There is a growing religious movement in Iceland. But unlike the rest of Europe, this religious movement is *not* a certain Religion Of Peace…

Why Iceland Is Building a Temple to Its Pagan Gods

A collective of followers called Ásatrúarfélagið has started construction on the shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg, that will overlook the capital city of Reykjavík—for the first time since the Viking religion was superseded by Christianity.

Read about the Icelandic followers of the old gods at the link above and HERE. You may find their view of religion rather refreshing in a world full of people increasingly convinced that some old tome is the absolute Truth when it says that the world was created in six days, or that nonbelievers who should be fought and killed.

“You can’t simply erase your brain and pretend it’s the year 800.”

Preach it, brother.

“I don’t believe anyone believes in a one-eyed man who is riding about on a horse with eight feet . We see the stories as poetic metaphors and a manifestation of the forces of nature and human psychology.”

“So yes, it’s partly a ‘romantiquarianism.’ But at the same time, we feel that this is a viable way of life and has a meaning and a context. It is a religion you can live and die in, basically.”

“We have caterers.”