What is the pagan view of creation?

Answer 1

It varies from person to person, depending on their point of view. I personally believe the Goddess created the universe- giving birth to it, in a manner of speaking- and guides us along our respective paths. She does not force us to do anything, but suggests or shows us a path to travel on. We can decide not to. I know people might not subscribe to that belief and that is perfectly fine. This is just my view on things. Blessed be.

Answer 2

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Suetonius referred to Christianity as "a new and wicked superstition." Decius (249-251), the first emperor to really persecute Christianity, condemned it as a recent and criminal superstition.

Answer 3

Paganism and Catholicism are completely different things. Roman Catholic Soldiers deployed to Western Europe called the non catholic country dwelling people and their religious/spiritual beliefs as Pagan.

Nowadays there are people who absorb the spiritual path of old pagan traditions but still stick to the Catholic monotheistic religious beliefs. This is a transition stage for them. They will eventually choose one over the other. That depends on how much they take from each and build their own eclectic spirituality, and how much they expect from spirituality.

However, there do exist religions where Pagan spiritual concepts can coexist with religious beliefs. In that case it becomes easier to make one's own eclectic spirituality.

Answer 4

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The Christian view of pagans during the early Roman Empire was to tolerate them because they were powerless to do otherwise. There were instances when each side claimed a miracle and the other responded with an even greater miracle, with both sides tacitly accepting the truth of the other side's claim.

From the fourth century onwards, Christianity had the upper hand and began to take an aggressive attitude towards paganism. Emperor Constantine wanted access to the treasures held in pagan temples but knew he could not rely on the army to do this disreputable work, so sent in bands of Christians to loot the temples. Soon, Christians were ransacking temples on their own account in the farther reaches of the empire. Once Theodosius made Christianity the state religion in 381, Christians found themselves at liberty to pillage the temples of their marble, while the priests stood by helplessly. After 391, Christians actually began to take over the temples and convert them into churches, smashing the pagan statues and burning books they found.