Pages Tagged with #paganism

Wicca - The Rise of a Western Mystery Religion Based on Witchcraft, in the following sections:

• 2.7. Tolerance for Others' Beliefs
• 2.6. Sexuality: A Mature and Adult Religion
• 1.1. Paganism and the New Age
• 1.3. The Causes Behind the Rise of Wicca and other NRMs
• 2.8. An Invented Past - Where Did Wicca Really Come From?
• 2.5. The Natural Cycle of Seasons (the Wheel of the Year)
• 2.4. Feminism
• 2.3. Environmentalism
• 2.1. An Educated Religion With No Conversion, No Proselytisation and No Childhood Indoctrination
• Top of page / intro

Counter-Cultural and Alternative New Religious Movements, in the following sections:

• 1. Why do People Join New Religious Movements?
• 0.3. Wicca
• 0.4. Neo-Shamanism
• 0.2. Modern Paganism (Neopaganism)
• Top of page / intro

Why do People Join New Religious Movements?, in the following sections:

• 6. Individualism
• 7.3. Feminism
• 7.2. Environmentalism
• 2. Anti-Consumerism, Anti-Materialism, Anti-Modernism
• Top of page / intro

The Mystical Number 7, in the following sections:

• 4. Theosophy - The 7 Root Races, Each With 7 Sub Races
• 3. In the Qur'an (Islam)
• 5. Conclusion
• 2. In the Bible (Judaism and Christianity)
• Top of page / intro

The New Age, in the following sections:

• 4. Tolerance for Others' Beliefs (Excepting Skeptics and Scientists)
• 1.3. The Causes of the Rise of the New Age and other NRMs
• 1.1. Paganism and the New Age
• 3. Environmentalism

The True Meaning of Christmas: Paganism, Sun Worship and Commercialism, in the following sections:

• 5. Conclusion: Christmas is Multicultural
• 3.3. Anti-Christmas Christians
• Top of page / intro

Modern Druids (Neo-Druidism / Neo-Druidry), in the following sections:

• 4. The Causes Behind the Rise of Modern Druidry and other NRMs
• 2. Paganism and the New Age
• 3. Modern Druid Movements

Religion Versus Womankind, in the following sections:

• 8. Modern Hope: Secular Society and New Religions
• Top of page / intro

The True Meaning of Easter, in the following sections:

• 4. Why Did Christianity Struggle To Decide Which Date to Celebrate Easter On?
• Top of page / intro

The Birth of Jesus and the Christmas Story: Pagan and Unhistorical, in the following sections:

• 3. When Was Jesus Born?
• 7. Modern Christmas is Eclectic, Multicultural, Secular and Religious

The Peacock vs. the Ostrich - Religious Behaviour and Sexuality, in the following sections:

• 2. Religion Versus Womankind
• 4.3. Oppression to Enlightenment: Paganism, Wicca and Satanism

Shamanism, in the following sections:

• 2. The Sociological Causes of the Rise of Modern Shamanism and Other Pagan NRMs
• Top of page / intro

Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much, in the following sections:

• 2.2. Religion Versus Womankind
• 5. Animal Welfare and Ritual Sacrifice

Halloween, in the following sections:

• 3. Paganism
• 2.3. Christian Opposition

Ethics Of Reciprocity like the Golden Rule and the Wiccan Rede Do Not Work, in the following sections:

• 1. The Golden Rule: Almost Universal, But Still Dysfunctional
• 4. Adherents of the Golden Rule, by Religion

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline, in the following sections:

• 4. Census Results for 2011, and Comparison to 2001
• Top of page / intro

What Causes Religion and Superstitions?, in the following sections:

• 6. The Causes of New Religious Movements and Alternative Spiritualities
• 4.4. Myths and Ritual: Leftovers from a Pre-Literate Humanity

Cultural Religion Versus Scholarly Religion, in the following sections:

• 4.1. Magic as a Grassroots Phenomenon
• 4.2. Western European Christianity Went Too High-Brow

International Date Format (ISO 8601) and Time Measurements: 4. What Year Was Jesus Christ Born?

Homosexuality in Animals and Humans

Hot Topics in Human Sexuality: 6. Homosexuality

Dangers and Purposes of Vegetarian Diets: Beliefs, Causes, Economics and Health: 5. Ritual Animal Slaughter in World Religions

Animal Sacrifice and Blood Rituals in Traditional World Religions and Satanism: 5.2. Criticism of Religious Intolerance

Anti-Semitism: 2000 Years of Christian Love: 2. Introduction: The Rise of Christianity

Prayer to God in Christianity and Islam: It is Useless and Satanic!: 3. Praying is Magic

Biblical Christianity Denies Free Will: 4.1. An Ancient Debate

Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions: 6.3. No-one Captures the Flag: Tolerance for Others' Beliefs in the New Age, Wicca and Modern Paganism

Types of Christianity in History: Who Were the First Christians?

The Battle Between Monotheism and Homosexuality: Religious Prejudice Versus Equality: 1. Traditional Patriarchal Norms Versus New Religious Movements

Legislation and Faith: Religious Rights and Religious Wrongs: 7.1. Ritual Animal Slaughter

Single God Religions (Monotheism)

Homocentricity or Anthropocentrism: Why Do Religions Think Humanity Is Central to God and Creation?: 2.4. Of All the Sexual Diversity of Nature, Why is Human Heterosexuality Divinely Sanctioned?

Blasphemy and Censorship: In Christianity and Islam: 4.1. Islam: Blasphemy and Censorship

Dictionary List of Different Types of Religion

When Was Jesus Born? What Year, and Which Day?

The Gradual Instruction of Humankind by a Series of Prophets from God

Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism: 2. Early Warning Signs: Christian Monotheism Verses Polytheism of the Roman Empire

Organized Judaism and Women: The Source of Prejudice in the Jewish Scriptures/Old Testament: 1. The Unhappy Role of Women in Religion

Religion as the Result of Human Mythmaking

The Foundations of Islam in Paganism: 3. The Hajj and the Pagan Number Seven

Problems With Marriage in Islam: From Child Marriages to Male Dominance: 9.2. Religion Versus Womankind

Prayer is Magic, and Prayers are Spells: 1. Prayer is Magic

The Easter Bunny: Its History and Meaning: 1. The True Meaning of Easter

The Islamic Rejection of Human Rights and the Moral Failures of the Muslim World: 7.1. Blasphemy and Censorship

What is Religion? How Do You Define Religion?: 3. Religion is Difficult to Define Because it is Not a Single Thing

Human Religions

Women as Possessions and Objects of Beauty in the Bible

Religion, the Environment and Climate Change: 2.3. Paganism

Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

The Bahá'í Faith: 3.1. Another Religion Claiming that its Prophet is the Latest from God

The Internet and Religion: 3.3. Islam

The Book of Revelation: 3. The Symbolism of the Number 7 in the Book of Revelation

God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic: 2. The Gradual Instruction of Humankind by a Series of Prophets from God

Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Male Dominance: 5. Not Just Christianity: The Unhappy Role of Women in Religion in General

Islam and Women: 12.1. Religion Versus Womankind

Enforced Christianity in the Modern British Army: Remembrance Sunday and Church Parades: 3.1. The Reason for the Season

Where do Easter Eggs Come From? What do Easter Eggs Mean?: 4. The True Meaning of Easter