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I wasn't suggesting that the history of Christianity isn't bloody, just that the immediate conversion of Britain wasn't an invasion. I didn't think the English witch craze was really connected to the Inquisition... which I thought mainly targetted Jews and Christian heretics. I'll go off and...

The Catholic vs Protestant problems came a long time after the UK was converted to Christianity. I thought the witch hunts sent those accused of being witches or devil worshippers (i.e Christian heretics) to their deaths, they weren't accused of worshipping Thor, for example. So again it's not a...

Sorry this is late... best wishes InLove and get well soon.

I think viewing Christianity as an 'invasion' is a little unfair. There was very little blood shed after all :p It was more a triumph of spin and persuasion, and in many cases 'do as your lord says' ... and he says 'Christianity's great'. How many generations worth of your ancestors were...

I'd love to visit (preferably pre-Christian) Anglo-Saxon England, to get a feel for it that just isn't possible from books. I'd like to hear Beowulf told by the fireside and to hear all those stories that no-one ever wrote down (will have to brush up my Anglo-Saxon first :p).

Interesting. I have wondered about the relation between the Julian and Gregorian calendars and how it affected the festivals. :cool: Don't the Coptic Christians still celebrate Christmas on the 'old' date? It makes the alignment between Christmas and the solstice less obvious, and makes me...

Why would they be pleased? Great to see them getting a little come-uppance.

I have been reading Ronald Hutton's Witches, Druids and King Arthur and apparently there was a period in Christianity when the planets and the Roman gods were seen as divine helpers of God, in particular the goddess Natura was the intermediary between God and earth. I'd go and look up a...

There were loads of kids on the street but only one group came to the door, so we reckon they were only going to houses they knew :( we'll have to eat all the chocolate ourselves..... :p That or they know we're 'wierdos' and were too scared :rolleyes:

I posted it in the Hallowe'en thread! :p I'm pretty low key about festivals.

Back to the thread subject... :p Hallowe'en, or Samhain if you will.... I'll probably make a pumpkin lantern or two from my home grown pumpkins, do some divination of some sort, meditate a bit, burn some of my luverly incense and watch the hallowe'en crap on tv. :) I may or may not make a...

Very interesting, and it reminds me I'm shying away from reading 'the God Delusion' because it will probably make me angry. I'd like to read Humphrey's book. But if I do that I really must read Dawkins. The poll unfortunately has no space for me. :( No surprise there though....

I also have (mild) depression. Having someone to talk to helps, as does occupying my brain when otherwise it would wander off into dark stuff (radio 4 is a sanity saver!). Hugs and massages are good. Just a note on St. John's Wort... it should be avoided by those on the contraceptive pill as...

Ah, all becomes clear. I wasn't being dumb, the posts weren't showing up. :p

Hello! :D

Explained where? I am having a bad day, this I already know but I am confuzled extremely :confused: It's certainly very pretty. And that's all I can offer except a request for explanation.

I use 'god' in this way. If I say/write 'God' I mean a specific god. Or at least, that's the system I try to remember to use :p All somewhat complicated by the fact that I don't believe in an encompassing consciousness. The book looks very interesting, MrK might be interested.... Unfortunately...

Sorry, I just read your intro in which you state you're Wiccan. My mistake.... in which case it might be well worth trying to find a coven. You might want to bear in mind that although some people use Witch to mean 'Wiccan', quite a lot use it to mean 'practitioner of Witchcraft' and Wicca...

Greetings :D

Welcome! :D