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Entry: Is There Conservatism Beyond Christianity? (or how to book a mental vacation in Athens or Valhalla) Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/is_there_conservatism_beyond_christianity_or_how_to_book_a_mental_vacation#23164 Post contents: "The self-styled “neo-pagans” of the movement—who presumably desire a return to pre-biblical civilization—fault Christians for destroying nature, emptying the sacred groves of the gods, wiping out indigenous earth-friendly cultures, and depriving cows of the power to produce milk." This is probably true in regard to left-wing pagans, but I thought this article was supposed to be primarily about neopaganism on the right. Unfortunately, Havers did not address the real reason many right-winger are attracted to Odinism and other pre-Christian religions. Paganism isn't preferred to Christianity because it's more tolerant. Rather, it's attractiveness is based precisely on its intolerance. For conservatives who wish to escape the ideology of suicidal "multiculturalism," the Christian church -- in both its Catholic and Protestant manifestations -- is useless. Unfortunately, when it comes to "diversity," the church's view is indistinguishable from the academic left's. If neopaganism continues to grow, it will be because Westerners have grown tired of universalism and unimpeded non-Western immigration; paganism that embraces tribal thinking offers an outlet for these contemporary frustrations in a way Christianity does not. Sent at: 2008 09 07