10th February 2009, 01:59 PM
Sorry Oddie, but doesn't the Christian Church at least have the legitimacy of continuity of belief with remains from Christian burial grounds? They can quite legitimately claim to continue the practices and hold sacred the beliefs the dead people followed, and therefore have a right to be able and allowed to speak on their behalf now.
I'm afraid the Druids can't claim this. They have no idea what beliefs the people buried at Avebury originally held, or what rites (if any) were carried out prior to, during, or after their burial. None of this information has survived. Any modern-day version is simply a theatrical pastiche.
I'm afraid the Druids can't claim this. They have no idea what beliefs the people buried at Avebury originally held, or what rites (if any) were carried out prior to, during, or after their burial. None of this information has survived. Any modern-day version is simply a theatrical pastiche.