Comments on: Problems with Paganism http://www.openbuddha.com/2005/02/27/problems-with-paganism/ Open Source Buddhism Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:10:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Al http://www.openbuddha.com/2005/02/27/problems-with-paganism/comment-page-1/#comment-560941 Al Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:21:21 +0000 http://www.arcanology.com/?p=410#comment-560941 One thing you are missing is that Christian ministers don't make much money at all. Two of my uncles are ministers. One has almost always had to have a second job in order to pay bills. The other does "ok" but I don't think he makes a phenomenal amount of money. If your life makes you miserable, you should change it. What's the point of running a group if you aren't happy with how you are spending your time. It isn't an either/or choice between having some sort of career and being spiritually active. That's an artificial dichotomy. One thing you are missing is that Christian ministers don’t make much money at all. Two of my uncles are ministers. One has almost always had to have a second job in order to pay bills. The other does “ok” but I don’t think he makes a phenomenal amount of money.

If your life makes you miserable, you should change it. What’s the point of running a group if you aren’t happy with how you are spending your time.

It isn’t an either/or choice between having some sort of career and being spiritually active. That’s an artificial dichotomy.

]]> By: Random Person http://www.openbuddha.com/2005/02/27/problems-with-paganism/comment-page-1/#comment-560939 Random Person Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:10:11 +0000 http://www.arcanology.com/?p=410#comment-560939 I hear/understand exactly what you are saying. It is possible to hold a job and follow spiritual pursuits. Here is my problem though. I am one of those people who is holding a job and leading a group and for the most part, it makes me miserable. I do it anyway. After all, like you said, it's hard to be spiritual when you can't pay rent. I must admit though that I wish for a job in which I really did what I love (be spiritual). When compared to what a Christian in my circumstance could do (become a paid minister,) I do feel like a "poor pagan." I am not poor as far as money is concerned but I do feel slighted as far as my career. Perhaps the reason why others are poor as far as money is concerned, is that they are so affected by this slight that they give up on doing other things. I hear/understand exactly what you are saying. It is possible to hold a job and follow spiritual pursuits. Here is my problem though. I am one of those people who is holding a job and leading a group and for the most part, it makes me miserable. I do it anyway. After all, like you said, it’s hard to be spiritual when you can’t pay rent. I must admit though that I wish for a job in which I really did what I love (be spiritual). When compared to what a Christian in my circumstance could do (become a paid minister,) I do feel like a “poor pagan.” I am not poor as far as money is concerned but I do feel slighted as far as my career. Perhaps the reason why others are poor as far as money is concerned, is that they are so affected by this slight that they give up on doing other things.

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