Antisemitism: The Product of Neo-Paganism? NOT!
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Submitted by adam. (United States), Dec 19, 2006 at 05:31

Yes the Semitic peoples have much similarity. They have spread all over the Middle East and while doing so have fought so many Holy wars for so long that no one can remember the body count that just keeps raising. Even the Current War can be linked to one or more of the Semitic faiths. Elohim commands his people (the Hebrews) to kill en mass anyone who is not one of his. Allah dose the same. I see a trend here. The Faith of the Semitic peoples have always been about blood and nothing has changed.

Again you are right, Most people in this area are of Indo-European stock and their ancestors were Pagans or Polytheists. However you are incorrect in stating that Wotan is a symbol of Pagan Barbarism for Barbarism is not a Pagan trait no more then bigotry. Rather it seems that Racism and bigotry along with barbarism are hallmarks of Monotheism and Semitic peoples faith. Elohim says "Thou shall not suffer a witch to live" He commands King Saul to commit Mass murder and he himself is a baby killer. He murdered the babies of Egypt (another Semitic people) in cold blood. Why? Because the king of Egypt would not let the Hebrews go. Yet its funny that he should "Smite" Egypt's babies when he (Elohim) took away The kings free will and thus not allowing him to Free The Hebrews. He murdered these babies to show of his own power. Now That is Barbaric! Is Allah any better? No! He commands the Arabs via the Quran to spread the faith by the sword. Yeah, if that is your idea of Moral and peace loving then it shows the real reason for all the TNT strapped to Muslim backs and why they are killing other Semites . You text Allah is as bad as the Jewish Elohim and maybe worse because he is nothing more then a upstart god. At least Elohim as age on his side and his people a real claim to the land.

you claim that Rome was savage. Your right, they were are military based civilization bent on ruling the world. None of that had a lick to do with faith. They did not kill people because of faith, they wanted land and money. That's it. They allowed other nations to keep their Gods. All people can be violent and hateful as you prove with your little tid bit here. It is a part of who we are as a spices. We are predators by nature. Yes you and yours want to blame everything that is wrong in the world on one faith group. Why? Because Allah told you too? how typically narrow minded. You spread your faith by the sword just like the Christians and Jews did. Your faith tells you to kill anyone who is not among your faith group and to take their lands, and money. Your faith is one of hate and murder. I reject your claim that Neo-Pagans are Anti-Semitic. They are not. I happen to know many Pagans and Jews and Arabs that are the best of friends. Their faiths not withstanding. I know may good Jews and Arabs that are moderate and work for the betterment of their peoples. Its a shame that your article works so hard to undo the good that they have done. Neo-Pagans today see that their ancestors lived in a hostile world and had to fight to live. Their actions were not always moral but then again neither are the actions of your ancestors or the current Semitic peoples. Pagans of today do not pretend that their ancestors were perfect or always peaces loving. It is a hard truth that sometimes in life you have to fight to keep the ones you love safe or to keep your land safe. Yet is seems to me that you have no room to be casting stones at Pagans of any time. Your people are still highly committed to Jihad. In 4000 years the different types of Semitic monotheism has not changed at the core. it is a religion of death and Crusaders.

Neo-Paganism has not in fact incited hostility against religion or given birth to fascism. That would be Monotheism baby. Your basic lack of research and knowledge loom large in this work. The Nazi's were Christian in nature which corrupted Pagan symbols and used them for hate. Christianity is (like Islam) a daughter faith of Judaism. It, like it's mother faith went on killing anyone who was not in complete agreement with their ideals. Thus, Islam, Judaism and Christianity have been trying to kill or convert each other for about 2000 years now. It is not Neo-Pagans that hate Semitic people but the other way around. Pagans are by their very nature inclusive not exclusive as are your peoples. There is no ONE WAY. There are many. Its a shame that you still have not figured it out as a people. Do I hate Jews and Arabs or other Semitic people? No. I am very good friends with a number of them. I respect many of their ideas even if I do not agree with all of them. What I do hate are lies (such as has been spread here) against Pagans, so that People like you can pass the buck. ANTI-SEMITISM is not of Pagan origin, it is of Semitic origin. When you stop the hate, the blood in the East will stop flowing.
Adam.

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