Harry Potter and the Bible

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No: HPFGUIDX 17614

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., John Walton <john at w...> wrote:
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> Richard, please, say it. "Religion". "Ruh-LIDJ-unn". It's not a
> "spirituality", it's a religion with many different adherents. 
Please don't  be insulting about it. I'd compare what you say 
above with describing  Christianity as a "Messianic Cult". Please, 
have consideration for others' *religions*.

ANSWER: Uhhh, fine. suuurre -  "Ruh-LIDJ-unn". Better? It's a a  
"Ruh-LIDJ-unn". There. I have no problem calling it a  
"Ruh-LIDJ-unn". I have found some neo-pagans don't like 
negative connotations wrapped up in the word  "Ruh-LIDJ-unn" 
due to its connection with established mainstream  
"Ruh-LIDJ-unn". 



> Moreover, your definition of neoPaganism (yes, it's a proper 
noun, so please do use a capital letter, there's a good chap) 
lacks in correctness, and while I'm reluctant to make 
generalisations about "all neoPagans believe X  or Y", here's 
something from the UK's Pagan Federation:

ANSWER: Again, fine. You're straining at gnats here in an effort 
to somehow make me appear unfamiliar with neo-paganism. 
The fact is that I gace a very brief generalized description of 
paganism. For several paragraphs of in-depth discussion on it 
and quotations from the Pagan Federation and other sources, 
read my book.



> Not necessarily by neoPagans. Some nonPagans use the 
occult as well. I'm thinking Satanists in particular, which have no 
links to the vast majority of Paganism.

      We are nit-picky, huh? I never said non-pagans didn't use it. 
And you're mixing categories with Satanists, who I never said are 
pagans. For the record, they are not pagans.
        And it will not surprise me to be kicked off. Tolerance and 
NO CENSORSHIP, we all cry until it applies to those with whom 
we disagree. Enjoy the bubble of intellectual protectionism in 
which you reside. Perhaps the real world will one day come at 
you . . . and getcha!

Cordially

RA