Why don't Christians like Wiccans?

Answer 1

It almost seems pointless to add my Answer, because MOST of the other answers are very true.

"Wicca" is a pagan revival. The "true" pagan path is hard to learn about, since most covens are VERY afraid to bring outsiders in to watch. I guess most Wiccans are viewed kind of like a Native American pow-wow. The original beliefs are there, but its mostly an attempt at tradition, a brief glimpse into the mystery. I'm not "knocking" on the Wiccans, I myself was brought up Pagan, but follow the Pectiwita path as it has been followed through many generations of my family.

To delve into the original hate of the Christians, primarily Catholics, you have to go back to the Vatican and the Pope. Once Christians established themselves and were recognized, they wanted to increase thier power. Like all empires do, I'm not picking on Catholics here, ok? So, they started a smearing campaign against those who had yet to convert.

Catholocism began with people fearing the wrath of "God" or else they would be punished forever. However, Pagans have no Devil/Satan or a Hell. When we die, our souls travel back into the cauldron of Ceridwen. We might be reborn or not, that depends on the peticular branches. But to reitify, there is no Hell for us.

The Catholic church was also founded by prudish people who hated the mere thought of sex, or so it seems. Our God of Fertility, for example, is called the Horned God, because he wears the horns of the stag on his head. There's where the Devil came from. Coincidently, there is one holiday where fertility is held sacred, Beltaine. Its not about being promiscuious, its about celebrating the creative life forces that all things have. Most of the time the ritual was kept for use by only the initiated priests and preistesses who cannot marry anyway. OR amoung couples planning to wed or already married. I personally doubt Jesus cares if you have sex with your fiance a few days/weeks/months before the wedding...come on...he cannot be THAT picky.

We were created with physical urges, demands and needs. Therefore to control people, you have to learn to control these urges. For instance, I attended a funeral the other day. It was a tragic car accident and the young man killed happened to be a "Born Again" Christian. The ENTIRE time I was there, the Pastor kept repeating that if any of us ever wanted to see him again we had to convert. It makes morbid sense, but to me a funeral should be about the person who died. Sharing the good times, the bad times, the funny times, etc. But that's neither here nor there.

The Vatican wanted power. So they created ways to implement it and bashed on Pagans. We do not eat babies or call forth dark spirits from the Underworld to torment the "Faithful." Obviously the persecution is not as bad as it was 1500 - 2000 years ago, but look around, Pagans as a whole are still considered a threat. And people who threaten power, are people who never seem to last very long in the limelight.

Answer 2

The Wiccans (mostly women) that I have met are very nice.

Christians have difficulty accepting Wiccans because in the Bible there is a prohibition against witchcraft. I have tried to learn about Wicca and I find that there are many types of beliefs.

So far as I know Wiccans believe in the dual nature of the Lord/Lady deity. Perhaps this is why they revere sexual liasons. I really am not sure. Christians believe that sex should be within marriage and monogamous between husband and wife. Christians do sometimes have premarital or extramarital affairs but this is considered sinful.

Wiccans freely call upon the powers of the east, south, west and north when forming their circle of salt. Christians believe that such powers and principalities are the fallen angels and are evil.

I saw one circle a while ago and I asked the people what they had chanted. They said they did not know. Personally, I would never say something that I did not know what I was saying. It is possible that they knew what they were saying but did not want to tell me. The powers that they hailed were Azarak, Zomelak, Cerunnos, Aradia and others which I have forgotten. I tried to look these up on the internet. This is what I found on the internet:

"Eko, eko, Azarak Eko, eko, Zomelak Bazabi lacha bachabe Lamac cahi achababe Karrellyos Lamac lamac Bachalyas cabahagy sabalyos Baryolos Lagoz atha cabyolas Samahac atha famolas Hurrahya!"

What does this mean? Do people who practice Wicca know what it means and just do not tell outsiders?

Answer 3

Hmm I too cannot see how one can combine Christianity and Wicca into one. The two have very different beliefs. If someone calls themselves Wiccan, but believes Christ to be their follower, then they cannot believe in the existence of more than one god, thus making them not Wiccan. The importance of any religion is it's main belief...the one thing that hold all other types of it's branches together (i.e believing in Christ is the one thing that bonds a Catholic and a Baptist and believing in god and goddess is the main thing that bonds a Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wiccan). Of course there are also other factors that can be compared, such as a belief in an afterlife, yet most religions carry the same belief. So where can a Christian bond with a Wiccan? How can someone believe in Jesus Christ as their savior, yet go against their religion and believe in the existence of more than one god? Setting facts aside there are people in a Christian branch called Gnostic's, which are the more open-minded/spiritual version of Christianity. Spiritually we share some qualities, but overall our beliefs are still vastly different. And don't confuse Witchcraft with Wicca either...there are people out there who claim to be one religion or have no religion and practice Witchcraft. That does not make them Wiccan. So prairie, like you I cannot see how someone can be both Wiccan and Christian. "I personally don't see how that could happen without bending one or the other (or both) so far out of shape that the term "Christian" and/or "Wiccan" would no longer apply to the result." I agree completely. I'm interested though to read the comments of those who disagree with us. Good question! Deserves a star! Love and light, Blessed Be

Answer 4

They shouldn't DISLIKE a wiccan personally, but they are free to disagree with it's beliefs...

To uphold anything as 'objectivelly true', logically neccesitates the existence of things that are 'objectivelly false'...christians merely believe wiccan and similiar beliefs to be false religions....

The truth of the matter is, a wiccan should be embraced and shown all the love and compassion in the world, but that doesn't mean a christian has to agree or be around that person's practices.....and it works vice versa too.

Answer 5

part of it comes from a mistranslation of the old testament. There is a passage that is read as "Suffer not a witch to live." This phrase was a mistranslation of the original text which reads, "suffer not a poisoner of wells to live." The word meaning "Poisoner of wells" was mistranslated to be witch during the assembly of the King James Version of the bible.

Add to that the idea that Christians have, for centuries, associated witchcraft with devil worship and more often than not refuse to accept the idea that witches and Wiccans do NOT worship SATAN.

What it all adds up to is misinformation and intolerance. sad but true.....

Answer 6

I like wiccans. Not all Christians are closed minded or up tight. Only the loud ones. Lol. The rest of us actually marry wiccans from time to time. They are more fun usually and like to brew tea.

Answer 7

It has to do with the way Christianity first spread. When the emperor Constantine converted to Christianity, he and his advisors had to figure out a way to make the religion more "user friendly" to the masses. So they started a smear campaign on all the old religions, claiming they were evil. All earth-based religions, such as Wicca and Druidism were seen as devil worship, because to worship something other than God was considered evil. This same theory also applies to the early Church's view on women. If you don't believe me, read The Da Vinci Code. I know it's fictional, but all the basic facts are accurate and can easily be researched.

Answer 8

A couple of reasons.

Primarily because Wiccans do not follow the Judeo-Christian concept of God, nor do they believe the Bible is the Holy Word of God.

In that respect, Wiccans are no different than Muslims, Buddhists, or any of the other dozens of non-Christians religions out there.

However, Christians often also have a misconception that Wicca is evil, or Satanic, or a whole bunch of stuff that they have been taught by their Church in order to scare them away from looking at anything but Christianity. (Note - I said *often*, not *always*)

In that respect, it's their own willful ignorance that feeds into their dislike - if they were to be willing to listen and learn what Wicca is about (note - that does not mean CONVERT, it means LEARN), I think they would be surprised about what their misconceptions are.

I know of several Christians who have learned about my path and my beliefs, and after I have dispelled the misconceptions that they have been taught, they realize that Wicca is not the "Great Evil" that they were led to believe.

Answer 9

Lack of information makes people say ignorant things, I once told a born-again person I liked some of the wiccan beliefs and she never spoke to me again(no big loss)

Answer 10

I have been Pagan for over 25 years, and I have had to deal with alot of christians that ridicule. Many christians, do not practice what they preach, so to speak. They teach to love thy neighbor as yourself. They teach not to be a hypocrite. They teach to not judge. But most of them are the first to do this. Their bible states:Deuteronomy 18:10 says, "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch."and also:Exodus 22:18 says, "Suffer not a witch to live." They do not seem to be very tolerant of other beliefs. As to where pagans are taught to be tolerant of all religions, as each persons path to the supreme being is different. Now, not all christians are like this. There are a few that feel this way and voice this. But as the saying goes, one bad apple can spoil the bunch. Again, even with pagans, they are not all as tolerant of other religions as they should be. Most of the problem boils down to their teachings, and the inability to accept or deal with something that they don't understand.