I'll make things perfectly clear to start. I'm an Atheistic Wiccan. That means I think the gods are merely concepts, not actual beings, which as we all know is perfectly fine within Wicca as our interpretation of the gods is up to each individual Wiccan. Thats part of the beauty of Wicca.
That being said....
Wicca was created in the 50's/60's by Gerald Gardner. It did not exist before then and its a well known fact among Wiccans. Wicca is based on much older religions, such as Druidism, but that doesn't mean it is that religion. It simply is based on it (and many others).
This means that the terrible things that happened to the followers of those religions did not happen to us. Yes, we are still persecuted, and hated, and many of us will constantly hear the word "fluffy" associated with us.
There's a reason why we hear that word. Its because of this type of behavior claiming that Wiccans have been burned at the stake when we have not.
Now, we HAVE has potshots taken at us with...
2007-10-08
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