Is Paganism an "Interest"?

[pt_tangles]

In poking around yesterday and today (mostly on MysticWicks - they are big and I can usually find an interesting topic there ... if not an interesting discussion), I stumbled across one of those "What's wrong with raising your kids Pagan?" threads.  One thing I noticed in many of the responses of people who were in the 'not raising kids Pagan' camp was the phrase, "If my children choose to share my interest, I will include them".

This is something I have seem before, but it struck me today how strange a thought that is.  I don't know about anyone else, but my religion is a hell of a lot more to me than an 'interest'.  It is a huge part of my life.  It shapes who I am and how I see and interact with the world. 

If you have found a spiritual home, why would you want to hide it from your children?  How would you spend holidays/Sabbats?  Send them to a sitter?

--Phae

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Great discussion point

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Damn I just saw this is I about to close my browser (I've not been on for about 5 days) and yeah no shit(!) to is being Pagan an interest instead of a religion/path. I can't wait to read the responses later.

Sadly we all know people for whom "pagan" is simply an interest.