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Okay, before we start, DISCLAIMER: this is a silly conversation and should not be taken seriously.

So I was reading the cakes and ale thread and someone mentioned that she didn't drink, and I wondered to myself, "how do teetotallers get along in Asatru?"

Do you think there's a part of a person's lifestyle that might exclude them from active participation in a religion?

A few things come to mind...
Can a person in a wheelchair participate in the spiral dance?
Does a man or a woman initiate a transsexual in Wicca?
Will a Norse deity disown a person who doesn't enjoy the odd glass?
Can a homophobe function well in Greek religion?

There are things that exclude certain people from certain faiths. You can't follow the Irish Celtic deities if you're not a part of that culture, for example. Some Hard Folkish types insist only those of Germanic descent can be Asatruar, but we ignore them because they're dicks. You can't be a Wiccan if you're a prude, but I'm not sure how you'd cope if you decided to be celibate for some reason.

...I'm sure I had more to say here but I started talking to a mate over IM about Rule 34 and got distracted.
You get the basic thing I'm going for here, right? xd

Maybe, especially if there are things that go against a person's own moral or ethical codes. It's a question that comes up with Wicca quite regularly. If initiation has sexual elements, what do I do if I am married? It can be a tough decision. Or what if I don't like to do witchcraft can I still be Wiccan? No...it's base on the use of it. Again..maybe this is not the right path.

Though I can see the difficulty in having a wheelchair in such a situation, I still think there are other ways that they could participate. If others in the circle were willing to either construct a sling of some sort to carry the other person (and obviously that person would have to be willing to be carried), then I think it could be done. To me a spiral dance is not only about the physical dance, but also a dance of the soul/spirit, so one does not necessarily need to be able to use ones legs to do that. Sometimes just to be in the midst of such energy is participation enough, even if you can't move from the spot you are in.

From what I've gotten from A&J, it's all about the plumbing. If you have male parts, you are male. If you have female parts, you are female.

I can't really speak to much to this since I'm not too familiar with the Norse deities, but just because you don't drink doesn't mean that you couldn't keep a small bottle to use for offerings. Now if you were "on the wagon", I think the gods would understand if you couldn't. I am sure that if someone were really dedicated to that path, they could find something that was appropriate to give as an offering, and still stay within their own boundaries. If not, then maybe it isn't the path for them.

They'd either have to re-evaluate their views on things or find another religion.

i think minds should be more opened stare

We're just joking around...
I think minds should be included with a sense of humor.

Maybe she missed the "disclaimer". xd

interestnig thought for a topic. i would have to think about some of my answers, but i do think one could participate in a spiral dance, even in a wheel chair. seriously, all you would have to do would be spin the chair really fast. lol. just kidding, folks.

To add to the wheel chair comment, can y'all imagine someone going Skyclad and doing backwards swirls around a fire pit while another in an electric chair beats a drum? xd