A bit of pondering ... LGBT - should it be Heresy?

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**Furyou Miko**

Modern paganism is though.

**Alcibiades**

We do know very very little about ancient Hellenistic religion really, and anybody who claims to be continuing it is really... not, because we know very little of what it was.

The modern form of pre-Christian paganism (not Greek, but in general) is really Hinduism. Somebody who wants to be a pagan can just go be a Hindu.

Anyway this is a digression.

**Furyou Miko**

Digressions are interesting.

**CthuluIsSpy**

Alcibiades wrote:
We do know very very little about ancient Hellenistic religion really, and anybody who claims to be continuing it is really... not, because we know very little of what it was.

The modern form of pre-Christian paganism (not Greek, but in general) is really Hinduism. Somebody who wants to be a pagan can just go be a Hindu.

Anyway this is a digression.

Hindus don't have Loki though.

**Ironclad Warlord**

The Eldar always seemed to be prone to gender bending.

**mattyrm**

Considering GW hardly mention any sex at all, I doubt they put much effort into exploring the subject! I might be wrong though...

**Furyou Miko**

Ironclad Warlord wrote:
The Eldar always seemed to be prone to gender bending.

The Eldar don't have a cultural concept of 'gender roles' beyond the mythic.

They also have a strange relationship with masks.

When an Eldar, male or female, dons the war mask of the Howling Banshees shrine, that Eldar is considered to be female, because they are a Banshee - the Aspect of Morai Heg.

Similarly, when an Eldar dons the war mask of the Dire Avenger, that Eldar is male, because they are an avatar of Asuryan.