Talk:Homosexuality and Norse paganism

I'm concerned that several statements in this article are inaccurate. The statements, "[...] followers of Asatru are primarily concerned with how Norse society viewed homosexuality," and, "Ásatrú is a revivalist religion that seeks to reconstruct the beliefs and practices of the ancient Norsemen" are both untrue of several Asatru Organizations. I'd refer anyone who cares to the numerous articles by William Bainbridge and Diana Paxson on The Troth's website, as well as the AFA's declaration of purpose point 1: "Asatru today is a modernized version of what our ancestors practiced. We have adapted it to the context of life in the twenty-first century [...]" Further, the statement "this is a not uncommon view of male homosexuality" has no relevance to the article in question and serves no purpose other than to try and legitimize homophobic sentiment. The purpose of this article should be to portray an accurate picture of views on homosexuality in Asatru and Norse paganism, you cannot try to legitimize homophobic beliefs without launching into a discussion of the implications of Odin becoming an Ergi - both of which are irrelevant to the article in question. This is a forum for facts, not debate; let's keep it that way.

That is not why I reverted your edits. It is because you have conspicuosly removed the reconstructionist link now two different times. This article is called Homosexuality in Norse paganism and is primarily concerned with how the historical Norse pagans viewed homosexuality - the references to Asatru are secondary, and the fact that Asatru is reconstructionist is the bridge to the relevancy to what the Heathen Norse believed. I have modified your edit - please look it over. WeniWidiWiki 06:18, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, I think it's much clearer now.