Quest article on Paganism

This is an article by Shirley Ann Ranck, interim minister of Marin Fellowship (Unitarian Universalist) in San Rafael, California, USA. It is from "Quest", the monthly newsletter for religious liberals published by the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Unitarian Universalist. You may reproduce it, provided credit is given to the author and to the Church of the Larger Fellowship, 25 Beacon Street, Boston Massachusetts 02108, USA. Phone: 617-742-2100.

In many parts of the country, Pagan groups are forming and they provide a religious alternative to Judaism, Christianity and the religions of the Far East. Old myths are being re-told and reinterpreted to meet the needs of people today. This revival and transformation of old Pagan traditions is of interest to Unitarian Universalists in at least three ways:

Perhaps it should not surprise us that our values make us kindred spirits with Pagans. These values may seem familiar and comfortable to us, but they are by no means accepted in the world at large. We need tremendous inner strength and power and many kindred spirits to face the world with the values we profess: an understanding of the divine as residing in us and in all of nature as the creative potential, a profound concern for the earth, and a commitment to the freedom of all persons to take responsibility for their own lives.

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