Comments on: Can They Get Our Religion? http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-643 Anonymous Sun, 12 Nov 2006 04:08:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html#comment-643 I think it's even simpler than the fact that "they" don't get religion. The simply cannot or will not see the difference between religion and faith. I think it’s even simpler than the fact that “they” don’t get religion. The simply cannot or will not see the difference between religion and faith.

]]> By: Hecate http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-642 Hecate Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:29:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html#comment-642 I've blogged about this several times recently, but I find that, strangely enough, small-town papers often do a better job of covering paganism than do, say, the WaPo or NYT. The LAT doesn't even really even pretend to cover religion at all. I’ve blogged about this several times recently, but I find that, strangely enough, small-town papers often do a better job of covering paganism than do, say, the WaPo or NYT. The LAT doesn’t even really even pretend to cover religion at all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-641 Anonymous Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:48:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html#comment-641 Personally, Deborah, its not the general public's ignorance of my faith that bugs me, it is that they claim to know what I believe and use this "knowledge" as an excuse to ridicule and pursecute people. And, I think Jason was speaking to the ignorance of folks who go around calling themselves "journalists" who don't bother to learn jack sh*t about their topic before writing an article about it and making statements as if they *do* know. As for the Christian next door, he is welcome to be ignorant of my faith has long as he doesn't, therefore, feel fit to judge it in any way. Personally, Deborah, its not the general public’s ignorance of my faith that bugs me, it is that they claim to know what I believe and use this “knowledge” as an excuse to ridicule and pursecute people. And, I think Jason was speaking to the ignorance of folks who go around calling themselves “journalists” who don’t bother to learn jack sh*t about their topic before writing an article about it and making statements as if they *do* know. As for the Christian next door, he is welcome to be ignorant of my faith has long as he doesn’t, therefore, feel fit to judge it in any way.

]]> By: Deborah http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-640 Deborah Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:07:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html#comment-640 Get Religion is right; the media <i>doesn't</i> get religion, and the public doesn't either. Most people don't understand their own religion in depth, and have <i>no idea</i> how their religion differs from other religions. <br/><br/>This is a drum I beat a lot because I see it all the time. Most atheists will talk about "religion" this and "religion" that and describe things that apply only to Christianity or only to monotheism. "Religion is bad because we shouldn't get our knowledge out of just one book" is the quintessential example.<br/><br/>The fact that anyone ever uses "Judeo-Christian" with a straight face speaks to the root of how ignorant people are. The American public knows jack shit about Judaism, and yet Judaism is constantly the poster child for religious diversity. <br/><br/>Seriously, how many of your readers know how a Jew prays, or what a Jew considers the most important part of being Jewish, or what the Jewish approach to sin is, or what Jews believe about death or abortion? How many of your readers can name four Jewish holidays or two Jewish fast days?<br/><br/>Yet we complain about ignorance of modern Paganism? Get Religion is right; the media doesn’t get religion, and the public doesn’t either. Most people don’t understand their own religion in depth, and have no idea how their religion differs from other religions.

This is a drum I beat a lot because I see it all the time. Most atheists will talk about “religion” this and “religion” that and describe things that apply only to Christianity or only to monotheism. “Religion is bad because we shouldn’t get our knowledge out of just one book” is the quintessential example.

The fact that anyone ever uses “Judeo-Christian” with a straight face speaks to the root of how ignorant people are. The American public knows jack shit about Judaism, and yet Judaism is constantly the poster child for religious diversity.

Seriously, how many of your readers know how a Jew prays, or what a Jew considers the most important part of being Jewish, or what the Jewish approach to sin is, or what Jews believe about death or abortion? How many of your readers can name four Jewish holidays or two Jewish fast days?

Yet we complain about ignorance of modern Paganism?

]]> By: (un)relaxeddad http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-639 (un)relaxeddad Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:35:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html#comment-639 Maybe I'll just take your advice and read the article you recommended. Anything that steps one foot outside the Judaeo-Xian norm is never going to get a thoroughgoing, even-handed examination by the mainstream press unless there's a norm of some kind to be served by doing so. <br/>Though I suppose one can live in hope :) Maybe I’ll just take your advice and read the article you recommended. Anything that steps one foot outside the Judaeo-Xian norm is never going to get a thoroughgoing, even-handed examination by the mainstream press unless there’s a norm of some kind to be served by doing so.
Though I suppose one can live in hope :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-638 Anonymous Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:31:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/11/can-they-get-our-religion.html#comment-638 I read the article and I agree it makes a pretty sad presentation. It says even less for Dan than it does for Paganism, and just goes to show how badly in need of education the public is and how badly in need of exposure - fair exposure - modern Paganism is. I read the article and I agree it makes a pretty sad presentation. It says even less for Dan than it does for Paganism, and just goes to show how badly in need of education the public is and how badly in need of exposure – fair exposure – modern Paganism is.

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