Replying to Non-believers And Free Thinkers

that is an inherently dangerous and destructive method of definition though. i mean, if your definition is the antithesis of X, if you carry that ot its logical extent, your end goal is to destroy X. This leads to unnessesary conflict. i always find it so weird when people define themselves merely as the opposite of another person, it's so selling yourself short, to think you can only be a mirror or shadow of a person.

Maybe not even that long ago. A century or 2 ago, all those politcal parties which were just the majority party plus Anti-. Such as Federalists and Anti-Federalists, Democratic-Republican into Democratic and Whigs... there's more I can't remember, but I think it's fairly common to define yourself by what you're not.

i don't it was so much out of malovolence that they developed this distaste for one another, but a lack of definition of them selves.

see, a long time ago people defined there cultures by not being the other person. sort of like everyone, and i mean everyone was one of those non-conformists cause they didn't want to be like the others, not because they felt like bing different.

like they were defined by not being them. ambiguity intended. you know, so it can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.

The reason why these religions are against each other is because their scripture tells them to. All the major religions where built with hatred for other religions. This is what allowed religous leaders (the people that wrote these books) to control their people.

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This is not true. Only mostly true. Buddhism does not have this issue. Nor does hinduism(I think..Could be wrong). In fact, it is mainly the 'western religions' taht exhibit this problem.

I don't see why certain religions have to repel against one another.I just believe that everyone is born an equal and have the right to believe in what they want.

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The reason why these religions are against each other is because their scripture tells them to. All the major religions where built with hatred for other religions. This is what allowed religous leaders (the people that wrote these books) to control their people.

if i'm not mistaken, sects are just parts or diviations from larger faith structures. like the janes are sect of budhism and evangelicals, may god have mercy on their misdirected and spitefilled souls, are a sect of christianity.

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Its terminology has several different meanings, though the one most commonly associated with witchcraft is a group of witches what pratice thee magik together. In a sence a covenet and a sect are atleast to the onlooker the same thing. Since Pictish is a solitary worship and it's magik rituals focous on the individual to cast it is not really a religion of sects and covenats.

Sect has in the media view become a group that is an offshoot srom a major belief system, like the branch davidians, though you could also call them a cult. It's an interesting thing, because all religions really started out as cults and just grew in size, which is why I find it funny when the Catholic Church condems cults and other minor religious groups as being radical or evil, I mean, they forget there roots and are very elitest about there place in the world of religions.

Does being pictish explain the tatto/ink in your username and forums? Do you use that millenia old art as inspiration, perhaps? 
And I guess if it's solitary then you don't have to worry if you're practicing 2000 year old ideas correctly...

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In a way yes, but I've always been interested in body modification. Its just a way to feel one with yourself and nature, though it is sometimes hard to pratice in a city like Boston, it is really the ideas and the healing, spiritual and physical, that are always applicable.

if i'm not mistaken, sects are just parts or diviations from larger faith structures. like the janes are sect of budhism and evangelicals, may god have mercy on their misdirected and spitefilled souls, are a sect of christianity.

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Just to clarify, Janes and Buddists are in no way related. At all. Ever. Totally different religions entirely.

Don't take this to mean we don't like each other. Indeed there are many similarities between the two groups. However, this is a common misconception and I would like it cleaned up.

Also, if you got that info from a textbook please let me know which one so that I can let them know their error.

if i'm not mistaken, sects are just parts or diviations from larger faith structures. like the janes are sect of budhism and evangelicals, may god have mercy on their misdirected and spitefilled souls, are a sect of christianity.

Does being pictish explain the tatto/ink in your username and forums? Do you use that millenia old art as inspiration, perhaps?
And I guess if it's solitary then you don't have to worry if you're practicing 2000 year old ideas correctly...