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Half a million Pagans in the Country.

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  • #62
    Pero_Bueno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Pero_Bueno


    mini_Sapphire wrote: »
    Hopefully the Muslim rise evens out. We have had enough trouble in this country with the Catholic Church for it to be replaced by other headbangers

    Nope unfortunately it will get worse and worse, and all the lefty lunatics will welcome it.

    Yet they are delighted about the fall of Catholicism :rolleyes:


  • #63
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,136 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Pero_Bueno wrote: »
    Nope unfortunately it will get worse and worse, and all the lefty lunatics will welcome it.

    Yet they are delighted about the fall of Catholicism :rolleyes:

    Imagine that. Delighted that the RC Church which abducted vulnerable young women and put them in gulags along with the endless covering up of child rape and usurping democracy.

    Imagine decent people being delighted that this pillar of right-wing criminality is dying out.


  • #64
    skylight1987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭skylight1987


    Donal55 wrote: »
    Well, the figures are out. Not since before St.Patrick has there been as many non believers in this Fair Isle.

    The number of Catholics have fallen to almost 78% of the population and the second largest group are the Pagans.

    Muslims on the rise and Prods on the wane.
    Changing times according to the latest Census Figures.

    May God bless them all


  • #65
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,252 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Why do non Pagans and non Christians celebrate Christmas?

    We've been celebrating the winter solstice in this country for about 5 thousand years, 3 thousand years before the common era (BCE).

    Why do Christians use the Pagan-named days of the week?


  • #66
    Creative83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 353 ✭✭Creative83


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Imagine that. Delighted that the RC Church which abducted vulnerable young women and put them in gulags along with the endless covering up of child rape and usurping democracy.

    Imagine decent people being delighted that this pillar of right-wing criminality is dying out.

    I think you completely missed the point of his post.


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  • #67
    ezra_pound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭ezra_pound


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    Paganism =/= Atheism

    I worship nathin! :D

    Actually paganism means worshipping a lot of Gods.


  • #68
    Widdershins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    Anesthetize wrote: »
    Been to any pagan weddings performed by a druid where they jump over a broomstick?

    A handfasting. Yes.


  • #69
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    The Egyptian god Horus:

    Was born on December 25th
    Was born to a virgin
    Walked on water
    Was crucified and then resurrected
    Performed miracles

    Does this seem familiar?


  • #70
    posturingpat
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    Anesthetize wrote: »
    The Egyptian god Horus:

    Was born on December 25th
    Was born to a virgin
    Walked on water
    Was crucified and then resurrected
    Performed miracles

    Does this seem familiar?

    It's like your man in that film directed by Mel Gibson.


  • #71
    Ulysses Gaze
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    posturingpat wrote: »
    It's like your man in that film directed by Mel Gibson.

    The Man Without a Face?


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  • #72
    Royal Legend
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    wakka12 wrote: »
    Pagan means religious you know? I think youre confusing it with non religious.

    Anyone who is not a catholic is a pagan. ;)


  • #73
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    posturingpat wrote: »
    It's like your man in that film directed by Mel Gibson.
    Braveheart?


  • #74
    nice_guy80
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    posturingpat wrote: »
    It's like your man in that film directed by Mel Gibson.

    Apocalypto?


  • #75
    Ipso
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    Anesthetize wrote: »
    The Egyptian god Horus:

    Was born on December 25th
    Was born to a virgin
    Walked on water
    Was crucified and then resurrected
    Performed miracles

    Does this seem familiar?

    Is that really Horus or facebook meme Horus?


  • #76
    pitifulgod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭pitifulgod


    Pero_Bueno wrote: »
    Nope unfortunately it will get worse and worse, and all the lefty lunatics will welcome it.

    Yet they are delighted about the fall of Catholicism :rolleyes:
    mini_Sapphire wrote: »
    I think you completely missed the point of his post.

    He didn't miss miss the point, he just spotted that a certain lot always seem to draw every single topic back to 'invading Muslim' nonsense.... While ignoring our problems are historically closer to home.


  • #77
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    pitifulgod wrote: »
    He didn't miss miss the point, he just spotted that a certain lot always seem to draw every single topic back to 'invading Muslim' nonsense.... While ignoring our problems are historically closer to home.

    Ah..have you not heard that the Levant has emptied and the dusky hordes are battering down the Gates of Vienna as I write this?

    For shame.....


  • #78
    posturingpat
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    Anesthetize wrote: »
    Braveheart?

    The Passion of St Tibulus i think it was called.


  • #79
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    posturingpat wrote: »
    The Passion of St Tibulus i think it was called.
    Down with this sort of thing.


  • #80
    lazybones32
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    Pherekydes wrote: »
    We've been celebrating the winter solstice in this country for about 5 thousand years, 3 thousand years before the common era (BCE).

    Why do Christians use the Pagan-named days of the week?

    Do you know what wednesday and friday mean in irish?


  • #81
    bodice ripper
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    Anesthetize wrote:
    I too celebrate Yule every year.


    Saturnalia is where it's at.


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  • #82
    gw80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭gw80


    lazybones32 wrote: »
    Do you know what wednesday and friday mean in irish?
    Oden, woden,=Wednesday
    Freya= friday
    Thor= Thursday


  • #83
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    You can't go wrong with worshipping Crom. In fact, you don't even need to pray to him.
    He dwells on a great mountain. What use to call on him? Little he cares if men live or die. Better to be silent than to call his attention to you; he will send you dooms, not fortune! He is grim and loveless, but at birth he breathes power to strive and slay into a man's soul. What else shall men ask of the gods?


  • #84
    lazybones32
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    gw80 wrote: »
    Oden, woden,=Wednesday
    Freya= friday
    Thor= Thursday

    Had to thank this post and reply to it before you spot your error.


  • #85
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    pitifulgod wrote: »
    He didn't miss miss the point, he just spotted that a certain lot always seem to draw every single topic back to 'invading Muslim' nonsense.... While ignoring our problems are historically closer to home.

    By a mile he missed the point being made...he saw RC and went of on his usual spiel.

    The posters were saying along the lines that they were glad of being finished with religious dominated society but by allowing more and more muslims in, we are in danger of replacing one religion with another.


  • #86
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,094 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    My god is incessant consumerism. The one true faith. Alleluia.

    Yours etc,

    Modern Ireland


  • #87
    gw80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭gw80


    lazybones32 wrote: »
    Had to thank this post and reply to it before you spot your error.
    I know its not the irish reference but do educate me:)


  • #88
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 13,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    The OP has little to no understanding of the meaning of the term Pagan.

    Not surprised those declaring "no religion" is up again in the census. The only surprising thing is that it isn't even higher. 78% identifying as Catholic is still very high by European standards.


  • #89
    SEPT 23 1989
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    My god is incessant consumerism. The one true faith. Alleluia.

    Yours etc,

    Modern Ireland

    Liffey Valley and Dundrum are our temples


  • #90
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    gw80 wrote: »
    I know its not the irish reference but do educate me:)

    If you want me to be your teacher, you will raise your hand (virtually) and address me as "Sir".
    It's related to the Christian practice of fasting.


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  • #91
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 13,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    I'm an admin on Ireland's largest LGBT message boards and the amount of gay men over the age of 45 who identify as Catholic on their profiles is very high. Given the way the Church has treated LGBT people, you would think this quite baffling but indoctrination from early childhood and subsequent social conditioning is a very powerful thing.

    Ergo why most people want church weddings, their children baptised, religious funerals etc. indoctrination is a very powerful force.

    And this is why the Church should be forcibly removed from influence on State schools. They can run their own religious schools if they so wish.


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