Reply #21: Not a Christian

[Behind the Aegis]

I am an eclectic pagan with Hellenistic leanings, so your "Have you found Athena" is offensive!! You are making light of my beliefs!

OK...I just kidding you...not about the pagan thing, just the offended thing. I wasn't offended. :)

The biggest difference is that pagans and Jews (and a few other religions and atheism), have no real doctrine to "spread the word." Whereas many Christians place this very high on the list. In Judaism it is considered a big "no-no" to try and convert a non-Jew, or to expect them to live by our laws (yes, I'm a Jew too). The same for pagans. However, if someone asks me about either religion, I do my best to answer questions.

If you walk in my house you will find Athena, she is in every room in my house, except the bathrooms. At least her depiction is in every room. However, I have never felt the need to spread the "word" about her or the other gods. Actually, someone walking in my house gets a little confused because I have so many different religious things in my house (pagan mostly) and lots of scientific things too. I look at it this way...I am my own person. I do the best that I can, try to treat others with respect, when shown respect, and defend myself and those I love and cherish. However, my "gods" do not need defending, ever!

Everything I wrote makes sense to me, which probably means that most people will be confused...I am not always very eloquent! :)