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In reading a thread in NFP today (This One if you're interested), I was struck by the number of people who chimed in with some varient of 'My religion/being Pagan doesn't influence my charity work/political views/views on community/etc'. I seem to remember reading a thread about this not too long ago (damned if I can remember where, tho).
It makes me wonder how common a view that is. Is it something inherant in Pagans to have their spirituality divorced from the rest of their lives? Do your beliefs not influence or impact your life outside the altar room?
For myself, I hold the spiritual beliefs I do because they are a part of who I am as a secular person. My religion isn't really something that I can think of as 'seperate' from my day to day life. There are some disconnects ... there are some situations where I don't feel comfortable being 'the real me', but I strive to integrate those times, and they are a lot less than they were.
I am me. Religious me ... Secular me ... it is all me. Thoughts?
--Phae
I will prolly X-post this to a couple of places.
It makes me wonder how common a view that is. Is it something inherant in Pagans to have their spirituality divorced from the rest of their lives? Do your beliefs not influence or impact your life outside the altar room?
For myself, I hold the spiritual beliefs I do because they are a part of who I am as a secular person. My religion isn't really something that I can think of as 'seperate' from my day to day life. There are some disconnects ... there are some situations where I don't feel comfortable being 'the real me', but I strive to integrate those times, and they are a lot less than they were.
I am me. Religious me ... Secular me ... it is all me. Thoughts?
--Phae
I will prolly X-post this to a couple of places.
