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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Pagan Topic => Topic started by: Follower of Jesus on October 06, 2015, 02:27:02 PM

Title: Drinking the blood of goats
Post by: Follower of Jesus on October 06, 2015, 02:27:02 PM
Is it something many pagans do?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34450057
Title: Re: Drinking the blood of goats
Post by: Rhiannon on October 06, 2015, 03:26:21 PM
Not at all. The only other reference I've ever come across involving any kind of animal sacrifice was involving someone with similarly extremist views. In fact many pagans are vegetarian or vegan. I can't think of a single pagan organisation or gathering in the UK where such a person would be welcome.

Tbh he sounds like a colossal wanker. But all faiths have those.
Title: Re: Drinking the blood of goats
Post by: Owlswing on October 06, 2015, 03:28:50 PM
Is it something many pagans do?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34450057

I would suggest that no true pagan would act in this manner. certainly no pagan who I know or have encountered would..

Virtually ALL pagans hold ALL life to sacred. Many pagans are either vegetarian or Vegan for this very reason.

Even those who are not veggie or Vegan but omnivourous will decry the slaughter of any living thing for sport.

The man states that he sacrificed to the god of the wilderness in thanks. I know of no pagan ritual that fits this description, but we are talking about the US here and, as I have stated previously, what the pagans and witches in the US have done to what I call paganism and witchcraft in order to, as they put it, "improve them", is horrendous!   
Title: Re: Drinking the blood of goats
Post by: Rhiannon on October 06, 2015, 04:15:58 PM
If there is such a thing as a god/dess of the wilderness then he/she isn't going to be impressed by the loss of one of its own. Methinks the spirits of social media will be engaged to call him to account.
Title: Re: Drinking the blood of goats
Post by: Owlswing on October 06, 2015, 04:34:40 PM
If there is such a thing as a god/dess of the wilderness then he/she isn't going to be impressed by the loss of one of its own. Methinks the spirits of social media will be engaged to call him to account.


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