Pagan followers can go by the title of witches, Druids, heathens or shamans, and some adhere to the tradition of Wicca. |
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Both had proved to work equally well in keeping the heathens at bay while the business of civilised men was conducted. |
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To assert its indisputability would be to acknowledge that we, in pre-colonial times, were literally heathens in need of enlightenment. |
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In fiction, we become fascinated with rogues and heathens if we understand how they got that way. |
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First, drawing on longstanding European prejudices, they depicted blacks as heathens and savages unworthy of English liberties. |
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Actually the first justification was that these people were savage heathens. |
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God, he said, if you make me a rich man I'll spend all my time and all my wealth converting faithless heathens and praising your name. |
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Modern apologists slanderously depict the Meccan heathens as fanatics intolerant of Mohammed's innovative cult. |
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While Mother rises virtuously early for sacristan duties at Little Saint Mary's church, we heathens opt for an indolent morning with the papers. |
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We do not know how much he made lecturing the rest of us heathens on morality. |
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If they still don't understand, then they're heathens unversed in the ways of the West and not worthy of your fine patronage. |
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Why are all these immoral, indecent, godless heathens apparently committing no crimes when decent, god-fearing folk are being arrested and institutionalized in droves? |
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He was succeeded by his sons, all known heathens, and the country of the East Saxons returned to heathenism. |
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Unless they are introduced to the books they will certainly remain heathens. |
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I usually call myself a pagan or a heathen and I dance my religion with a group of practicing heathens but we don't talk too much about it. |
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Paul circumscribed the Law to make it broad enough so that the heathens could accept it, but he did not annul it. |
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All of you, place yourselves under the Cross and the Sacrifice, and the heathens will not overpower you. |
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Though they are heathens, we try to treat our enemies well, because they attempt to do holy work. |
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In the American Colonies only a few wild heathens had to be shot to inherit the most fertile ground in the name of God. |
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Sent to China to convert the heathens, Ricci began by dressing like a Chinese mandarin and learning the Chinese language until he was proficient in it. |
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Sunnis view Shi'ites the way white South Africans viewed blacks, and now feel disenfranchised, seeing the barbaric heathens threatening to rule their country. |
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Emanuel shook his head, muttering about the misguidedness of heathens. |
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We may say unto you, as Tertullian said sometime unto the heathens. |
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My brother and I, were raised, as my grandma puts it, as heathens. |
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Predictably, many of these images are caricatures depicting blacks as colonial subjects, savage heathens, entertainers, and promoters and providers of exotic products. |
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Advocates of out-and-out conquest argued that Indians were either subhumans or heathens and were therefore incapable of having dominion over themselves or over property. |
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In Colossians 1,27 Paul says that he wanted to proclaim the secret of Christ among the heathens and in this case it definitely refers to the Colossians. |
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The motive for enslaving Africans was primarily economic-their labour was needed on the plantations of the New World-but the official rationale was that they were heathens. |
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When Matthew wrote this text for his community, his reminder is important: the fact that the heathens, who were called last, pass to being first, is a sign in the Kingdom of the sky. |
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Even though they were heathens, they must have had a good nature once. |
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If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens. |
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Because of his belief, because he called to Christ to aid him, the heathens became furiously angry. |
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When Ivar the impious pirate saw that the noble king would not forsake Christ, but with resolute faith called after Him, he ordered Edmund beheaded, and the heathens did so. |
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The heathens poured out the blood of saints around the altar, and trampled on the bodies of saints in the temple of God, like dung in the streets. |
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Most Heathens reject the concept of sin and believe that guilt is a destructive rather than useful concept. |
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These rites also serve as identity practices which mark the adherents out as Heathens. |
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Heathens commonly adopt a cosmology based on that found in Norse mythology. |
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The question of race represents a major source of division among Heathens, particularly in the United States. |
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In 2016, Schnurbein stated that there were probably no more than 20,000 Heathens globally. |
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Some Heathens also practice other Pagan religions as well, such as Wicca or Druidry. |
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Some Heathens perform such rituals on a daily basis, although for others it is a more occasional performance. |
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Some Heathens interact with these entities and provide offerings to them more often than they do with the gods and goddesses. |
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The NNV are not universal among Heathens, and it has for instance been noted that they are rare among Swedish practitioners. |
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Some folkish Heathens further combine the religion with explicitly racist and white supremacist perspectives. |
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During these ceremonies, Heathens often recite poetry to honor the deities, which typically draw upon or imitate the Early Medieval poems written in Old Norse or Old English. |
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There are also regional meetings of Heathens known as Things. |
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Beliefs regarding reincarnation vary widely among Heathens, although one common belief is that individuals are reborn within their family or clan. |
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Scholarly estimates put the number of Heathens at no more than 20,000 worldwide, with communities of practitioners being active in Europe, North America, and Australasia. |
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Heathens view their connection with their deities as not being that of a master and servant but rather an interdependent relationship akin to that of a family. |
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Some Heathens celebrate the eight festivals found in the Wheel of the Year, a tradition that they share with Wiccans and a number of other contemporary Pagan groups. |
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Heathens have also adopted archaeological sites as places of worship. |
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