“Everyone who sins must render to God the honor he has taken away, and this is the satisfaction that every sinner must make to God. But this is something which no sinner can give; and unless it is given, he cannot be saved.” St. Anselm’s Cur Deus Homo (Why God Became Man, Book I, Chapter 21) The Christian grand narrative is, without doubt, powerful and deeply moving. The story of Christ forgiving his tormentors on the cross makes a break with the so called pagan religions that preceeded Christianity. Or does it? In the Celtic pantheon we have Crom Cruach – An Irish fertility god sometimes called the "lord of the mound" who demanded child sacrifices. Another Celtic deity, The Morrígan was a war goddess (or triple goddess) who thrived on bloodshed, manipulating battles and dooming warriors. In the Egyptian pantheon there was Set ( or Seth), known for treachery and brutal cunning. Set was the God of chaos, desert, storms, and violence. Set mu...