Lets not romanticize paganism, the ancient pagans were all the same: worshipped idols, committed human sacrifice, worshipped the phallus, worshipped the sun, practice cannibalism... Jesus freeed our ancestors from this Satanic life of sin.
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Before it was these druids, magis, and various wise men, it was virgin maidens and their retinues of young warriors. It's clear to those who look hard enough that there was already a religious conflict in Europe prior to the arrival of Christianity. And depending on these factors, these different religious foundations, some pagans converted peacefully, whilst others held out.
Paganism isn't some blanket religion. It varied from region to region, and from era to era. The earliest sources that I can find do not mention "wise men" as often as they mention "virgin maidens". I have seen early Christian works from Scotland and Ireland praising the Virgin Mary for being the prime jewel of these once-honored mothers.
Druids we're spiritual leaders, but they also made and enforced the laws of the land.
If a person thinks lethal injection or the electric chair is different then they simply can't be helped.
Paganism isn't some blanket religion. It varied from region to region, and from era to era. The earliest sources that I can find do not mention "wise men" as often as they mention "virgin maidens". I have seen early Christian works from Scotland and Ireland praising the Virgin Mary for being the prime jewel of these once-honored mothers.