Godfriþ Reimunds sunu

It really bothers me to see people constantly bashing something they don't understand.

If you look at what America was built on, and what Communism is all about, then the two should fit perfectly together.

First, I'd like to make several things clear.

The Soviet Union, North Korea, Cuba, China, or any other "Communist State" is actually communist.

A communist society has no state, so the phrase "Communist State" does not have any real meaning.

In a Communist society, the ultimate democracy is realized.

Communism essentially is this- The people rule themselves on an extremely local basis, without any state or ruling class to exploit them.

It is the opposite of the totalitarian dictatorships of the Cold War.

In reality, capitalism is more totalitarian than communism. By a lot.

So please try and understand what you're talking about BEFORE you start bashing it.

I would like to see what pagan groups there are in countries like Croatia, Serbia, etc.

And what deities do they worship?

Any help is appreciated.

For me, it's Folk Metal.

The music from bands like Forefather and Heidevolk represent everything I believe in and love.

Just curious, what does it for you?

The vast majority of Abrahamic practices are really just pagan practices with a monotheistic twist to it...

So why not just let us be pagan? So many Christians and Muslims seem to be marching around with a "kill everyone except yourself" flag, encouraging bigotry and hypocrisy, when they could just enjoy their own faith and let everyone else enjoy theirs.

What I want to know is why they do that, when it is obviously more practical to leave us pagans alone.

To me, the worst are

1. Battle of Hastings, October 14, 1066

2. Appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, January 30, 1933

3. Battle of Alesia, September 52 B.C.

The best were

1. Battle of the Teutoberg Forest, September 9 A.D.

2. Battle of Stiklestad, July 29, 1030

3. Visigothic Sack of Rome, August 24, 410

If I started calling Charles Darwin Chuck Darwin?

I think his name sounds better like that.

I was just wondering, because in many places (especially the middle east) pagans are persecuted and lied about. How is it in Egypt?

Especially its use as a symbol of Thor

In a spiritual way, were these three events more good or bad?

14 October 1066-Battle of Hastings

9AD-Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

29 July 1030-Battle of Stiklestad

(The first person to correctly guess my answers gets the "Best Answer")

1. What is your religion, denomination, and/or philosophical beliefs?

2. Which of these economic systems do you support?

a. Free Market

b. Socialist

c. Communist

d. Anarchist (where you take wat you want and try to keep it from

others)

e. Barter Economy

f. Combination of elements of two or more/ Other (specify)

3. What type of government would you prefer?

4. How do you think I would answer these?

Let's see how you do...

It seems like there are parallels, but I'm not entirely sure.

Every time I post a question about Asatru, Heathenry, or something else Pagan-related, Yahoo Answers wants to put it in the "Halloween" section.

That makes me sick

I am a young (teenage) Heathen, and my dad just gave me a copy of the Poetic Edda (Hollander Translation) that's about as old as he is!

It's in great condition, and I don't think I've ever been happier about a book.

How do you feel about this?

P.S. Just something my dad told me- he said that when I'm a Professor of Runology, I can have that on my bookshelf and boast about it

The ninth (tommorrow when I wrote this, probably today or after by the time you read it) is the Day of Remembrance of Hermann of the Cherusci (also known as Arminius)

Without him, Romanizing processes may have had a far greater, possibly devastating, effect on the culture of the Germanic peoples.

He was arguably the most important figure in preserving and protecting the ways of the Germanic tribes from the Romans, later enabling three of the numerous sacks of Rome (the Vandals, Visigoths, and Ostrogoths all sacked Rome)

Without his military experience in dealing with Romans, Germanic culture and religion would not be what it is today.

Hooray for Hermann!

The following is a Norse mythology quiz, about the characteristics of various gods (and a goddess).

Odin-

1. What is Odin's hall called?

2. What is the name of Odin's spear (easy)?

3. What is the name of Odin's horse?

4. What does Odin subsist off of?

5. What are the names of Odin's hounds (or wolves)?

Thor-

6. What are Thor's three most important possessions, which help him fight Jotnar?

7. What is the name of Thor's hall?

8. What are Thor's goats called?

9. Who are Thor's parents?

10. Who does Thor kill (then die from) at the Ragnarok?

Tyr-

11. How did Tyr lose his hand?

12. Which hand was it?

Freyja-

13. What is the name for Freyja's necklace?

14. Where was it made?

15. What is the name of Freyja's hall?

16. What type of animal pulls Freyja's chariot?

Runes-

Which of the above gods (or goddess) have Runes (Elder Futhark) named after them?

Thank you all who answer.

I, through much thought and some meditation, have reached the conclusion that the most sincere prayers are those that are not actively thought or spoken, but that you truly hope for in you subconscious, possibly without even knowing it.

So, in a way, prayer is more a state of mind than an action.

What do you think?

Loki, although occasionally working with the Aesir, usually has only his own purposes in mind.

It is Loki that will lead the dead from Hel against the Gods at the Ragnarok.

We must take into consideration what it says in Lokasenna, in which his display of hateful and treacherous speech does no good.

I am required by open-mindedness to accept that he is not inherently evil, but I have significant skepticism about him.

I would much rather be in the company of Odin and Thor, with frequent discussions with Loki, to see if he is actually more good or bad, while I can be more certain about most other Gods.

Breaking an oath or committing mass murder?

Or does it depend on the oath?

Or the people you're killing?

Just interested to see what you think...

I feel that it is to give us a method of acting morally, combined with a reason to.

I'd like to see what some other people think about it.

I expect lots of negativity, so all positive answers are appreciated.

I'd also like to know which religion/lack thereof you follow

Heilsa Hamingja

I accept that war is disgusting. The sheer suffering and death is unimaginable.

But nonetheless, it has positives.

It is not the hatred and fear of men that keeps war going on century after century, it is the spirit of the warrior.

Ever since men first through spears at each other, there have been warriors.

And it is the warrior that suffers most, out of all creatures.

But through that suffering they gain morals, ethics, discipline.

The Spartans of Ancient times were famous for their discipline and courage, but they were also the most ethical people of their time.

Examples of Spartan valour:

http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/spartan-quote...

http://ancientgreekbattles.net/Pages/47931_Spartaq...

The Vikings, too, risked everything for their lands and families.

The lands of medieval Scandinavia were not fertile enough to support its people entirely off of farming. So the men would take up arms and bring their ships across the North sea and raid foreign lands.

Many did not return.

But still, even today, the conduct of fighting men and women is infinately greater than that of average civilians.

Heilsa Hamingja