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 Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:35 pm
What does priesthood mean in your religion(s)?
What does it mean to you personally?
Are you a priest, or is priesthood something you would want to work towards?
What responsibilities does a priest have in your religion and/or religious community vs a layperson?
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:35 am
Fancy title not much more.
Ideally someone who has undergone spiritual and theological training and has a very good grasp of whatever teachings and rituals the religion is suppose to offer.
I'm a pastor, a member of laity. No official priesthood exist in A&O but all members are considered pastors in training. I attend a local church in my area that has a priesthood and if I were to go "orthodox", I wouldn't mind being an Episcopal priest since they welcome progressive Christians and are heretic tolerant. My deacon found my articles interesting.
In the Episcopal Church, priests are responsible for giving sacraments which are believed to be needed for salvation. They also offer counselling and help organize public service and charity events.
In A&O, pastors pretty much lead group discussions, offers counselling (or directs where one can get counselling if it's outside of the pastor's knowledge) and... well I can't think of much else the pastor does other than invite new people to join in our discussions. We're a small group and most charity stuff we do is independent and at an individual level rather than as an organization.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:51 pm
Because I hold several different spiritual beliefs- the idea of a priesthood is a little different in each. The only thing that I can think of that they all have in common is a combination of training and service. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:01 pm
Esiris Because I hold several different spiritual beliefs- the idea of a priesthood is a little different in each. The only thing that I can think of that they all have in common is a combination of training and service. sweatdrop Feel free to detail the different roles in your different paths biggrin
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:07 pm
Sanguina Cruenta Feel free to detail the different roles in your different paths biggrin I'm not sure I can do them justice- I'm likely never going to Kanzo, and I'm not Wiccan, so everything I see is from the outside. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:48 am
Priesthood in Heathenry is more really about being a leader of a group of people or leader of a ritual; the godhi would be a chieftain (as they tended to lead the rituals) or a member of the family. Nowadays a godhi is mostly expected to know quite a bit about lore and history and to be able to help others with religious issues, but what constitutes a godhi differs from kindred to kindred and group to group. By some standards, I would be a gythia because I closely serve one deity and I am the person in my home who holds the rituals. I don't think of myself that way; as I'm not in a group it's not really a relevant term for me.
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