Comments on: Sun god appeased in Manhattan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1439570 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1439570 Seems like it would fit in just fine with several modern religions. Seems like it would fit in just fine with several modern religions.

]]> By: Warren Grant http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1439201 Warren Grant Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1439201 The comments below the picture for this article mention "Mitra" which I highly suspect is your friend "Mithras" by a different spelling :P There are plenty of Pagans who revere Isis these days. I am fine with that overall. I am not happy at the thought someone might rediscover the worship of Cybele however (entry into her Priesthood evidently required the candidate to cut off their own genitals with a knife. Yechh. Some things are best left un-recreated I suspect). The comments below the picture for this article mention “Mitra” which I highly suspect is your friend “Mithras” by a different spelling :P
There are plenty of Pagans who revere Isis these days. I am fine with that overall. I am not happy at the thought someone might rediscover the worship of Cybele however (entry into her Priesthood evidently required the candidate to cut off their own genitals with a knife. Yechh. Some things are best left un-recreated I suspect).

]]> By: TheMadLibrarian http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1438627 TheMadLibrarian Thu, 31 May 2012 19:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1438627 Blood and fluff for Arioch! Blood and fluff for Arioch!

]]> By: GawainLavers http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1438166 GawainLavers Thu, 31 May 2012 16:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1438166 Black hoodies vs. white hoods! Black hoodies vs. white hoods!

]]> By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1438167 Ito Kagehisa Thu, 31 May 2012 16:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1438167 Mustelids on a stick...  well, you don't see that every day. Mustelids on a stick…  well, you don’t see that every day.

]]> By: absimiliard http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1438124 absimiliard Thu, 31 May 2012 16:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1438124 Can I put my money on the druids? -abs admits that's more out of hope than any actual impressions of the groups in questions, but he can't help it, ancient (once-defunct) religions that get re-incarnated by moderns just leave him tickled.....  (he's still waiting for Mithraism and Isis worship to make comebacks, after those damn Christians stole their holidays they went downhill pretty badly) Can I put my money on the druids?

-abs admits that’s more out of hope than any actual impressions of the groups in questions, but he can’t help it, ancient (once-defunct) religions that get re-incarnated by moderns just leave him tickled…..  (he’s still waiting for Mithraism and Isis worship to make comebacks, after those damn Christians stole their holidays they went downhill pretty badly)

]]> By: DeepNorth http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/sun-god-appeased-in-manhattan.html#comment-1438066 DeepNorth Thu, 31 May 2012 15:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163840#comment-1438066 I want to see a cage match between PETA supporters and druids at a sacrifice. Two marginalized groups duking it out. I want to see a cage match between PETA supporters and druids at a sacrifice. Two marginalized groups duking it out.

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