Comments on: Religious News 2006 (Part 3) http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/12/religious-news-2006-part-3.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Shepton Witch http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/12/religious-news-2006-part-3.html/comment-page-1#comment-1349 The Shepton Witch Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:44:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2006/12/religious-news-2006-part-3.html#comment-1349 I read your article on the increasing tensions between Christians and Pagans with great interest. In the UK, where I am, there is little of this as we are so much more secular as a society. <br/><br/>There is an argument that suggests that any religion that is about to, or already in, decline will become increasingly aggressive in it's recruitment methods.<br/><br/>Historically, Christianity used fear to mould its adherents to its purpose and the threat of damnation to the uneducated mediaeval people was a truly frightening thing. Now that we have mass education, that form of leverage has gone, certainly in most placs and the Church must make other, more convincing arguments to persuade people to be Christian and that's where the problem lies.<br/><br/>It is dreadful that people are intimidated but while trying to prevent this, we should take the long view and realise that the middle eastern death cult that has prevailed for the last two millennia is declining and they won't go down without a fight. I read your article on the increasing tensions between Christians and Pagans with great interest. In the UK, where I am, there is little of this as we are so much more secular as a society.

There is an argument that suggests that any religion that is about to, or already in, decline will become increasingly aggressive in it’s recruitment methods.

Historically, Christianity used fear to mould its adherents to its purpose and the threat of damnation to the uneducated mediaeval people was a truly frightening thing. Now that we have mass education, that form of leverage has gone, certainly in most placs and the Church must make other, more convincing arguments to persuade people to be Christian and that’s where the problem lies.

It is dreadful that people are intimidated but while trying to prevent this, we should take the long view and realise that the middle eastern death cult that has prevailed for the last two millennia is declining and they won’t go down without a fight.

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