What is your opinion on non-Whites practicing European paganism (Asatru, Rodnovery, etc)?

[Óttar]

I can definitely sympathize with this. I just think it would have more effect each people returning to their own ancestral paganism. For example, the various Arabs returning to their own Semitic pagan tradition, the Turks rediscovering Tengrism, etc. would go much farther in counterbalancing the harm of Islam. Europeans rediscovering their various ancestral paganism would go much farther in counterbalancing the harm of Christianity. Especially since we know those Abrahamic religions merely stole from each respective pagan people. So it would "deconstruct" the Abrahamic religions at its very roots.

Sure. Each ethnic group should re-familiarize themselves with their old pantheon, folktales, and rituals. Before the advent of Abrahamic religions, people didn't fight over religion. As a matter of fact, if one population conquered another e.g. Romans over Celts, they were more likely to adopt, or identify foreign deities with their own.

Exactly. If Abrahamic religion is so great, why did it rely so heavily on Christianizing the old feasts and assimilating/mixing/matching the saint and Blessed Virgin Mary cults with that of the old gods and goddesses? Is Abrahamic religion not sufficient on its own? I would say "No" because if you remove all of the ritual, architectural, and symbolic elements inherited from the old ways, then all you have left is a dusty, rigid, intolerant belief system developed by a bunch of desert goat-fuckers with a barbaric, iron-age morality. This is the exact reason why Protestantism is so bankrupt.

True. There is much room for such syncretism and of course our ancestors had no problem absorbing even deities from other peoples. There is not this Abrahamic drive to convert the world and force one's god upon all others. I do appreciate the fact that certain Carthaginian and Greek deities were absorbed by my Celtiberian ancestors into their own pantheon, and that my Suebi/Alemanni ancestors in Southern Germany had no problem absorbing Celtic deities of the original inhabitants of the Alpine regions. Having a healthy attitude towards syncretism would help ensure it evolves rather than just remaining stagnant.

Indeed. This is the logic of the old ways.

[StonyArabia]

No Arab will be Euro pagan. Our pagan history and religion was very beautiful. Anyways our pantheon was also more full of goddesses unlike that of Euros. Yes it would be insult to our ancestors

[Antimage]

Same as europeans practicing it: clowns. I'm not much a fan of abrahamic religions either.

[Bogdan]

I’m personally not a Christian because it does not tie in with any part of my British, Slavic, or Germanic blood but with those who tried to change and dominate our culture. Christianity was born in the Middle East if I’m correct. If nonwhites admire our religions that is alright. I can admire some of theirs. It would be weird to try to be or worship something you’re not culturally a part of and never will be.

[Jacques de Imbelloni]

Exactly. If Abrahamic religion is so great, why did it rely so heavily on Christianizing the old feasts and assimilating/mixing/matching the saint and Blessed Virgin Mary cults with that of the old gods and goddesses? Is Abrahamic religion not sufficient on its own? I would say "No" because if you remove all of the ritual, architectural, and symbolic elements inherited from the old ways, then all you have left is a dusty, rigid, intolerant belief system developed by a bunch of desert goat-fuckers with a barbaric, iron-age morality. This is the exact reason why Protestantism is so bankrupt.


Indeed. This is the logic of the old ways.

And that is why islam destroyed civilizations instead of enrich them.

[Jacques de Imbelloni]

No Arab will be Euro pagan. Our pagan history and religion was very beautiful. Anyways our pantheon was also more full of goddesses unlike that of Euros. Yes it would be insult to our ancestors

[Benyzero]

The same when Europeans practicing buddhism for example.. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Rædwald]

I believe that European paganism broadly is largely Ethno-Patriarchal in the root, although early European religions began as a Matriarchal culture. Regardless I don't think it really makes sense for a non-European, or people who didn't descend from that lineage to practice the religion.

I mean, it would be strange to find a native Briton or German practicing Slavic Paganism. That's how I see it anyway.

[Jacques de Imbelloni]

[Chaos One]

This is a hard question when it comes to South Americans at all. I mean, some SA with European roots (more like having some real connection, like some grandfathers or even great-grandfathers) tend to push back all the time their origins and everything else.

So, you have at some point people with Germanic origins learning or following Odinism/Asatrú here. And that makes things even more complicated - like people with Germanic origins not liking others being Odinists at same time they are baffled by Europeans.

I think this is totally personal at all, but since we're talking about ethnical religions, things aren't so obvious as following major ones. There's some blur line about being serious about it or just doing it for mere fun. Doing for fun can make some people mad about it, and I see it happening all the time in some circles here.