tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612563867390490775.post2119108850631125683..comments2024-03-01T06:30:22.313+00:00Comments on Jourdemayne: The Druid NetworkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612563867390490775.post-74575692291222705682010-10-13T12:14:37.722+01:002010-10-13T12:14:37.722+01:00I'd very much like a First Amendment that guar...I'd very much like a First Amendment that guarantees no special treatment for any religions, and don't think Druidry deserves special consideration for its historical links.<br /><br />That being said, like Jourdemayne I have no problem with them personally or as a group; they seem like perfectly nice people, no sillier than other religions and seemingly a good deal more well-behaved.HDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384565256819352617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612563867390490775.post-46766466626661339022010-10-10T16:27:44.081+01:002010-10-10T16:27:44.081+01:00Last year, the Council of British Druid Orders tri...Last year, the Council of British Druid Orders tried to claim that ancient human ruins at Avebury should be given to them for cultural and ethnic reasons. We submitted a consultation document about this at work: http://www.secularism.org.uk/uploads/35498afb18ea023090661219.pdf<br /><br />Common sense prevailed and they lost.<br /><br />Incidentally, In the UK 2001 Census 1,656 people indicated “Druidism” as their religious persuasion, considerably less than the people who wrote 'Jedi'.<br /><br />There was a story in the news a while ago about Druid police being given permission to take leave on pagan holidays as if this were some sort of privilege but in fact anyone can use their leave allocation as they want, with prior agreement. They might have had to work Christmas Day instead, for example.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054609141955914429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612563867390490775.post-8875431262723869102010-10-10T13:17:55.069+01:002010-10-10T13:17:55.069+01:00Hi. Really interesting. British lay homeopathy i...Hi. Really interesting. British lay homeopathy in the 70's was rooted in Druidisnm. There were two leading lay homeopaths after a plane crash where a few died. The most successful spread was from the students of Thomas Maughan. He only had a handful of students. It is alleged that he put more emphasis on the druidism than the homeopathy. They had to do the druidism. All the old leading figures; Michael Miles, Peter Chappell, Tony Hurley are among these people. You can see how successful they are. Now thousands follow homeopathy. <br /><br />Warhelmet knows far more about these links than I do. He has pointed me to some good articles. <br /><br />Now for some speculative and anecdotal stuff.<br />It has to be possible that the 'Robert Davidson' illusion, used in colleges, comes from this group and is part of their ideology. Robert is presented as a tyrant and unpleasant. In fact there are many Roberts of different heights. 'Fear is an illusion'; 'False Evidence Appearing Real'; 'The only thing to fear is fear itself'. those are the words repeated most often. Essentially you have to stay above the drama to see the reality - of course, I didn't. Because he has been written about for so long hstorically it has to be possible that this practice originates with the Druid grop.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698532855036111147noreply@blogger.com