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By the power of Zeus, ancient gods are back (Greeks allowed to worship pagan gods)
Kathimerini ^
| 03/24/2006
| kathimerini
Posted on 03/26/2006 6:37:32 AM PST by Feldkurat_Katz
By the power of Zeus, ancient gods are back
Worship of the 12 gods of Mount Olympus associated with ancient Greece could, thanks to a decision by a first-instance court in Athens, become part of the countrys contemporary culture.
In a ruling made public yesterday, the court allowed the formation of an association whose members claim to worship Zeus and the other 11 gods.
I support everybodys right to practice their faith, whichever it may be, without hindrance, said Apostolos Vrachiolidis, a journalist and one of the founding members of the association. Members of the group deny that they engage in idolatry. We simply want to worship the gods of our ancestors freely, a member who preferred to remain anonymous told Kathimerini.
The Church of Greece takes a dim view of this type of worship, linking it to New Age practices.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: arcadia; faithandphilosophy; godsgravesglyphs; greece; kylikes; mountlykaion; mountolympus; mtlykaion; mtlykaions; mycenaean; mycenaeans; pagans; zeus
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
This thread is just getting too Greecey! ( sorry , had to)
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03/26/2006 11:06:36 AM PST
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Candor7
(Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
To: montanus
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03/26/2006 11:08:19 AM PST
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Bratch
To: Feldkurat_Katz
"Damn. I thought I was retired..."
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03/26/2006 11:27:06 AM PST
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WestVirginiaRebel
(Common sense will do to liberalism what the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki-Rush Limbaugh)
To: sully777
Bacchus? Or...
"Toga! Toga! Toga!"
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03/26/2006 11:32:28 AM PST
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WestVirginiaRebel
(Common sense will do to liberalism what the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki-Rush Limbaugh)
To: MirrorField
There are some serious issues between Ares and Athena. Somethings never change.
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03/26/2006 12:17:21 PM PST
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sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: Semper Paratus
Can we get the Oracle to pick the "Final Four" now?
The Oracle responds: In the journey to the end, many mighty seeds will wither and die, while other lowly seedlings will prosper briefly, but ultimately fail for lack of roots.
In the end the mighty four will be major teams from major conferences, unless Fate decrees otherwise.
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05/05/2006 5:05:55 AM PDT
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sittnick
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Sir Francis Dashwood
Note: this topic is from 3/26/2006. Thanks Sir Francis Dashwood.
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SunkenCiv
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