Scottish1
29-03-04, 10:42 PM
On another thread:
http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20514&perpage=30&pagenumber=7
It was described in detail the justification of war. Under that criteria, I should also be at war. However, my religion doesn't work that way..
http://www.religioustolerance.org/druid.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05162a.htm
"Druidry is not a religion. It's a philosophy and you can worship a God or a Goddess, it's up to you. You can be a Christian or a Moslem or anything else and still be a Druid. "But while a Christian will say God made that tree, a Druid will say the energy of a creative force is in that tree." Kieron, a North-East UK Druid.
We accept all other religions as valid. It is about:
Moral code: Druids do NOT follow the Wiccan Rede which states (in modern English) "One is free to do anything, as long as it harms nobody."
The closest analogy are the Celtic Virtues of honor, loyalty, hospitality, honesty, justice and courage. Virtues as follows:
"Briefly stated the virtue of Honor requires one to adhere to their oaths and do the right thing, even if it will ultimately hurt others or oneself in the process. A Druid is obligated to remain true to friends, family and leaders thus exhibiting the virtue of Loyalty. Hospitality demands that a Druid be a good host when guests are under one's roof. Honesty insists that one tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth to yourself, your gods and your people. Justice desires the Druid understands everyone has an inherent worth and that an assault to that worth demands recompense in one form or another. Courage for the Druid does not always wear a public face; it is standing-strong-in-the-face-of-adversity, alone or with companions. Sometimes Courage is getting up and going about a daily routine when pain has worn one down without complaint or demur." 7
Who druids are:
The Druids and Druidesses formed the professional class in Celtic society. They performed the functions of modern day priests, teachers, ambassadors, astronomers, genealogists, philosophers, musicians, theologians, scientists, poets and judges. They underwent lengthy training: some sources say 20 years. Druids led all public rituals, which were normally held within fenced groves of sacred trees. In their role as priests, "they acted not as mediators between God and man, but as directors of ritual, as shamans guiding and containing the rites." Most leaders mentioned in the surviving records were male. It is not known whether female Druids were considered equal to their male counterparts, or whether they were restricted to special responsibilities. References to women exercising religious power might have been deleted from the record by Christian monks during the Celtic Christian era.
Now, the question is.......am I really? Or am I checking to see where your moral and/or religious tolerance level are. On this board are both Christians and Muslims. So, where do you stand on this philosophy/religion? Do those who follow Druidism retain the same rights as some who wish to war over Islam or Christianity?
http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20514&perpage=30&pagenumber=7
It was described in detail the justification of war. Under that criteria, I should also be at war. However, my religion doesn't work that way..
http://www.religioustolerance.org/druid.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05162a.htm
"Druidry is not a religion. It's a philosophy and you can worship a God or a Goddess, it's up to you. You can be a Christian or a Moslem or anything else and still be a Druid. "But while a Christian will say God made that tree, a Druid will say the energy of a creative force is in that tree." Kieron, a North-East UK Druid.
We accept all other religions as valid. It is about:
Moral code: Druids do NOT follow the Wiccan Rede which states (in modern English) "One is free to do anything, as long as it harms nobody."
The closest analogy are the Celtic Virtues of honor, loyalty, hospitality, honesty, justice and courage. Virtues as follows:
"Briefly stated the virtue of Honor requires one to adhere to their oaths and do the right thing, even if it will ultimately hurt others or oneself in the process. A Druid is obligated to remain true to friends, family and leaders thus exhibiting the virtue of Loyalty. Hospitality demands that a Druid be a good host when guests are under one's roof. Honesty insists that one tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth to yourself, your gods and your people. Justice desires the Druid understands everyone has an inherent worth and that an assault to that worth demands recompense in one form or another. Courage for the Druid does not always wear a public face; it is standing-strong-in-the-face-of-adversity, alone or with companions. Sometimes Courage is getting up and going about a daily routine when pain has worn one down without complaint or demur." 7
Who druids are:
The Druids and Druidesses formed the professional class in Celtic society. They performed the functions of modern day priests, teachers, ambassadors, astronomers, genealogists, philosophers, musicians, theologians, scientists, poets and judges. They underwent lengthy training: some sources say 20 years. Druids led all public rituals, which were normally held within fenced groves of sacred trees. In their role as priests, "they acted not as mediators between God and man, but as directors of ritual, as shamans guiding and containing the rites." Most leaders mentioned in the surviving records were male. It is not known whether female Druids were considered equal to their male counterparts, or whether they were restricted to special responsibilities. References to women exercising religious power might have been deleted from the record by Christian monks during the Celtic Christian era.
Now, the question is.......am I really? Or am I checking to see where your moral and/or religious tolerance level are. On this board are both Christians and Muslims. So, where do you stand on this philosophy/religion? Do those who follow Druidism retain the same rights as some who wish to war over Islam or Christianity?