Response to OrlandoParty2K's video calling druidism a 'bloody cult'.
References:
Ronald Hutton - The Druids
New Order of Druids website (www.druidcircle.org)
Jonathon Riley-Smith - The Oxford History of the Crusades
Song: Celtic Woman - The Voice
Lisa Kelly (vocals)
Mairead Nesbitt (fiddle)
Much of Caesar's claims therefore need to be questioned and not interpreted as 100% fact. While we do not know for sure if the Druids of old practiced human/animal sacrifice, Druids today certainly do not. What we do is make sacrifices in the form of offerings, which include bread, wine, oats, silver coins, sea salt, etc.
celticbattleaxe 2 weeks ago
...to Rome after conquering Gaul and making the two voyages, he declared himself emperor, eliminated the Senate, and formed the Roman Empire in the making. Caesar was a dictator, killed by his own followers.
The Senate had only given him permission to conquer Cis-Alpine Gaul and to drive hostile tribes away, not to conquer all of Gaul. He was out for power, and it is likely that we wrote the 'Gallic Wars' in an attempt to prove to the Senate that his campaign was for Rome's benefit.
celticbattleaxe 2 weeks ago
There is much controversy as to whether or not the Druids practiced human/animal sacrifice. Roman documents, mostly the 'Gallic Wars' by Julius Caesar, suggest that the Druids did. Caesar described the Druids as overseeing ritual sacrifice for ceremonies, and describes such a ceremony in which humans are burned in a wicker-man. Now, however, many historians question this claim, as Caesar was attempting to conquer the Gauls, which he did, and also made two voyages to Albion. When he returned...
celticbattleaxe 2 weeks ago
OrlandoParty2K just got owned
sweetitsme 1 year ago
Wow......607 views and no one has started a religious debate yet. I think that's I'm impressed.
aragornsargonath 1 year ago