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I love to talk to all sorts of people, but Heathens really make me leave whatever group their apart of. I'm not using this threat to attack Heathens but some of them are so high about how to properly do things that it makes me sick. We really don't know how the Heathens practiced, but some Heathens believe that they do know how they practice. I think I'll stay as far away from them as possible.

 
I'm curious what you're hoping to get out of posting this in the A&H sig. Are you looking for tips for interacting with heathens? Wondering if what the heathens you've met IRL told you is true?

It's definitely a known bug that some heathens and Asatruar get hung up on specific points of reconstruction, but not usually all of them. What points do you find people getting caught up on?

I love to talk to all sorts of people, but Heathens really make me leave whatever group their apart of. I'm not using this threat to attack Heathens but some of them are so high about how to properly do things that it makes me sick. We really don't know how the Heathens practiced, but some Heathens believe that they do know how they practice. I think I'll stay as far away from them as possible.

 
Yeah.

I was looking into Unity Church (as part of my Christopagan curiosities) and came across a religious forum where people were just insane about how Unity isn't the spirituality that God intended and that if they'd just stay true to the letter of the bible they'd see a much better and deeper religion. Or, Unity can say whatever it wants, but it doesn't make it authentic Christianity.  

Switch a few words and it could be a recon vs modern conversation.

Not that there's anything wrong with recons or heathens. Just that some (I know from experience ) can be a little pushy and judgmental. But I've also always maintained that as long as you can effectively argue your case for practice/belief, then recons will give you a chance. So, really, it seems like respect and acceptance in the recon community comes with demonstrating intelligent and informed religious choices, even when those choices seem to go against the commonly accepted opinion.

Much like TC, or most groups, actually. And, of course, just like all places...some recons are just looking to argue to puff themselves up and aren't interested in discussion at all.  

So tl;dr: people, man. What are you going to do?

I love to talk to all sorts of people, but Heathens really make me leave whatever group their apart of. I'm not using this threat to attack Heathens but some of them are so high about how to properly do things that it makes me sick. We really don't know how the Heathens practiced, but some Heathens believe that they do know how they practice. I think I'll stay as far away from them as possible.

 
Was this a group of people you know in real life or like a FB group?

I love to talk to all sorts of people, but Heathens really make me leave whatever group their apart of. I'm not using this threat to attack Heathens but some of them are so high about how to properly do things that it makes me sick. We really don't know how the Heathens practiced, but some Heathens believe that they do know how they practice. I think I'll stay as far away from them as possible.

If your not a Heathen and your attending a Heathen group you are not going to be 100% spot on. Now if you are leaving general pagan groups due to Heathen members I can see.  I would stay to not join any group that makes you feel bad about your practice.