[Unschooling-dotcom] Te Faithful Paranoid was "Safe Subjects"
Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall
Whereupon they look at me as though I am a leper and quickly move
We have had friends of all faiths and denominations, and plenty of Christians, as that is the majority in this country. Many of them have expressed your same sentiments, consternation and sadness over those many who are untollerant and uncharitable, and a personal love and desire to be enriched by acceptance and experience.
Of course there are Pagans who are untollerant, but one of the things I love about our extended community of Pagan folks, is the general tone of acceptance. Due to our beliefs, they intrinsically encourage acceptance and respect of the beliefs of others.
The article I mentioned in a recent post, called "There Is A Pagan in Your Classroom" is actually an excellent overview of what it means to be Pagan in general. Any of you who are curious about this subject, or want to learn more should check it out at
http://www.lytlwytch.com/there_is_a_pagan_in_your_classroom.shtml
I read it in full today and found that it pretty much describes us to a "T."
Love and Light,
Nanci K.
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>to distance themselves from my evil pagan self and familyThanks Chris,
> Nanci K. >>
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>As a member of the christian community I've witnessed this behavior by >others. I wish I understood or could explain why people do this but I'm >mostly stumped myself. Even Christians of different denominations will do >this to each other.
>Kris
We have had friends of all faiths and denominations, and plenty of Christians, as that is the majority in this country. Many of them have expressed your same sentiments, consternation and sadness over those many who are untollerant and uncharitable, and a personal love and desire to be enriched by acceptance and experience.
Of course there are Pagans who are untollerant, but one of the things I love about our extended community of Pagan folks, is the general tone of acceptance. Due to our beliefs, they intrinsically encourage acceptance and respect of the beliefs of others.
The article I mentioned in a recent post, called "There Is A Pagan in Your Classroom" is actually an excellent overview of what it means to be Pagan in general. Any of you who are curious about this subject, or want to learn more should check it out at
http://www.lytlwytch.com/there_is_a_pagan_in_your_classroom.shtml
I read it in full today and found that it pretty much describes us to a "T."
Love and Light,
Nanci K.
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