Today's Paganism

I am insterested in the thoughts of this board as to what you may consider pagan and why.
edit: I am specifically looking for responses to symbolism that is not considered pagan today by the church.
NI

[Rico]

Christmas. You will have to wait until the yearly Christmas debate though. LOL

Originally Posted by Rico

Christmas. You will have to wait until the yearly Christmas debate though. LOL

While I agree that many holidays have their roots in paganism, I see no problem with celebrating them. Their meaning is no longer the same as what once was, at least to me.
Pagan symbols however still retain their meaning. Maybe that should have been clarified in my original post.
NI

[Rico]

Originally Posted by NobodyImportant

While I agree that many holidays have their roots in paganism, I see no problem with celebrating them. Their meaning is no longer the same as what once was, at least to me.
Pagan symbols however still retain their meaning. Maybe that should have been clarified in my original post.
NI

I see. So the fish is evil but the tree isn't. Ooooooooooooook. LOL

[Trouvere]

This post made me think of the symbol for witchcraft.I have seen it all over
the place.There was a tatoo parlor in La that had it on the front glass of the building.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by NobodyImportant

While I agree that many holidays have their roots in paganism, I see no problem with celebrating them. Their meaning is no longer the same as what once was, at least to me.
Pagan symbols however still retain their meaning. Maybe that should have been clarified in my original post.
NI

That seems very selective. Christians adopted pagan holidays, they no longer retain the original meaning and so it is ok.

Christians adopted pagan symbols and yet you claim they STILL retain the original meaning and therefore not ok.

Is a cross pagan? Does it retain the original meaning or do Christians see it another way? Same with the fish....do Christians use the fish symbol according to it's pagan meaning or did they change that?

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

That seems very selective. Christians adopted pagan holidays, they no longer retain the original meaning and so it is ok.

Christians adopted pagan symbols and yet you claim they STILL retain the original meaning and therefore not ok.

Is a cross pagan? Does it retain the original meaning or do Christians see it another way? Same with the fish....do Christians use the fish symbol according to it's pagan meaning or did they change that?

So, if Christians decide something is ok it's ok?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Rico

So, if Christians decide something is ok it's ok?

Ask the dude that started this thread. It's his argument Christmas is ok now. Christians adopted Christmas as the day Jesus was born many years ago, so clearly they gave their approval and NI seems to think that because Christians changed the meaning it makes it alright. I was just pointing out the flaw in that thinking with regards to the fish symbol

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

That seems very selective. Christians adopted pagan holidays, they no longer retain the original meaning and so it is ok.

Christians adopted pagan symbols and yet you claim they STILL retain the original meaning and therefore not ok.

Is a cross pagan? Does it retain the original meaning or do Christians see it another way? Same with the fish....do Christians use the fish symbol according to it's pagan meaning or did they change that?

You are correct. I almost fell over laughing when he dismissed pagan holidays as ok because Christians have adopted them yet the fish symbol is not.

A little consistency would be nice.

I am willing to be he also uses calendars and refers to the days of the week. What a pagan!!

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by CC1

You are correct. I almost fell over laughing when he dismissed pagan holidays as ok because Christians have adopted them yet the fish symbol is not.

A little consistency would be nice.

I am willing to be he also uses calendars and refers to the days of the week. What a pagan!!

Months and days...all pagan names