12-18-2006, 12:41 PM
Quote:While renewing my feast greetings to all, I just like to see the terms Pagans and Paganism with capital letters like Christianity and Christians. The pagan Gods too with capital letters as all the other Gods are written so today. It's a form of respect due to any religion, don't you think?
Moreover can I suggest to use the term "Gentiles" from "Gens" as a better indicative of the so called Pagans? Because "Paganus" from "pagus" (rural village) was almost exclusively a derogatory term. Since it's from this derivation of "villager" which we have the word "villain", as the expanding Christians called the Pagans of Northern Europe/Scandinavia. :wink:
Also because, for an inexplicable reason, today the term "Paganism" is often and ignorantly associated to the term "satanism". :? x cry:
Thanks.
Optime ualete,
Agreed...
And on a sidenote of my own: who cares? There are planty of examples of stuff that Christian mythology has likely borrowed from others.
"There are some who call me... Tim..."
Sic vis pacem, para bellum
Exitus acta probat
Nemo saltat sobrius
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Fortes Fortuna Aduvat
"The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one! Good odds for any Greek!"
Sic vis pacem, para bellum
Exitus acta probat
Nemo saltat sobrius
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Fortes Fortuna Aduvat
"The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one! Good odds for any Greek!"
