http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/return-of-episcopagans-traditionalist.html A modern Pagan perspective Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/return-of-episcopagans-traditionalist.html#comment-438 Chas S. Clifton Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:13:00 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/1096.html#comment-438 Speaking as a polytheist, which of course Episcopalians are not supposed to be, I don't have a real problem with someone representing different deities as an initiate/priest at different times.In the ancient world, this sort of thing happened all the time.I am not so sure, though, how it would work out if the one deity is actively hostile to the others--unless he really is not, and it's only his followers who say so.But polytheistic theology has not really tackled this issue, has it? Speaking as a polytheist, which of course Episcopalians are not supposed to be, I don’t have a real problem with someone representing different deities as an initiate/priest at different times.In the ancient world, this sort of thing happened all the time.I am not so sure, though, how it would work out if the one deity is actively hostile to the others–unless he really is not, and it’s only his followers who say so.But polytheistic theology has not really tackled this issue, has it?

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/return-of-episcopagans-traditionalist.html#comment-437 The Zero Boss Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:47:00 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/1096.html#comment-437 Why don't you folks quit the ECUSA and become UUs? :-) Why don’t you folks quit the ECUSA and become UUs?

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/return-of-episcopagans-traditionalist.html#comment-436 Mam Adar Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:55:00 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2006/04/1096.html#comment-436 I'm getting really tired of struggling.I appreciate the invitation. :) I wonder what would happen if those of us who keep on struggling would, in fact, just *leave*. Let the Right have the Church, and see how far the Holy Ghost lets them get. I’m getting really tired of struggling.I appreciate the invitation. I wonder what would happen if those of us who keep on struggling would, in fact, just *leave*. Let the Right have the Church, and see how far the Holy Ghost lets them get.

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