When you hear the word "Pagan", what do you think of?

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I find it really funny that when you asked what people think of when you say you are pagan and the first response is a non believer in God...hahaha she doesn't even know what it is! Its a religion that believes in several Gods. Which is funny cause if you start reading the Bible there is a lot of similarities between the Neo-Pagans and Christianity...as far as values and doctrine go...and the symbolism used is almost identical as well. I think it is an extremely interesting religion (my sisters Neo-Pagan and I'm Christian and we talk religion all the time) But if I'm being completely honest I think of hippies when I think of Pagans. Like Dharma's parents on Dharma and Greg. Even tho my sister is this corporate lawyer and stuff this is the first thing I think of. Stupid Media....Show more

I'm not Pagan. I live in Taiwan, and "pagan dan" is Chinese for "bacon and eggs".

Pagans were the pre-Christian Europeans, whose faith got stepped on and demonized in keeping with the ham-fisted evangelism that went on at the time.

New Age Paganism is a backlash against Christian Fundamentalism. In their rejection of theologically-flawed Fundamentalism, people are throwing out the baby with the bath water.

We Christians know better these days--or at least most us do.

The other answerers reveal a fundamental mix-up between Paganism and Satanism....Show more

Unfortunately it's the old stereotypes that spring to mind first for me; blood sacrifices and bonfires, that sorta thing. Yeah, I know, not a good thing, I need to work on improving that. However, I know enough to stop myself from actually acting like that's what Pagan MEANS these days, so I'm not all bad......Show more

I think of all the polytheistic religions that I know of: Voodun, Hinduism, Wicca, Druidism, Asatru, Bhudism..etc. Then I ask them what tradition the practise... What else am I supposed to say?...Show more

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