Christianity is liberating precisely because it says, no, you shouldn’t act out on every single gross impulse passing through your head but suuure, let’s go back to unbridled pagan hedonism of good old Antiquity, boo evil repressed Christians ruined fun times
joannadisciple-deactivated20210:
Yeah, exactly! And for good measure, let’s toss in child sacrifices and religious orgies and worshiping rocks! That Jesus guy was just trying to hold us all back from living our best lives!
The temple of Ishtar involved exploiting poor women by pimping them out to men to pay off their debts. Some Ancient Celtic societies allowed marriage by rape. The Cheyenne used to perform gang rape as a form of judicial punishment against women. And these are just a few examples based on sexual assault. I could go on and on, but let’s just say that neo-paganism is just a very cheap, very dishonest knock off of what pagans actually supported. Sure you can stamp your feet about how Christians used to do this or that but it’s just a distraction from the deplorable things that others did also.
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