not called upon to solve this problem." - Doreen Valiente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 The Pope loves condoms 'cause he doesn't wanna catch STDs from his male prostitutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 The Pope loves condoms 'cause he doesn't wanna catch STDs from his male prostitutes. That was pretty random. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Not random at all, good sir! Conservatives at odds with Vatican over condoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 The Pope loves condoms 'cause he doesn't wanna catch STDs from his male prostitutes. That was pretty random. I'm going to go out on a limb and say alcohol was involved in this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Not random at all, good sir! Conservatives at odds with Vatican over condoms Yes, I'm aware of Benedict's edict. But it was random given that really, it has little to do with the pagans and their treatment in Glastonbury. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Not random at all, good sir! Conservatives at odds with Vatican over condoms Yes, I'm aware of Benedict's edict. But it was random given that really, it has little to do with the pagans and their treatment in Glastonbury. Agreed, the world would be better off with more spirituality and less religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Not random at all, good sir! Conservatives at odds with Vatican over condoms Yes, I'm aware of Benedict's edict. But it was random given that really, it has little to do with the pagans and their treatment in Glastonbury. Agreed, the world would be better off with more spirituality and less religion. You don't know many hippies do you? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Agreed, the world would be better off with more spirituality and less religion. Hm, doubt it, but sure. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Not random at all, good sir! Conservatives at odds with Vatican over condoms Yes, I'm aware of Benedict's edict. But it was random given that really, it has little to do with the pagans and their treatment in Glastonbury. Agreed, the world would be better off with more spirituality and less religion. You don't know many hippies do you? I'm pretty sure myself and most of my friends would qualify as hippies. Lovely people. I'm atheist mysaelf of course but if people want to believe in airy fairy bull**** then at least spirituality is very individualistic and not at all aggressive or authoritarian (kind of the opposite with religion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHarlequin Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Agreed, the world would be better off with more spirituality and less religion. Hm, doubt it, but sure. Really? And how many atrocities, ignorance, hate, wars and deaths would have been avoided if spirituality was the main belief and not organized religion? Our world history would be a LOT more peaceful. World of Darkness News http://www.wodnews.net --- "I cannot profess to be a theologian; but it seems to me that Christians who believe in a super human Satan have got themselves into a logical impasse with regard to their own religion. For either God can not prevent the mischief of Satan, in which case he is not omnipotent; or else He could do so if he wished, but will not, in which case He is not benevolent. Fortunately, being a pagan witch, I am not called upon to solve this problem." - Doreen Valiente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Agreed, the world would be better off with more spirituality and less religion.Hm, doubt it, but sure. Really? And how many atrocities, ignorance, hate, wars and deaths would have been avoided if spirituality was the main belief and not organized religion? Our world history would be a LOT more peaceful. The core of religious violence is non-religious intolerance given an excuse. Quarrels over land, politics, race, or culture. Much as would exist under non-dogmatic beliefs systems. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 http://richarddawkins.net/videos/552151-fa...-being-agnostic *jaw drops* Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) Really? And how many atrocities, ignorance, hate, wars and deaths would have been avoided if spirituality was the main belief and not organized religion? Our world history would be a LOT more peaceful. I still doubt it would have been a lot more peaceful. WW1 wasn't out of any religious reasoning, neither were the Napoleonic Wars. Khmer Rouge's purges weren't motivated by religion. Like Teg says "Battle ? There`s always a desire for breathing space motivating it somewhere". Religion preaches that killing is wrong, people tend to ignore that and want to go kill X group because of Y. Well, if they can ignore that, why wouldn't they ignore anything else? I wouldn't drop my jaw too much at the athiest and his kids (http://static.cnhi.zope.net/heraldbulletin/flashpromo/docs/1120scarberry.pdf - court order) I'm pretty sure there's more to this (they both sound like lousy parents, maybe the mother won by default?). Edited November 24, 2010 by Malcador Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Even the Crusades were a response to the crumbling of the Byzantine Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I get the feeling however most people consider that nationalistic wars ware more... justifiable than religious ones. And reading the court order, the mother sounds like more of an idiot than the father. The father is only really mentioned once in a negative light, when he failed to manage his anger once and sent a whole pile of texts at his ex. Meanwhile mom had evidence of being neglectful (leaving kids home alone, not feeding them breakfast or buckling them into the car). Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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