Christian here, but I respect pretty much all beliefs and am always curious about other cultures and such. I love learning about other religions

A past pagan here-- but I second Quad's reply! <3 <3

<3's you all.

Believe it or not, I have a lot of time for Christians. It's a good system, very peaceful. In the hands of politicians? not so great..

But in practice it works and that's all that one can ask for.

Spiritual follower of ideals from multiple religions here. My beliefs happen to coincide with Hinduism, so I suppose I could be called Hindu.

Happy holidays, everyone. <3

Im a Christian myself but I am interested in leaning other cultures and religions. I also respect them and the people who follow them.

I always thought Pagan was a "category" of sorts that holds Wiccan/Druid just abut anything that promotes more than one god, or a sort of "iconic/animalistic" worship. Much like Christian sums up Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian and all that.

Amen to that! 8D

Pagan's a pretty broad term. Some people take it to mean anyone who worships multiple gods, others take it to mean anyone who isn't part of the Judeo-christian traditions. It can have several interpretations ;-; Atheist is pretty much someone who doesn't believe in deities at all.

I'm Christian, but I've come to know that there are many people out there who have equal respect for other religious traditions, and even mix them together. It's quite interesting

Nope, I don't believe in any religions... :O

Aye, see, I was refering to the definition of Paganism being the umbrella term for religions that follow earth-based mythos and generally have a pantheon of gods. So, not quite hinduism, though I love the tradition, and not quite shintoism, though I imagine to some they count.

Frankly calling the main world religions such as hinduism, budhism, shintoism and taoism 'Pagan' just because they aren't Judeo-Christian or Islam just a little... hrm.

So, yes. Wicca, Neo-paganism, Druidism, Celticism, Shamanism, Satanism, Sorceratic Practitioners, all that good stuff. =]

My mother is a solitary sorceratic practitioner. The house is so well spelled that our guests stop by for a coffee and end up telling their life stories because they feel so relaxed within the shield boundaries. We use it only for good, of course!! -gigglesnorts-
Me, I'm somewhere between Shamanism and a typical Wiccan solitary witch.. thing. I dunno. I'm walking my own path, at the moment. Well. Less a path and more a lay-by.

EDIT: Before anything else is said, Satanism is not 'devil worship' Satanism is thus named because of the hebrew word 'Satan' meaning 'enemy'. Nicked by Christians to name Lucifer, since he's the 'enemy' of God. However, the official Satanist practice, is very peaceful. It's about introspection, and being careful how you behave with others and yourself. For, they are so named, because the idea behind satanism is that your worst enemy is yourself- or rather the intrinsic evils of human-kind, and the religion is about bettering yourself constantly, battling your internal enemies to make a better world.

I wish I was a satanist but there aren't enough naked gods, fertility rituals, and wine drinking to keep me interested. =D