> I have seen a lot of damaged psyches who are what I call "Angry Pagans" who
> turn
> to the faith because they are turning away from mainstream religions. I
> generally find them uncomfortable to be around.  I have also seen a lot of
> Pagans who turn to the faith because it is "like putting on old comfortable
> flannel pajamas right out of the drier". *Them* I like.

I have also found a great many "pagans" (my sister among them) who haven't got
the foggiest notion of the religious aspects of their "faith" - they just like
to believe they're casting spells. THEY irritate the HECK out of me.

> As for me I became a Pagan because I saw a lot of hypocrisy in the Christian
> faith I grew up with. I became a Christian again because I found just as much
> hypocrisy among the pagans, and Christianity just resonates better with me,
> personally. I do not condemn any who choose Paganism. Faith for me is an
> inward journey, and whatever you choose to worship is your business.
> As long as a person has a good heart, they are alright with me.

When I choose to worship in a formal fashion, I do so in the Jewish fashion in
which I was raised, to honor my ancestry, and because I find comfort in the
familiar. Nevertheless, my faith and my worldview are NOT normative Judaism. I
am a firm believer in "There is no One True Way, and all paths lead to the same
place."

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Randall Cook of Northpass (soon to be "of Sudentur")
     (formerly Avraham haRofeh)
     mka Randy Goldberg MD