The Final Pagan Generation – Life in 4th Century Rome
Introduction The ‘Final Pagan Generation’ by Edward J. Watts describes life in 4th Century CE in the Roman Empire. Watts uses 4 Roman elites; Ausonius, Themistius, Libanius and Praetextatus, as…
Pagans
Why the world finds it hard to accept ‘polytheist pagans’ like Hindus as victims
Why are polytheists easily cast as oppressors but very rarely as victims? Perhaps because of the ‘culturally monotheistic’ upbringing, Western elites, whether Right or Left…
Dealing With Door Knockers: A Pagan Guide to Engaging With Proselytizers (Or Not)
Another question that came up in our recent symposium was “what do you do when someone knocks on your door trying to convert you to another religion?” The group had…
The Darkening Age: Christian destruction of ‘Pagan’ Rome
In 312 CE, Constantine had a vision of the cross as the emblem that would lead him to military victory” “In hoc signo, vinces!”…
A Nation of Slaves – Part 2
There has been a secret hope among all the Hindus that there will be someone who’ll come and save Hindu Dharma from this rampant destruction. It was with this hope…
A Nation of Slaves – Part I
“A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master, who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the last extremes of injustice…