what is evil about it? i know the church is against it cos i talked to a new priest tonight and he told me it is, lets see if i get his words right, "veiled satanism"??? not quite sure what that means, but he told me it was dangerous and against the teachings of jesus/ so id be really interested in what exactly is evil about paganism.
paganism was the earth based religion that was taking place all over before Christianity began. I think it's pretty silly of the church to think that everyone was satanic before Christ came into the picture. Sure, there were abuses in paganism, much like there have been in the history of the church, but they're no more satanists than catholics are. Becoming involved in any religion though, requires seriously questioning the ideals behind it. Especially because of the lack of set rules within paganism, there is a lot of fear there that it would be easy to get swept into a cult under the guise of 'pagan beliefs', and not realize it until it was too late that you were not involved with pagans at all, but rather, darker beliefs. But, if you're actively questioning everything, and basing your beliefs on your own gut, you'll have no issues maple.