GOALS OF THE JULIAN SOCIETY

II. To reintroduce the ideal of a unified but diverse worldwide Pagan movement, as conceived by ancient Neo-Platonic philosophy and championed by the Emperor Julian and other Pagans of late antiquity, as a viable alternative to cultural Christianity.

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Exclusive monotheistic religions have for centuries promoted several "myths" that can be seen as having misleading, and even detrimental to effects within society. These include such ideas as the revision of history to claim that they invented  positive morals, that they are the oldest faiths in history, and perhaps most importantly, that they are the only foundation on which stable Civilization can be built. 

History is proof that such claims are inherently incorrect. The very word "morals" comes from Roman Pagan civilization, Paganism itself predates the Old Testament by millennia, and of course the Classical civilizations themselves, which gave us philosophy, democracy and just law, were Pagan at their core. 

Yet ancient civilizations hold a greater legacy and lesson than simply having Pagan foundations. They also show the way to an entirely different perception of universal reality - one in which different concepts of deity and religion can live together in peace. The key to this is an ideal of syncretism, (the belief that diverse religious ideas can coexist and even be combined without harm) as opposed to evangelism (the belief that there is there only one "right" religious ideal). 

The difference between cultures build on syncretism or on evangelism is vast. While syncretism of course cannot eliminate all human problems of war and conflict, it certainly promotes mutual understanding and harmony between different traditions and peoples. Evangelism, while not the sole cause of all war and conflict, has nonetheless caused many vast religious wars and cultural occupations - by promoting the ideal that all other beliefs are not only wrong but also dangerous, and that they must be completely destroyed to ensure the blessings of "God."