Baraka_Guru

Religions are basically trappings of morality. In the case of Wicca, we're looking at libertarianism, essentially.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

Plan9

Religions only really work today if they're a thousand years old. The "you can't do that" crowd is strong in the face of new things, but kinda wanes when it gets the "but we've always done it this way" from the religious types.

Time and validity are on the same line here.

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

Baraka_Guru

You tell that to the thousands of Wiccans across Canada who are legally entitled to more holidays than any other religion.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

Plan9

Rumor has it that Canada is more liberal (wishy-washy?) than cro-mag America.

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Just more fuel for the fire of: "Damn! Crompsin needs to start his own cult."

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

Baraka_Guru

No, it's not that. We just do a better job protecting our freedoms.

(Oh, snap!)

But seriously, the fact that the U.S. Armed Forces allowed the Wiccan symbol is a sign of acceptance in terms of freedom of religion and the acceptance of other belief systems. I'm quite happy to hear that they allow for such changes.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

highthief

really? never heard of that.

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Cynosure

They are much more than that. At least, some religions are. (Then again, some religions are less than that. Or at least, some religions have little if anything to do with morality.)