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**bUqLfXRI** · 01-20-2007, 11:35 PM

Dear Fr. Raphael,

Now that I have stopped laughing (and I needed a lift this morning, so thank you), I have to say that we have the same sort of thing in the UK with self-styled orders of Druids turning up at Stonehenge at the solstices and claiming the 'right' to carry out their 'religion' there as their ancestors did; that no one knows what their 'ancestors' did, and that no one has done it for ages is, it seems, no bar to their enthusiasm.

It ought to be added that these Druids are different from the Welsh Druids who turn up at the National Eistedfodd for a celebration of Welsh culture - and of which order the Archbishop of Canterbury is an honorary member (or did I just make that last one up?)...

I occasionally wonder whether there is an unconcerted effort to read through all the patristic literature on heresies and revive each of them in turn?

At the last UK census enough people entered the word 'Jedi' into the box for 'religion' to make it an officially recognised one! May the force be with them.

In Christ,

John

Yes, I also got a bit of a chuckle about:

"These are our temples and they should be used by followers of our religion," said Doreta Peppa, head of the Athens-based Ellinais, a group campaigning to revive the ancient religion. Somehow combining such a modern way of thinking about religion (the proprietary word "our" occurs twice in one sentence) with the attempt at reverting to something more ancient and 'pure' makes this prime material for a comedy sketch similar to the satirical programs popular in Canada. (This whole thing could be a great skit on Royal Canadian Air Farce).

Then I also loved:

Those who seek to revive the ancient Greek religion are split into rival organizations which trade insults over the Internet. Peppa's group is at odds with ultra-nationalists who view a revival as a way to protect Greek identity from foreign influences.

They can't even agree on a name for the religion: One camp calls it Ancient-Religion, another Hellenic Religion. Hey, they're trying to steal our thunder! (sorry Zeus). Must have all been raised in Orthodoxy.

In Christ- Fr Raphael

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bUqLfXRI Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 579 Senior Member	Dear Fr. Raphael, Now that I have stopped laughing (and I needed a lift this morning, so thank you), I have to say that we have the same sort of thing in the UK with self-styled orders of Druids turning up at Stonehenge at the solstices and claiming the 'right' to carry out their 'religion' there as their ancestors did; that no one knows what their 'ancestors' did, and that no one has done it for ages is, it seems, no bar to their enthusiasm. It ought to be added that these Druids are different from the Welsh Druids who turn up at the National Eistedfodd for a celebration of Welsh culture - and of which order the Archbishop of Canterbury is an honorary member (or did I just make that last one up?)... I occasionally wonder whether there is an unconcerted effort to read through all the patristic literature on heresies and revive each of them in turn? At the last UK census enough people entered the word 'Jedi' into the box for 'religion' to make it an officially recognised one! May the force be with them. In Christ, John Yes, I also got a bit of a chuckle about: "These are our temples and they should be used by followers of our religion," said Doreta Peppa, head of the Athens-based Ellinais, a group campaigning to revive the ancient religion. Somehow combining such a modern way of thinking about religion (the proprietary word "our" occurs twice in one sentence) with the attempt at reverting to something more ancient and 'pure' makes this prime material for a comedy sketch similar to the satirical programs popular in Canada. (This whole thing could be a great skit on Royal Canadian Air Farce). Then I also loved: Those who seek to revive the ancient Greek religion are split into rival organizations which trade insults over the Internet. Peppa's group is at odds with ultra-nationalists who view a revival as a way to protect Greek identity from foreign influences. They can't even agree on a name for the religion: One camp calls it Ancient-Religion, another Hellenic Religion. Hey, they're trying to steal our thunder! (sorry Zeus). Must have all been raised in Orthodoxy. In Christ- Fr Raphael
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