First of all let me say I wasn't born a Pagan I was raised a Christian, but never felt Christianity held the answer. I truly do believe there was a person named Christ, but I believe that he was trying to do something similar to what other peaceful religions were doing. The actual Christ was a reformist who became a Religion by the people who wrote the New parts of the Bible. I respect the man who was Christ I have no issue with Christianity I do know that Christianity stole a lot of our ideas. One of my favorite stories of this is the Goddess Brigit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Saint Brigit of Kildare (Irish: Naomh Bríd; c. 451–525), also known as Brigit of Ireland, is one of Ireland's patron saints along with Patrick and Columba. Her name is also variously spelled as Brigid, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd, and Bride and she is sometimes known as Mary of the Gael. Irish hagiography makes her an early Irish Christian nun,[2] abbess, and founder of several monasteries of nuns, including that of Kildare in Ireland, which was considered legendary and was highly revered. Her feast day is 1 February, formerly celebrated as the Imbolc quarter day of the pagan Irish year, which marked the beginning of spring, lambing, lactation in cattle, etc.
While I am upset my Goddess was stolen here is something I do respect below
http://www.brigidine.org.au/...
The Brigidine Sisters are honoring our great Goddess by keeping her eternal fire alive. This is interesting tale of Christian and Paganism sharing a common root that many outside of Ireland do not understand.
http://www.ordbrighideach.org/...
Sister Mary Teresa Cullen lit St. Brigid's flame in 1993 in Kildare.It was then relit symbolically in the square at Kildare by Ragny Skaisten, a member of the Norwegian Brigidine Sisters, at the opening of Feile Bhride in 1997.
Sister Mary is one of two Brigidine nuns who moved to Kildare and have set up Solas Bhride, a Christian Community Centre for Celtic Spirituality in the spirit of Brigid of Kildare. There is a festival, Feile Bhride, held around Imbolc in Kildare each year.
Instead of being a Horror story of how Christianity destroyed Paganism this is actually a coming together of how two cultures have honored each other. The nuns have been helping Pagans come together while we might be different in our belief system it shows how two separate thoughts can come together as one to honor a group of people. Celtics heritage is what I am learning about.
Not only am I a Pagan, but I found out I am Scottish Irish. I have been getting in touch and learning about my Ancestors and this is one story of my Ancestors that I can share of them coming together. Our Holy site was not destroyed, but instead honored while Pagan this is the respect I wish to share with others and find in others on how to bring people of different views together. Lets learn from Brigidine Sisters and a story of not destruction, but coming together.