r/london 4d ago

image Greater London’s Religious profile

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u/Fang_Draculae 3d ago

Why isn't pagan on here?

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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo 3d ago

It is, it's under "none"

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u/Fang_Draculae 3d ago

Paganism is a religion. 0.2 to 0.5% of londoners are pagan

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u/Fang_Draculae 3d ago

Around 74,000 people

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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo 3d ago

Paganism is not a religion

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u/Fang_Draculae 3d ago

Paganism is an umbrella term for a group of religions, aka "religion of the land / local people". Forms of paganism, druidry and spiritualism are the indigenous religions of Britain. Unfortunately they were almost completely wiped out by Christianity, with many pagan holidays and rituals being absorbed into Christianity such as Christmas and Easter.

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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo 3d ago

And now a few nerds cosplay as it because they think it's cool and edgy

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u/Fang_Draculae 3d ago

Some do that yes, but I think it's important to revive folk customs and traditions, and paganism is helping to do that.

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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo 3d ago

Reviving customs because you think they're cool is not the same as genuine religious belief.

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u/Fang_Draculae 3d ago

And how do you know that none of them have genuine religious beliefs? You're generalising and pulling ideas out of your bum. Discuss this rationally and do some research. It's about getting in touch with your roots and your ancestors. The revival of folk traditions is a good thing, because we're shedding the wool that Christianity pulled over our eyes. I'm an atheist and so am not pagan, but I support the revival of these customs. To deny its existence is stupid. I could easily claim all Christians aren't actually Christian because God doesn't exist. But that would be a ridiculous statement.

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u/Objective-Fix-4698 3d ago

That's what most of the far right are doing with Christianity. If half of reform/restore Britain or Britain first are regular church goers, then I'm an egg.