Where do I sign up? yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 9:01 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Pagan Christianity > Hi, > Regarding the Belief of the Month: Pagan Christianity (seeking to define > this belief/religious tradition a bit more clearly), I was looking up the word > "pagan": From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the Christian who delights in > bright lights, wonderous delicious food at holiday times [particularly > thinking of the eggnog thought that was sent by Andreas--and we don't do milk > products in our home but they DO make one made out of soy which is quite > good and > ONLY available during this time period--but also of the multitudes of > cookies, treats, etc.], the gift-giving aspect of holidays, the whole aspect > of life > being a party and we all need to help each other enjoy it as much as > possible--who wants a party where no one is there ... a tad different from > the True > Believers who want all the people to join their faith by fair means or foul > because of other reasons...a Pagan Christian thus even delights in acts of > charity--partly because usually the acts of charity are often done in Party > Groups themselves, but also because we want EVERYONE to be laughing, singing > and > finding some wonder in life...[I think, here, of my friend who drives a truck > [he's 5' 2" so makes lots of jokes about it, too] while others drop off food > for the homeless in the KC area--he does this every other month on the > weekends...and describes it as a party as all the volunteers have fun doing > it...] > > Musing on Pagan Christianity, > Marlena in Missouri > (CEO of Belief of the Month Club - a Work in Progress <g>) >>From Merriam-Webster Dictionary: > > pagan: One who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual > pleasures and material goods: an irreligious or hedonistic person > >>From the Compact Oxford English Dictionary: > > pagan > • noun a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main > world > religions. > • adjective relating to pagans or their beliefs. > — DERIVATIVES paganism noun. > — ORIGIN Latin paganus ‘rustic’, later ‘civilian’ (i.e. a person > who was > not a ‘soldier’ in Christ’s army). > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html