http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23362/israel-paganism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23362/israel-paganism#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:17:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23362 Like many other soldiers who took part in the Gaza operation, Omer, 20, occasionally took a few moments to pray, but he did not pray to the Lord of Israel.

Omer considers himself pagan, and has sworn allegiance to three ancient gods. During combat, he says they appeared before him, giving him strength during the most arduous moments.

The soldier is part of a tiny community of pagans that has developed in Israel]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23362/israel-paganism/feed 0