What might be a Christian view on Pagan beliefs, for exmple...

What might be a Christian view on Pagan beliefs, for exmple Druidism?

Source: http://carm.org/druidism

The main elements of druidic belief are...

1.Sacredness of all life: A philosophy which deals with the sacredness and divinity of all life in which all life is equal in value. Therefore, humanity is on the same level of importance as plants and animals.

2.The Otherworld: A place of existence beyond our physical senses. It is a place we are supposed to go to when we die but can be visited with the help of meditation, altered states of consciousness, visualizations, chanting, hypnosis, and shamanic trances.

3.Reincarnation: Ancient Druidic practices taught a type of reincarnation in which the soul went to "The Otherworld" between incarnations, which could be in human or animal forms. Most modern Druids hold to this as well.

4.Nature: It reconnects us with nature, our ancestors, and ourselves, by "working with plants, trees, animals, stones, and ancestral stories."

5.Healing: It brings healing using holistic means for both body and spirit.

6.Journey: Life is a journey from one stage to another; birth, marriage, children, death, etc.

7.Potential: Developing one's potential for the development of our creative, psychic, intellectual, and intuitive abilities.

8.Magic: Where ideas are brought into manifestation and divination is used to predict the future.

Druids do not practice human sacrifice, but they do celebrate eight festivals which are based upon the seasons. They celebrate summer and winter solstices which are the longest and shortest days of the year respectively. They celebrate the equinoxes in the fall and spring when the days and nights are equally long. The other festivals were based on tradition and related to farming such as sending the cattle out to pasture, beginning of the harvest, etc.

Druidism emphasizes the "spiritual nature of life."

They don't seem like bad bunch of lads ... they don't have Christian beliefs ... they live a reasonable and good life to their values ... they care for their families and nature ... but they got it wrong, there really is a God, a Christian God.

Are they therefore condemned to an eternity in hell? That would be somewhat harsh imo.

Dex