Posted on 09/21/2005 5:32:58 PM PDT by Coleus
Freedom Of Religion Bump.
When I was a witch, it was very hard to find witches with a definate set of moral values. If I did, the person was usually from a Catholic background such as I was. The lack of moral fiber was a big turn off and hence why I left that faith. I made a lot of friends and at the time and it helped me with a lot of issues; I just got turned off by things like no respect for the unborn,promiscuity,etc.
Back in my college days, I had a girlfriend who was a member of a witch coven operating out of a place called "The Magikal Childe" in NYC. A couple of loony guys ran the operation. They had a scam going where they would "divulge the inner secrets" of Wicca to girls who would put out for them. I finally had to split up with her because I wanted nothing to do with even an indirect connection to that operation
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are quite intolerant on the matter..
1st Commandment.."Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me"
Jesus said of Himself.. "I am the way, the truth and the life..no one comes to the Father but by Me" (John.14:6)
Bump
I was a witch in college. It wasn't anything that was big on the campus. I was not getting what I needed from christianity,etc.etc. and found what I needed in wicca at the time. BTW, Magickal Childe sounds really familiar.
The place was somewhere around 18th street near 6th Ave in manhatten, but this was close to 30 years ago. No idea if still there
Gaaaah.
The day a spell actually works, I'll start to worry.
It's still around. I just checked. I probably passed it by walking around the area.
For some reason, I find it funny that the Dark Lord wouldn't associate with scammers. ;)
Especially seeking to attract young women.
very true. There aren't many normal men attracted to Wicca itself. The men involved with it tend to either be homosexual or just playing along so they can get laid by the slutty Wiccanettes. For what it's worth, I've seen stats on Wicca that indicate about two-thirds of practitioners are female.
I have never met any Pagan that was lured away from a Christian Church. First they were driven off, and then they found Wicca, or whatever. People go where they're wanted, and stay where they're well treated. If you object to young people joining non-Christian religions, then ask yourself what YOU'VE done to persuade them not to.
I agree with you 100%.
Interesting article. It would have more interest if Mr. Branch had more knowledge of his subject. If you're going to trash Wicca, at least get the facts straight.
He starts out by mis-defining Wicca. The word comes from the same root word as wicker (as in furniture.) The root word means to bend or to shape.
Yes, "wicked" comes from the same root word also- we still refer to evil people as 'twisted' or 'bent' today.
Gerald Gardner did revive the Old Religion, and he did throw in quite a bit from western occult (i.e. magical) tradition. But I don't recall Aleister Crowley having anything whatsoever to do with Wicca. Yes, Gardner and Crowley were both occultists- in the same sense that FDR and Hitler were both heads of state.
"It is not accurate to say that Wiccans are Satanists, though the religion is certainly unholy."
Amazing- he got that part right. Most Christians can't make the distinction between Satanism (Secular humanism given kitchy trappings) and Wicca.
"Wicca is pantheistic in its worldview. This means that it denies the Creator/creature distinction mandated by the Bible."
Actually, Wiccans worship a trinity. What Christians see as the Holy Spirit, Son, and Father, Wiccans see as the Lady, the Lord, and the One, respectively.
As a Wiccan friend of mine put it, "Most Americans believe in God. Most Americans also believe in Mother Nature. I just happen to think they're husband and wife."
"By blurring the distinction between creature and creator, Wicca encourages sexual chaos, inter-generational conflict and violence."
Okaaaaay- how, by bringing people closer to God (Wiccans tend to view the Lady and Lord as loving parents) do these results occur?
Sexual chaos? Actually sex is sacred to most pagans. Sex without marriage, while not prohibited by Wicca, still has consequences (some fatal in this modern age.) Just because one is a wiccan/pagan doesn't mean that one can't also be a slut (male or female.)
Inter-generational conflict? Yes, I can see this occuring between devout Christian parents and a child who feels closer to God in nature than they ever did in church.
Violence? That's a bald-faced lie. All life- be it a human or a butterfly- is sacred to Wiccans.
"Do what thou wilt, an it harm none; for that which you do, for good or for ill, returns to you threefold."
That's the Wiccan Rede. "What goes around, comes around" is as certain to Wiccans as the law of gravity is to most people.
Teenage angst and too much "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It'll pass.
One would presume that, as a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, the sample of Wiccans you had experience with was statistically skewed toward folks who were involved with the criminal justice system.
I'm trying to get my brain around the concept of the religion of the Earth Goddess being involved in "crimes against nature."
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