1. Yeah I think a lot of the neopagan culture has revolved around childless adults looking for an excuse to get their kink (or whatever else) on somewhere outdoors. Having kids around gets in the way of that. If hedonistic recreation is the primary purpose of an activity, then by nature it's not going to be family-friendly. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with sex/swinger clubs, but for the love of the Gods, please don't pretend it's some kind of all-encompassing religion!!
2. Being half-Jewish myself, I can totally relate to this. Growing up, the Jewish holidays were always a joyous occasion and nothing but wholesomeness took place at these family gatherings. Sure, the ritualism felt pretty dead to me, like we were just going through the motions, but the food, inside family humor, and overall atmosphere was always amazing. I was never anything besides a participant in the holidays; my immediate family raised us to be totally secular (my Dad's side is non-Jewish), thus we never did more serious Jewish practices like having weekly Shabbat dinners. Though the way you described the Shabbat ritualism makes it sound pretty neat. Overall I think polytheists have a lot to learn from Jews, as funny as that might sound at first. I also agree that if I had kinds I wouldn't raise them in any particular religion; rather I'd keep the house dogma-free and let them make up their own minds when they reach the age where they can make informed decisions about such matters.
Oh I most certainly agree Krasskova is just as affected by the tainted Neopagan egregore as the wokester pagans she constantly denounces. Some of her political rants have made me feel physically ill, particularly a post where she was brazenly promoting on-demand abortion (how ironic that she wants other Polytheists to breed) and referred to the fetus as a "worthless parasite." I mean, I'm pro-choice when the health of the mother is in danger or the baby happens to be a product of rape or incest, but the far-extreme position on this issue I something I find to be utterly revolting. I might be out of my depth here, but I do wonder if her enthusiastic veneration of entities with cruddy attributes might have something to do with her general behavior.
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Date: 2022-04-03 01:51 pm (UTC)2. Being half-Jewish myself, I can totally relate to this. Growing up, the Jewish holidays were always a joyous occasion and nothing but wholesomeness took place at these family gatherings. Sure, the ritualism felt pretty dead to me, like we were just going through the motions, but the food, inside family humor, and overall atmosphere was always amazing. I was never anything besides a participant in the holidays; my immediate family raised us to be totally secular (my Dad's side is non-Jewish), thus we never did more serious Jewish practices like having weekly Shabbat dinners. Though the way you described the Shabbat ritualism makes it sound pretty neat. Overall I think polytheists have a lot to learn from Jews, as funny as that might sound at first. I also agree that if I had kinds I wouldn't raise them in any particular religion; rather I'd keep the house dogma-free and let them make up their own minds when they reach the age where they can make informed decisions about such matters.
Oh I most certainly agree Krasskova is just as affected by the tainted Neopagan egregore as the wokester pagans she constantly denounces. Some of her political rants have made me feel physically ill, particularly a post where she was brazenly promoting on-demand abortion (how ironic that she wants other Polytheists to breed) and referred to the fetus as a "worthless parasite." I mean, I'm pro-choice when the health of the mother is in danger or the baby happens to be a product of rape or incest, but the far-extreme position on this issue I something I find to be utterly revolting. I might be out of my depth here, but I do wonder if her enthusiastic veneration of entities with cruddy attributes might have something to do with her general behavior.