en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2838843 Comments by paosirdjhutmosu http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/using-tragedy-as-a-bludgeon.html#IDComment155752174 Indeed! No true Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge, and no true Christian commits crimes. Clearly. Tue, 24 May 2011 20:51:07 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/using-tragedy-as-a-bludgeon.html#IDComment155752174 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/san-francisco-peaks-update-pagans-on-wikipedia-and-other-pagan-news-of-note.html#IDComment155745261 Damn. Though I don't see "Apostate" as an insult when it comes to apostasizing from that creed. That's still messed up. "Jebus" would be an awesome edit. Tue, 24 May 2011 20:28:10 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/san-francisco-peaks-update-pagans-on-wikipedia-and-other-pagan-news-of-note.html#IDComment155745261 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/huckabee-not-running-for-president.html#IDComment152493919 This New Jerseyan thanks you, Guest, whoever you are, for pointing this out. Mon, 16 May 2011 02:34:31 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/huckabee-not-running-for-president.html#IDComment152493919 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149797729 So Christianity isn't even an aberration as far as "violence, intimidation, and persecution" in monotheistic religion is concerned. That stuff in the Old Testament always bothered me and was one thing that led me to reject Christianity, way back when. As an aside, the whole thing with the plagues against the Egyptians, for their Pharaoh doing what the Hebrew god supposedly MADE him do, really bothered me back then. Even then, I felt for the Egyptians, and I was an atheist, not a Kemetic. Sat, 7 May 2011 16:48:09 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149797729 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149794854 Naturally, they attack the folks who AREN'T trying to convert them, or WEREN'T trying to convert their ancestors. Canaanite or Egyptian, Roman or Celt, the Galilean doesn't care. If one has too many gods or otherwise doesn't conform to the "proper" orthodoxy of the day, you're on their metaphorical hit list. That's what matters. If some group is going to have an enemies list, it should be comprised of those who would really try to extirpate them and their religion from the face of the Earth. Also: Mmmm...Potted history. I hope it has plenty of salt. ;) Sat, 7 May 2011 16:36:31 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149794854 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149673438 Senator Kyl " is not intended to be an intelligent human being." Sat, 7 May 2011 05:29:51 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149673438 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149672788 I frankly don't see the point of pagans (or given the recent controversy over teminology, whatever they want to call themselves) of whatever stripe throwing the Romans under the chariot. (Though my Mediterranean might be showing in this regard.) Sat, 7 May 2011 05:25:52 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149672788 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149669604 At least it's kosher. ;) Makes me think of a title for a cooking show: Cooking With Jesus, where no, Jesus is NOT the host, but the main ingredient. Actually,technically speaking Jesus WOULD INDEED be the host (get it?) AND the main ingredient. ALLEZ CUISINE! Sat, 7 May 2011 05:06:16 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149669604 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149669155 Insecurity and being a really big bunghole are not necessarily mutually exclusive, though. Sat, 7 May 2011 05:03:28 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/the-washington-times-ignorant-editorial.html#IDComment149669155 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-9.html#IDComment149229538 This Kemetic agrees. Set doesn't wait for Apep to impale his head on a rock or something. He gets on the prow of the Sun-barque and spears that mother's head! That said, I can understand the good intentions of those who may not agree. Thu, 5 May 2011 19:27:09 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/05/unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-9.html#IDComment149229538 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-7.html#IDComment144870814 You, sir, are a genius. xD I'd have laughed louder, but I'm at a library! Just missing the accompanying LOLcats. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:01:14 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-7.html#IDComment144870814 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-cynthia-eller-brickbat.html#IDComment143913178 I think there needs to be a distinction between a god of war and war in the name of God. War is something that exists. It has been part of the human experience, for ill or for good. Naturally, polytheistic religions, as religions that naturally grew from human experience of life and of the gods, include or address war in some way, such as a god of war. War in the name of God, or "Holy War" is something different. Of course, it'd depend on whether or not you think war is (at least sometimes) necessary or not. I personally find myself inclined to answer in the (qualified) affirmative. (Doesn't mean I'm a saber-rattling war hawk, just that war may sometimes be necessary in some situations, not all or even most of the time) I'd also add that "Holy War", in the way the term is usually understood, is an alien notion to our family/umbrella of religions. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:06:08 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-cynthia-eller-brickbat.html#IDComment143913178 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-law-of-mother-earth-and-other-pagan-news-of-note.html#IDComment142904567 ...What. "When we Christians offer this prayer, we are not showing contempt for Jews, but love. Loving our neighbors means wanting what is best for them, and we know that what is best for the Jewish people, in the long run, is incorporation into the Body of Christ: membership in the Church, which offers, in the sacraments, the sure means of attaining salvation. If we failed to pray for the conversion of Jews, that would be a sign of our indifference or worse. " I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds this simultaneously creepy-sounding and patronizing. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:24:56 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-law-of-mother-earth-and-other-pagan-news-of-note.html#IDComment142904567 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-law-of-mother-earth-and-other-pagan-news-of-note.html#IDComment142901277 I'm also a Kemetic, and find it odd hearing about "mother Earth". It took me some getting used to to look at the earth as a father and the sky as a mother, and even now, it's a bit odd, considering the other folks saying "mother" earth. Harder to get around than seeing the moon as a god instead of a goddess. (That transition was quite easy--- transition, because I started off as an eclectic Pagan devoted to Hathor and gradually drifted into Kemetism.) However, I can also see why a lot of other cultures seem to refer to the earth as a mother. It leads me to wonder why Geb is a god and not a goddess. I wonder if it has something to do with the climate of Egypt and the role of the Nile. As long as nobody says "Mother Geb", and tries to pass that off as Egyptian/Kemetic I'm cool with that. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:09:49 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/04/the-law-of-mother-earth-and-other-pagan-news-of-note.html#IDComment142901277