The Gatekeeper of the Pagan Gods. “You can’t practice that religion, you’re not the proper race” said the apparent “non-racist ally”. He’s literally making the ethno nationalist argument but in reverse.

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[–]Comatoast 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

That's weird. Did he commune with all of these deities in a meeting and ask their opinions on the matter? Paying homage to any entity, be it a god, demigod, or the spirit of your toilet affects no one at all unless you're actively participating in trying to change those worshipping methods for other people.

[–]IridescentAnaconda 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There's something to be said for respecting and understanding the cultural context of whatever deity and/or spiritual practice you adopt. That is definitely what I was taught in my own spiritual practice, most recently from a white guy who has extensive experience with vodun. However, it's one thing to suggest that people be respectful of context and not cherry-pick, it's another to gate-keep and forbid.

[–]Comatoast 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Respecting and understanding the culture is part and parcel of understanding any entity of worship. If you find good sources, the mythologies within will usually have some kind of information about how the culture once was. Cultures change over time though, so you would almost need to look at human anthropology within the area for that time period of heavier/peak worship. Different gods will have stronger staying powers than others too.

That guy is just a butthole though, he's just kissing ass when the cultures he's trying to protect/gatekeep/be a bastard about would probably rather see him piked.