Does anyone here have some good sources regarding the many things that Christianity stole from Pagan traditions before altering and claiming as their own? I've been interested in this for a while, and I've managed to find some good research on this, but I'm always looking for more. I've ran across some helpful Internet sources,
http://exposingchristianity.org/ is good for this topic, but I'd be interested if anyone else had good sources proving this theory. Thanks!
No, and you won't find
good - in the sense of 'accurate' - sources for that; while it's a common misconception in Pagandom, it largely
is a misconception. The site you link is a 'Joy of Satanism' subsite, and definitely
not reliable; even other Satanists think JoS is mockable.
"established customs that don't have anything to do with theology don't go away when people change theologies".
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Bluepurplepandas, that's the thing - you speak of Christianity 'stealing' from the pagans, as if 'the Christians' were an invading tribe, but the people identifying as Christian who included the various customs into how they practiced Christianity
were 'the Pagans', before they converted, just retaining the familiar customs that were their legitimate birthright.
Sunflower