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From: unccab@calico.med.unc.edu (Charles Balan)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: talk.religion.pagan
Keywords: to pagan or not to pagan
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Date: 15 Nov 89 14:48:26 GMT
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In article <1600@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <1989Nov10.064622.29499@agate.berkeley.edu>, gsmith@garnet.berkeley.edu (Gene W. Smith) writes:
>|    This whole proposal is idiotic anyway, since talk.religion.newage
>|  already exists.
>  I believe the difference between newage and pagan has been explained
>several times. Perhaps the articles are still on your system. They are
>not the same. Paganism would be oldage is anything, since most
>polytheistic religions are pre Christian.
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 What on TerraFirma does this have to do with a pagan/wicca newsgroup? 
 Does it make a difference if paganism or newage or Wicca is pre or post
 Christian?  I doubt it!  
 
 If one wants a pagan newsgroup as opposed to a newage newsgroup, fine. 
 Anyone who knows anything about newage or Wicca or pagans know that there
 are definite differences between the three, as well as similarities.  I
 think life would be much easier for pagans if they had their own
 newsgroup as well as Wiccans.  From what I have seen, there are far more
 Wiccans on USENET than there are general pagans, so there should not be
 any problem creating this group for just Wiccans and another for pagans,
 should there?

 Regardless, whatever relationship these groups have with Christianity
 should have nothing to do with whether or not they are created.  

>-- 
>bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
>"The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called
>'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see
>that the world is flat!" - anon


                            Charles Balan
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