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I just heard that in Britain Druidism, i.e. the polytheistic religion dating back to the old Celts, has officially been given the same legal status as Christianity, Judaism etc.
A speaker for Druidism said his religion is important to an increasing number of Brits who don't feel at home in monotheistic religions anymore, yet feel the need for a spiritual home.
Currently there are around 10k followers of that religion in the UK, with increasing tendency.
Well now, one of the oldest beliefs in the United Kingdom is finally being recognized, now that's great and about time...
Oh really, one of the oldest beliefs? I don't think so. Paganism as it is today, including wicca and druidism, came about because of the celtic revival of the 18th century. They're made-up religions, with no definitive evidence of what their practices and doctrines actually were. Neo-pagans, neo-druids, etc like to claim their religions are ancient, but in truth they're only a couple hundred years or so at best. That said, they're just as valid as any other religion, and probably a lot less harmful than most.
That's true, nobody really knows what exactly the old Druids 2200 years ago thought and did. There is a lot of speculation (even on the possibility of human sacrifice rituals), but most descriptions come from the Romans and are thus biased and probably partly wrong.
I guess the important thing is the signal that sends, i.e. that it is OK again to be an animist, pagan, polytheist etc. without being considered primitive by mainstream monotheistic society.
That's true, nobody really knows what exactly the old Druids 2200 years ago thought and did. There is a lot of speculation (even on the possibility of human sacrifice rituals), but most descriptions come from the Romans and are thus biased and probably partly wrong.
I guess the important thing is the signal that sends, i.e. that it is OK again to be an animist, pagan, polytheist etc. without being considered primitive by mainstream monotheistic society.
I agree, if we're talking just about acceptance then that's a great thing. I wish the USA would accept all beliefs and non-beliefs as progressively as much of western Europe does.
Hawkeye: Druid, reformed. They're allowed to pray to bushes.
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