The overarching narrative of Solstice was not religious. I disagree, but this is fine.
Worth noting that there’s a substantial minority that thinks secular solstice is too religious and wants to scrub any remaining traces[1]. There was a gorgeous church that would have been perfect when solstice was smaller, but there was a large, immobile cross, and many people objected to that.
PS. I appreciate you writing this and strong upvoted, it was interesting to hear your POV, and the writing was extremely clear.
Fun fact: my pagan friend told me that large, generic, pagan solstice rituals have the exact same fight. Some people want their childhood Christmas Eve celebration. with the serial numbers filed off. Some have strong disagreements with Christianity and don’t want any of its assumptions smuggled in. Some people have religious trauma so something that recreates the vibe that group 1 wants will be triggering to them even if all of the words are unobjectionable.
Worth noting that there’s a substantial minority that thinks secular solstice is too religious and wants to scrub any remaining traces[1]. There was a gorgeous church that would have been perfect when solstice was smaller, but there was a large, immobile cross, and many people objected to that.
PS. I appreciate you writing this and strong upvoted, it was interesting to hear your POV, and the writing was extremely clear.
Fun fact: my pagan friend told me that large, generic, pagan solstice rituals have the exact same fight. Some people want their childhood Christmas Eve celebration. with the serial numbers filed off. Some have strong disagreements with Christianity and don’t want any of its assumptions smuggled in. Some people have religious trauma so something that recreates the vibe that group 1 wants will be triggering to them even if all of the words are unobjectionable.