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Honza
02-09-2012, 04:37 PM
Is there a lot of similarity between Interfaith and Paganism? Don't they both accept all the Gods as of equal value? Paganism is saying that all Gods are from the primal source as does Interfaith. Do you find much similarity between the two?

norseman
02-09-2012, 05:37 PM
Dont forget that Pagan or Paganism is a catch-all word, a collective word that covers a lot of ground.

Animus27
02-09-2012, 05:59 PM
In a word, no.

Modern neo-paganism tends to be very relativistic in regards to ultimate claims of truth, usually as a reaction against strands of religious fundamentalism.

Pagan religions also usually more inclusive, there's not many prohibitions to belonging to different religions. But that's not to say it's always the case - Socrates was tried and executed because he introduced foreign gods to Athens, which was a punishable offense for a period.