This
bumper sticker is in some ways a "reaction" to the
born again Christian sticker, but it's also very
tongue in cheek. Its purpose is much more half-laughing at
ourselves than playing
holier than thou. For you see, for most
pagans, this sticker is
redundant. The great,
great majority of
pagan belief systems believe in some form of
reincarnation or another, so "by definition" a pagan is
born again. (or as the other popular sticker like this goes,
Born again, and again, and again...) Saying you're a born again pagan is like saying "my brown
hair is
brown." It's redundant, and is a
given in the statment from the start. There's nothing innately
special in the statement at all.
As for proselythizing our "born again pagan" philosophy, i'm terribly glad to hear you haven't met this. In an ideal situation, you actually won't find this much at all. Most pagans believe in a strong policy of non-proselythization. We happily make information available to all seekers, but in no way does the majority of the population go out seeking converts. Many pagans consider preaching with the intent of conversion highly unethical and against what our religions stand for.