By the power of Zeus, ancient gods are back
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100020_24/03/2006_67871
Worship of the 12 gods of Mount Olympus associated with ancient Greece could, thanks to a decision by a first-instance court in Athens, become part of the country’s contemporary culture.

In a ruling made public yesterday, the court allowed the formation of an association whose members claim to worship Zeus and the other 11 gods.

“I support everybody’s right to practice their faith, whichever it may be, without hindrance,” said Apostolos Vrachiolidis, a journalist and one of the founding members of the association. Members of the group deny that they engage in idolatry. “We simply want to worship the gods of our ancestors freely,” a member who preferred to remain anonymous told Kathimerini.

The Church of Greece takes a dim view of this type of worship, linking it to New Age practices

Zeus worshippers want their place in the sun
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=qw1143270541684B262
 
Athens - A group of Greek pagans who venerate the ancient gods of Mount Olympus said on Friday they would shortly be seeking state recognition of their beliefs.

"We call for the respect and protection of this pre-Christian religion and for the removal of all obstacles preventing its practice," said Vassilis Tsantilas, of the association of the "Supreme Council of the Gentile Hellenes" to which, he says, about 1 000 polytheists belong.

The association was set up in 1997 to the fury of the Greek Orthodox Church to which almost all Greeks belong.

It is asking the authorities to facilitate access to archaeological sites so they can conduct their ceremonies, Tsantilas said.

He said the request would be delivered in the coming weeks to the culture, education and interior ministries
 
Book's Prophecy Proves Frighteningly Accurate
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