The Heath Heathens Name

Why I chose the name "Heathens".

When I originally decided to begin a Heath Ledger fansite, the first thing I had to do was think of a name.  I wanted something catchy, with alliteration, that hopefully would be easy to remember.  Truthfully, that was the only thing I was thinking.  I thought of the name Heath Heathens, and being unable to come up with anything else, I decided to go with it.

Since then, I have become so accustomed to the name that I never give it anymore thought.  However, on occasion I get the rare email from someone who is worried about the concept behind the word "heathens" and whether they are comfortable visiting a site with that name.  In order to clear up any concerns, I decided to take the unusual step of addressing my own spiritual affiliation.  HH Administration does believe in God.  Religiously, I am a New Testament Christian.   While that could make the name Heath Heathens seem ironic, I basically chose it because it was catchy.

On HH, I have been very careful to run a  neutral site, where I do not espouse any particular point of view from either side.  My assistants and good friends are representative of a wide range of beliefs both religiously and politically.   I chose to run HH this way out of respect for both Mr. Ledger and all of you who visit.   Heath has a very large variety of fans, and I know that our admiration of this gifted actor is one thing that we all can respect and love about each other.  

My efforts here have been to make sure that I run a site that treats Heath with the dignity he deserves, and that is interesting, informative, and safe for any person of any race, religion, gender, or sexuality to enjoy.   I truly would not want anyone to feel uncomfortable here, and I welcome every Heath fan out there to come celebrate his work. 

I hope you enjoy your visit to Heath Heathens.  And I'm really happy to have you here.

Sincerely,

Phyllis

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