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Question

Christian witches or christian wiccans so to speak??

Do you think we'll ever get along enough for it to happen or is it just insane thinking??

Answer 1

Wiccan is fully accepting of any religious beliefs. It, like Buddhism, allows a practicioner to view it as either a philosophy or religion. It requires no sacrifices, like shunning one who thinks differently or spending each day converting. They both practice peace and harmony. Having more Christian wiccans would be helpful to the world. Except that Christianity doesn't practice peace or harmony.

Everyone mentions this like it could be in modern society. That is not the case.

In early Christianity that's exactly what they did. When missionaries were converting pagan beliefs to Christianity, they modified most of the religious doctrine to incorporate the religion the pagans were already practicing. These people would not just abandon the beliefs of their fathers. The Spanish Christians modified their religion to actually incorporate virgin sacrifices.

But if you look at Christianity as it stands, nearly all pagan traditions were incorportated when attempting to take over Britain. Easter was celebrated as a rebirth and happens in the spring, the same time the pagans were celebrating the spring gods and the gods of planting. Currently the children go to church and then go find eggs left by a bunny. (A rabbit was an ancient symbol of fertility, eggs a symbol of new life)

Harvest gods were celebrated in the fall, which spun off into All Saints Eve (Halloween). Just a way to take the celebration that the people were already celebrating, get them to agree to change the name, nothing more than the name. Dress up in costumes and scare off devil's and evil spirits. And somehow that is Christian.

Even Christians no longer believe that Jesus was born in December, but the origins of Christmas was a celebration of the winter solstice. A celebration that from the winter solstice on, the days will be longer. And definitely have nothing to do with pagan beliefs of fairy creatures filling up socks with toys and gifts. Nice of them to call him St. Nick though--kinda makes it less pagan.

Once they had convinced the people to act like Christians and to call the celebrations Christian, then over the generations they were able to purify many of the pagan beliefs out of it.

Christianity today finds itself in a bind. Humankind is merely a pendelum swinging. Do they allow the religious right to become so far radical that it resembles the other radical cultures? Rome started off with pagans burning and killing Christians for their beliefs. When Christianity spread and finally dominated, they immediately started payback. The lions were feasting on pagans instead. So do we allow our religious right to get so far out of hand that they threaten and imprision? Or do we swing so far left that it is perfectly ok to call yourself Christian and celebrate any beliefs you want, just as long as you claim to be Christian?

I took a course in college Christianity until 1500. Before Christians go out bashing/converting others for their beliefs, they should know the percecution and mardyrdom they are so proud of is really an illusion. In order to increase numbers, they killed anyone who didn't convert, praised and accepted deathbed confessions of murderers (like your deathbed should count for anything), and twisted the religious doctrine to incorportate any radical beliefs.

They got along well enough back then. The only reason they don't get along now is b/c they are the majority. Is that insane to think they may get along again? Thats up to the followers of the cult of Christianity.

Answer 2

I have head of Christian Wiccans but I haven't meet any of them to get a better understanding of how their faith works. As long as this belief brings them happiness and harms none, then I feel happy for these Christian Wiccans.

One thing I find sad is that as I read some of the other answers a lot of the Christians immediately stated that Wicca is evil and the opposite of Christianity, How sad is it that some people automatically claim something is evil just because it is different from what they believe and sadder still that those who do feel Wicca is evil don't even know what Wicca is about. Wicca is not about being selfish nor about worshiping their anti-God, but mostly about living peacefully and working with Nature.

Blessed Be )O(

Answer 3

It isn't unheard of, you will always find people that are witches who still hold some beliefs of Christianity or Catholisicm, but for getting along, I think that is not likely in the near future from the fear that the Christians have put into people's beliefs, especially these days with all the misunderstandings and preaching of all things they don't want to accept as us being in league with satan or worshippers of demons.

Answer 4

I'm sure there already are wiccans that consider themselves Christians. I've noticed that when people leave Christianity, they tend to go to an intermediary that still has some of the superstitious aspects or moral teaching aspects. From there, they may eventually come to atheism. I went to atheism directly, myself, but some of my friends indicated that they went through other beliefs.

Women tend to use Wicca as that one-step-away religion. Men tend to migrate towards Buddhism. At least, this has been my observation here.

However, Christians get deeply indoctrinated into their belief from a young age, and it is hard to break completely. So, I can definitely see people who break apart and go to Wicca, but still feel that need for the Christian tradition.

Even though the beliefs are widely disparate, people can rationalize away and contradictions when emotional attachment is involved.

Answer 5

There's some folk who call themselves Christian Witches (witchcraft can be practiced in any religion.) and there are also some folk who call themselves Christian Wiccans, I'm not sure how they reconcile the two opposing theologies, but it seems to work for them.

Answer 6

It depends really. some accept it. some still think it's the devil's religion(no thanks to countless movies portraying so..)

I'm catholic. but i like wicca. it just makes sense and seems right. they say its a sin to worship 2 Gods. But then others say all gods are the same, just people have different names for them..

besides, lots of catholic and wiccan holidays are pretty similar, like chritsmas & yule, easter and ostara, all souls day & samhien.. etc..

and they all wanna put across the message of doing more good.

so yeah, it's cool =)

Answer 7

True Christianity is about honoring reality as it is - accepting the *good,* the *true*, and the *beautiful* in reverence and gratitude as a gift from God|

Even with technology or agriculture, the essential natures of things are respected|


Wicca, on the other hand, is about bending nature for you own purposes of *power,* *pleasure,* or the *attainment of material goods|*

True Christianity is about *giving* (for it is in giving that we receive), but Wicca is *purely about getting,* bending reality any way you can to get what you want| In fact the Word "Wicca" means to bend|


So no, Wicca and Christianity are not compatible|




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Answer 8

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Answer 9

Sounds like the good ole' C of E to me.

Answer 10

Witchcraft and Christianity are diametrically opposed to one another. The Bible condemns witchcraft in both the Old and the New Testaments. Wicca is just another word for witchcraft. Conjuring up the supernatural is involvement in demonic practices and attracts the devil and his minions.