"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Last year this time I responded to an essay written by John Michael Greer titled, "A Bad Case of Methodist Envy: Copying Christian models of clergy is a Pagan dead end." His essay argued against the notion of payed professional clergy and my response was to argue in favor of professional clergy -- at least having the option of professional clergy. In this essay it is my hope to build upon the ideas I shared in last year's essay but also share further reflections on the subject of the evolving nature of Paganism in general and Pagan clergy in particular.
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It seems we all have different ideas of what "clergy" means, and I think people here are talking past each other a little bit beca
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Ancient Egyptian priests most often donated their time and assets to the Temples. They might get to share in food offerings, and g
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What benefit does a clergy based hierarchy provide for such a belief system? It opens the door to abuse of power and canonization
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Jenni, there have always been clergy within the Pagan movement and there has always been abuse of power within the community by so
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With all due respect, if Paganism becomes clergy based, I will slip further from the public path.