Pagans in a sentence

A summary of the modern view is given in Robin Lane Fox, Pagans and Christians 1989, pp. 31 ff.: "The modern emphasis on paganism's cult acts was also acknowledged by pagans themselves.

One common theory posits that Charlemagne "used force and terror to Christianise all pagans", leading to baptism, conversion or execution, and as a result, Vikings and other pagans resisted and wanted revenge.

It is not only religious orders that have found their home at East Grinstead, as Druids, Pagans, Wiccans and Satanists are believed to consider the nearby woodlands as their home.

According to Bella LaVeau, within the religion there are stories guiding Pagans on when to plant metaphorical and literal gardens, when to harvest and how to worship the dead.

But on the other hand, St. Paul said even the pagans are, in the light of their reason and conscience, able to understand what is written in their heart (the natural moral law).

From Morris dancing at the crack of dawn to pagans leaping over fire, eccentric revellers from across Britain have been doing their bit to usher in May Day.

Pride still comes before a fall, and as even the wisest ancient pagans remind us, the pinnacle of civilization typically tips all too fast under the weight of decadent luxury into rack and ruin.

While the Tab brings people together, Pagans often practice individually.

Wolfe, who has ties to the Pagans Motorcycle Club, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and possession of a firearm while committing a felony.

Darichuk made the remark Tuesday at the University of Calgary, where she’s promoting a new official club on campus, the Witches & Pagans Club.

Despite his penchant for treachery, his powerful allies at court, and his attempts to woo Sabrina (a political marriage, he offers, followed by joint rule), he's little match for the teenage witch -- or the pagans, for that matter.

Pagans have traditionally believed Midsummer’s eve to be the time when the veil between this world and the next is thinnest, and when fairies and mythical creatures were most powerful.

This year, however, most of the Orkney Pagans group will be commemorating the longest day of the year from their own homes, as Mark and Helen Woodsford-Dean, of Spriritual Orkney, broadcast celebrations online.

By obtaining the Pope’s blessing, the expedition was recognised as a genuine crusade against the pagans of Estonia.

Christians and Pagans attempted to quash the cult later in history, due to the homosexual undertones of it, but it is still considered to be alive and well.

Pagans generally use one or all of the last three, but most of British society, at all levels, still uses the first, and equivalent terms and attitudes are found all over the world.

Terrifying as a village full of murderous pagans might be, it’s not nearly as scary as looking back on an entire decade of your life and wondering where the hell it went.

And as I have discovered, you don’t have to be in a gang to have pagans.

Six other suspected Pagans are charged with either first- or second-degree racketeering.

There are currently about 300 members of the Pagans in the northeastern United States, where they are sometimes bitter rivals of the Hells Angels.