Pagan Is As Pagan Does

By Lee Duigon
April 11, 2013
NewsWithViews.com

Readers identifying themselves as “pagans” have objected to me lumping them in with progressives. The good name of paganism, such as it is, suffers when placed in the company of such names as Obama, Pelosi, Gore, and Reid. Hint to progs: what does it say about your reputation, when even pagans don’t want to be seen with you?

I grant that all pagans are not progressives. But all progressives are pagans, whether they know it or not.

By “pagan” I mean someone who is an idolater, someone who worships the work of human hands or human minds: who worships created things, but not the Creator—animals, trees, the sun, the earth, or Nature in general. They may or may not have pagan gods. I think progressives would feel it was unhip to worship Hecate, Baal, or Quetzalcoatl. But of course these people who despise Christianity always feign an affectionate respect for idols.

My readers say that pagans, unlike progressives, do have morals and ethics. I understand that, although I’m not sure where modern pagans’ morals and ethics come from. Homer tells us that a man is expected to behave in a certain way—for instance, to be kind and hospitable to travelers—or risk incurring the wrath of the gods. If he performs a sacrifice, he expects the gods to reward him in some way. In either case, it’s deemed wise to stay on the good side of the gods.

Historically, that’s the pagan basis for morality.

Most progressives say they’re atheists. They are great enough fools to think they inhabit a religious vacuum. They look down their noses at honest pagans and their wooden idols. But to see whether they really are atheists, or just another kind of pagan, let’s quote from one of the holy writings of progressive paganism—the opening paragraph of “Humanist Manifesto II.”

“…Using technology wisely, we can control our environment, conquer poverty, markedly reduce disease, extend our life-span, significantly modify our behavior, alter the course of human evolution and cultural development, unlock vast new powers, and provide humankind with unparalleled opportunity for achieving an abundant and meaningful life.”

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