| 1. I don't mind worshiping both Germanic and foreign deities (though I may keep their rituals separate) |
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Agree |
| 2. I'm rarely upset when a Norse-themed book, movie or TV show contradicts lore. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 3. Foreign cultures (including our own) are a bad influence on Heathenry. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 4. Differences between Germanic tribes (Saxon, Norse, Gothic, etc.) are very important to me. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 5. No religion should claim to have the One True Way, not even my own. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 6. Lore is less important than personal spiritual experience. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 7. Gods should receive less worship than nature spirits or human ancestors. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 8. Using ancient Germanic languages in ritual is important. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 9. I wouldn't mind someone showing up for my ritual in street clothes, if he was well-groomed. |
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Agree |
| 10. Horned helmets and fake bearskins look cool, even if they're historically wrong. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 11. Heathen rituals feel wrong without period garb and food. |
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Agree |
| 12. I would claim to worship the Vanir in order to "pick up" sex partners at a ritual. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 13. The gods almost never deal with humans directly. |
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Agree |
| 14. The best part of a Heathen ritual is drinking beer or mead--LOTS of it! |
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Agree |
| 15. No matter where my ancestors lived, the Germanic gods are important to ME--and that's what counts. |
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Agree |
| 16. I don't understand what people see in the Eddas and sagas, beyond literary entertainment. |
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Agree |
| 17. The gods are metaphors for natural forces or human feelings--no more and no less. |
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Agree |
| 18. There's nothing wrong with creating new rituals, as long as some symbolic link to the lore exists. |
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Agree |
| 19. The gods are aspects of a universal force, or archetypes whose names vary from culture to culture. |
Disagree |
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Agree |
| 20. I wouldn't mind making garb/cooking a feast with modern tools, if the result LOOKED old enough. |
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Agree |