Discussion Topic: Is Pagansim a religion or not?

[Anonymous]

My path is somewhat eclectic but based mainly on Paganism.

I would say that to me, Yes, it is a religion, in the sense that it is my belief and faith, but it is also a way of life for me, a constant presence in my heart and head and so, is thought about every day.

The village where we live there is one church and that is Christian, everyone trundles on down there on a Sunday morning and feels like they've been vindicated for the week, then they carry on exactly the same.  Is their religion really a constant in their lives ?  
I don't know and its not for me to say how someone thinks.

But I view my beliefs as being a very big part of my everyday thinking and actions.

[Night_Raven]

I follow the Wicce path.

If we look at the word Pagan, you'll see it really only came to being when the Romans came here to the British isles, it mostly just floated around before then, and that's because the literal translation of the word means 'villager' (as stated by the language historian, who's name I heard once and can't damn remember :x )

Language barriers, an'all, kinda turned it into the word we use today!