What is your definition of a "pagan"?
Becky
The general definition of Pagan is anyone who is not a Christian. It's from the Latin 'paganus', which roughly translates to hillbilly. Christianity took root first in the cities, and the isolated folks in the country still clung to the old ways (sometimes to the present day.) The term 'heathen' has the same meaning; "of the heath" (heath = grasslands or countryside.)
Lately, the term has come to mean (current dictionary) anyone who isn't Christian, Jewish or Muslim; the three monotheistic religions that follow the God of Abraham.
My real break with Christianity is that I believe that God and Mother Nature not only know each other, but are husband and wife. I also find Christianity hard to reconcile with the way of the warrior. So I guess that makes me a pagan.
An aside: I now find I need to keep the Bible, Latin dictionary and English dictionary by the computer.
Free Republic: food for the mind.