Breaking the Cycle of Hatred

I am happy to see Pagans out there who have been able to recognize the difference between the pollution of man in using a religion to control the masses, and what the religion being used is supposed to be about.

Jesus never spoke of war, he wanted peace, he spoke of not damning others, and instead he spoke of loving others no matter what. He even stopped a town from stoning a person due to their sin, stating "Let he without sin cast the first stone". When no one would throw a stone, this showed that they all were aware that every last person in that town had committed a sin of one degree or another. His teachings were of great moral and peace. It is the people, who wrote the words down, who spoke of their interpretations, twisted and polluted by greedy controlling men. 

It is not the religion that needs the attention, but the people who claim it and use it for their own means of control. And it is not hate that is needed to combat this, but instead peace, reminding them of what it is they preach and teach.

The cycle of hate is in need of being broken. Men using the Religion to their benefit attacked our ancestors, destroying our sacred places, and killing our people. And in return we have done the same to their places of worship and their people.

In Scandinavia, in response to an invasion by a monarch using Christianity as an excuse, the Vikings were formed and took stand to fight against the onslaught. But after the invasion could no longer push forward in Scandinavia and they were no longer needed, they became the pirates of the Scandinavian world. They in turn ransacked churches and killed their holy men, exactly as the claimed Christians did to them. 

In other places, groups took stand and fought hard as well, and found ways to survive.

Then once again people USING the religion as an excuse pushed forward in other places till people converting out of fear or people spreading the hate made the false words and beliefs of the greedy men spread like a plague, once again pushing our people to the brink of extinction.

And now, here we are. Growing, thriving, taking our place back in the world and facing against hatred and anger from both Pagans and Mainstream Religions at once.

What kind of World do we want for our Descendants? Do we want this hatred to continue?

I want a world where my son will not have to worry about the circle coming back around. I don't want my child, future children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren to have to be afraid, to have to fight this battle again.

If we can break the circle now, it will not come back around and bite us in the back. Don't give them the excuse to continue the circle and hurt/kill our descendants. 

The world is changing, for better or for worse is dependent on us. 

Let us help guide the change in the right direction. Eradicate hate, eradicate racism, eradicate prejudice, and eradicate discrimination. 

If this is to happen, we have to do so with ourselves first before we can help others.

A warrior can still be a warrior even with a sheathed sword. 

A warrior can want peace, and fight for it. What makes a warrior a warrior is knowing when it is truly needed to unsheathe their sword, and when it is not needed and a different way is to be taken.

Let us not fall to fear and instead stand strong, as a People of Many Paths.

One World, One Race, Many Paths, Many Cultures.

We are Humans.

We can look different, we can speak different languages, we can be of different cultures and backgrounds, but we ALL belong to the HUMAN Race.