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I've always been baffled by the peacenicky tendencies of the majority of pagans. Aren't we supposed to worship nature? How do other animals deal with threats to themselves, their young, their food supply, etc.? I see a lot of fangs and claws and poison-injectors out there. Peacenickiness isn't nature's way.

That's true! Nature is red in tooth and claw, and for a damn good reason.

I think the situation devolves from a lot of people coming into Paganism as some kind of protest against traditional religion in general. They don't like Jerry Fallwell but they realize that life without spirituality can be pretty empty, so they flock over to us and wanna be part of the sekrit klubhouse. And they're often the same ones who constantly make 'x-tian' jokes and have nothing good to say about monotheism at all.

To them, being Pagan is just one more way to stick it to 'the man' or 'authority' in general. So they'd be out protesting the war whether they were Pagan or not.

Now, if someone is Pagan and finds that they really can't support armed action because of their beliefs, I can respect that. But I have to wonder how much thought and conviction's really gone into the actions of the majority.

J