tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post2961713722489135866..comments2023-11-02T04:18:20.969-05:00Comments on PAGANS AND LUTHERANS: WHAT SYMBOL ARE YOU?Bruce Geehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-65242947224925725612007-09-03T23:20:00.000-05:002007-09-03T23:20:00.000-05:00LL: no, the doors that are opened are evil.LL: no, the doors that are opened are evil.Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-34936992035124322172007-09-03T23:19:00.000-05:002007-09-03T23:19:00.000-05:00Ah, thanks Scott.The "heart and cross" was part of...Ah, thanks Scott.<BR/>The "heart and cross" was part of a pin that an ELS church I belong to had made and distributed. I never connected it with "the Lutheran cross" however. Any idea how far back it goes? Is it sixteenth century or something more modern?Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-46157485137486458282007-09-03T21:32:00.000-05:002007-09-03T21:32:00.000-05:00I have never seen that cross before. They just put...I have never seen that cross before. They just put the heart and rose inside another cross.<BR/><BR/>I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>That angled one on the LCMS website is the most common one.Lutheran Lucciolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207851105681940388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-34316461357587486872007-09-03T19:51:00.000-05:002007-09-03T19:51:00.000-05:00Since no one else answered- You can find the Luthe...Since no one else answered- You can find the Lutheran Cross in with all the others here: <BR/><A HREF="http://www.cem.va.gov/pdf/401330.pdf" REL="nofollow"><BR/>the application</A><BR/><BR/>Here's just the Lutheran Cross:<A HREF="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/images/Emblems/emblem6.png" REL="nofollow"> Lutheran Cross </A>scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598940141639305680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-90697832043424542002007-09-03T13:54:00.000-05:002007-09-03T13:54:00.000-05:00No, I never heard of that book. The person is sayi...No, I never heard of that book. The person is saying they like the non-Christian meditation stuff?<BR/><BR/>The only thing I can say I appreciate, from all my training, is the ability to concentrate very well.Lutheran Lucciolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207851105681940388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-78449125515640816632007-09-03T13:03:00.000-05:002007-09-03T13:03:00.000-05:00LL: Interesting. I'll keep an eye on your blog. ...LL: Interesting. I'll keep an eye on your blog. <BR/>Have you ever read The Beautiful Side of Evil? By Joanna Michaelson (sp?). It is a wide-ranging but fascinating story of one Christian's past involvement in non-Christian meditation and the doors it has opened.Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-89436855506572756462007-09-03T13:01:00.000-05:002007-09-03T13:01:00.000-05:00Theodore:Was the book called the Urantia book? ...Theodore:<BR/><BR/>Was the book called the Urantia book? I used to own a copy. Lots <BR/>of gnostic "Christian" material. Interesting how focused on <BR/>Christianity many of these cults are. That is, redirecting <BR/>Christianity toward something else.Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-57801013121810973052007-09-03T12:49:00.000-05:002007-09-03T12:49:00.000-05:00Hi, Bruce!What I was refering to, is how "Wiccan" ...Hi, Bruce!<BR/><BR/>What I was refering to, is how "Wiccan" used to specifically mean a more Garderian type thing, and if one was coming from an ethnic thing, (anything from strege to the African traditions, or the like), calling someone Wiccan meant you were calling them boring, basically.<BR/>Now "Wiccans" are saying they don't even do spells, apparently. So it's just a new age earth religion thing.<BR/><BR/>It may sound confusing to folks why this gets on my nerves. On one hand, yes, if they are not doing spells or any type of sacrificing, that is good. But it cracks me up that this is now considered "witchcraft". These people are fooling themselves.<BR/><BR/>I probably will be writing a post on this later on, because the audience I am targeting for talking to are the non-Wiccan practitioners, like what I was. Strege, Romani, Yoruban, Santeria, Vodoun. etc.<BR/><BR/>I could tell the "Pagan" you were using for your title was the generic meaning of the word. But I liked your blog anyway!;-)Lutheran Lucciolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207851105681940388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-70461025274054439592007-09-03T12:15:00.000-05:002007-09-03T12:15:00.000-05:00Elkanor is a Sci-fi religion. Other galactic civil...Elkanor is a Sci-fi religion. Other galactic civilizations are pacifist and have put the earth on quarentine until its people can learn to live in peace. In the 1940s members of the galactic cultures revealed to a group of earthmen a rather large book of spiritual material (much is directly anti-Christian). The purpose of this material is to help the people of earth become "cultured" so that the whole earth can one-day belong to the galactic civilization and enjoy a better life.<BR/> I will take heaven. It is better and more certain of fulfillment.Theodorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06861147064732360500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-39697878123483032212007-09-03T08:25:00.000-05:002007-09-03T08:25:00.000-05:00Wiccan is very big here in Madison, WI. Especial...Wiccan is very big here in Madison, WI. Especially I associate it with a kind of hard-charging feminism/naturism organism thingy organization that has made its presence known over the last couple of decades. <BR/><BR/>Never heard of a pagan nerd before. Pretty cool in a bizarre, fallen sort of way.<BR/><BR/>Out of curiosity, if not Wiccan, what would the chic, in-the-know pagan want to be known as?<BR/><BR/>Back in the unredeemed day, I did Hindu stuff, so the paganism I refer to in my title is generic.Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-15280292360603672162007-09-03T00:48:00.000-05:002007-09-03T00:48:00.000-05:00I'm glad you don't know what the "Lutheran Cross" ...I'm glad you don't know what the "Lutheran Cross" is either, because I was wondering what I was missing!<BR/><BR/>Do they mean Luther's rose? <BR/><BR/>"Wiccan"....I remember when that word was an insult, meaning you were a white-light, neo-pagan nerd. Don't get me started. ;-)Lutheran Lucciolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207851105681940388noreply@blogger.com