Which is older?
By Kat4676
@Kat4676 (474)
United States
July 20, 2008 1:29pm CST
Paganism or Christianity?
I believe that Paganism was here for at least 1,000 years before Christianity. Pagans and the like worship earth and nature and our ancestors lived close to both everyday of their lives. They looked to the moon, stars, sun and seasons for both suvival and guidance.
Neopaganism on the other hand is the belief of the old ways and incorporating new things from the current time.
Many forms of Paganism did not survive Christian Persecution, and their reconstructions now can not be called the same as it was.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
20 Jul 08
I believe that the worship of God the father from the old testament is at least 6000 years old and paganism is almost as old and started with Cain the son of Adam and Eve when he sinned against God.The very basis of Christianity goes all the way back to when Adam and Eve were put out of the Garden of Eden, And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. This is when Jesus was first predicted to come to the earth as a man.
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
21 Jul 08
paganism is almost as old and started with Cain the son of Adam and Eve when he sinned against God.
Paganism has NOTHING to do with the bible OR Christianity or any characters within since its been around MUCH MUCH longer..
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@Kat4676 (474)
• United States
21 Jul 08
We all should realize that the planet is way older! Think of the dinosaurs and all the bones, buildings and other items that archaeologists have found that date back to before 6000 years ago. We have fossils and bones in museums that are Millions of years old.
If Christianity was around before then, I would like to know where the proof is. Even the natives of our lands were Pagan whether they realized it or not. They used rituals, vision quests etc and worshipped Mother Earth.
I am not being mean and am not trying to be rude but, the Bible's of many different religions state different things. There are even Bible's that state Killing is right if it is in "Gods" name. I am sorry but I am against killing.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
23 Jul 08
Paganism is far older.There were Pagans at the very beginning. Christianity is such a young religion. And it is true that today's Pagans are not exactly like their ancient counterparts but neither are Christians. We all are evolving so why not our form of religion?
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@jonesy123 (3948)
• United States
20 Jul 08
You are right Paganism did exist before Christianity. In fact many rituals were incorporated into the Christian faith in order to make conversion for the pagans to Christians easier. That's stuff like the Christmas Tree, the Easter Egg/Bunny. Most of the Christian holidays are centered around formerly Roman or Pegan holidays as well. Didn't want to make those people feel like they are missing out on some festivities. Still, of course, most conversion was by force, either because the king, duke, whoever was the leader, was converted or because they were overrun by Christian believers. Unfortunately, religious fanatism and the strong believe that one's religion is the one and only true religion can lead to stuff like that.
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@pheonixstar1982 (2307)
• United States
20 Jul 08
I would have to say paganism is older. I was taught that it has been around since the beginning of time when, when cultures would reenact a hunt in hopes of a good hunt, or draw pictures on walls in the hopes the pictures would make it real.
As for Christianity, as we know it today, its been around since the arrival of Christ, but i have no real idea how long people have believed in the christian God before his arrival.
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