Appendix 4

   

Frequently Asked Questions

   Collated by Iphegenia Pallas

   

Each month The Pagan Heart features three questions or an essay-style query regarding religion and common misconceptions. Answered by your peers, this is a place for you to speak your truth.

January-February 2007's Questions:

  1. How do you deal with the misunderstanding and rejection by family and friends regarding your choice of faith?

If you are interested in responding to these questions, please email Iphegenia Pallas with your response.

   

   

FAQ for January 2005

  1. What is a Pagan/Neo-Pagan?
  2. If you don't believe in God, what do you believe in?
  3. Christians have the 10 commandments. What "Rules" or "Laws" do Pagans have?

   

   

FAQ for February 2005

  1. What is a witch?
  2. What is god to you?
  3. If you don't believe in hell, what makes you be a good person?

   

   

FAQ for March 2005

  1. Is every Pagan a witch?
  2. Aren't Pagans Satan worshippers?
  3. Do Pagans try to convert others to their beliefs?

   

   

FAQ for April 2005

  1. Out of the infinite alternatives, why did you choose a Neo-Pagan path?
  2. If you don't believe in heaven or hell, where do you go when you die?
  3. Don't you use sacrifice in ritual?

   

   

FAQ for May 2005

  1. How do you pray?
  2. What role does ritual play in the way you practice your religious beliefs?
  3. Since Pagans claim to not believe in sin, how do you explain/define murder. theft, etc?

   

   

FAQ for June-July 2005

  1. Have you ever been discriminatory towards another individual not of your faith? How?
  2. How have you been discriminated against?
  3. What is something that we as pagans can do to change our discriminatory behaviour towards non-pagans?

   

   

FAQ for July-August 2005

  1. Of the many different paths to follow that are earth-based traditions, what is the path that you chose, or chose you; why did you choose this path and what about it appealed to you?

   

   

FAQ for August-September 2005

  1. If you could ask three questions about a faith different from your own what would they be and why?

   

   

FAQ for September-October 2005

  1. Do you really believe in magic?
  2. Can you really do magic?
  3. What's the deal with not doing love spells?

   

   

FAQ for November-December 2005

  1. What is the divine?
  2. Can one lose one's way to the divine on a permanent basis?
  3. How do you explain the dichotomy between actions of apparent hatred, anger, and violence by many of your faith and Jesus's message of love and compassion?

   

   

FAQ for January-February 2006

  1. What is a "Tradition"?
  2. What is a "Solitary"?
  3. What does "Eclectic Pagan" mean?

   

   

FAQ for March-June 2006

  1. Why don't you believe in Jesus?
  2. Who's your God?
  3. How can you really believe in these false gods?

   

   

FAQ for July-October 2006

  1. What are the similarities/differences between Paganism & other religions?
  2. Do I need to be initiated/have a blood relative who is Pagan?
  3. Can I spot a witch/pagan when I see one in the street?

   

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