I'm really confused because I was raised Roman Catholic and I've always felt faithful to Catholicism, but latley I've been attracted to Faery Wicca. It's so fascinating and all Wicca is accepting, but Christianity is cruel, punishing and upaccepting. I'm stuck between fear and faith! please help!
2007-03-09 11:40:09 · 23 answers · asked by kella223 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's how most organized religions control you, through fear. Think about it. Would you want anyone to stick around you only because they were afraid to leave you???
Go where your heart leads you. You will know the truth when you hear it.
2007-03-09 11:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
Faery Wicca if you must pick one of the two.
As an Atheist I find them both to be mythological beliefs but from the Wiccans I know, it would seem that they realize this and understand the power of myth.
This makes them far more acceptable than those whose primary aim over the last few thousand years seems to have been to fight with non-believers and to accumulate dogmatic rules.
BTW, if you still retain a sense of humor, check out the British author Tom Holt for some funny takes on faeries and such.
2007-03-09 11:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Okay, you do know there are other types of Wicca out there if Faery Wicca isn't quite right. I am a witch but I do follow some wiccan principles. I would say just follow what feels right. I was a baptist for many many years but I always felt awkward and strange in the churches and around people who are so deeply devoted. I knew in my heart that christianity wasn't for me. You just have to follow your heart wherever it leads you and most of the time, it will lead you on the right path. A path that is right for your soul and heart. Just believe in yourself and how you are feeling and I think your true feelings will lead you the way to serenity.
2007-03-09 11:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
first of all, consider this: does it really make sense for people like Gandhi to be damned, just for not being Christian/Catholic? Think of the billions of good, decent people... compared to some of the Catholics who have caused wars, genocide, persecutions... what would any just god do? reward complete bastards just because they swear allegiance? Punish innocents just for perceiving divinity using different terms?
beware those who employ fear tactics. they are trying to fool you, themselves, or all three.
follow your path without fear. Even if you choose not to embrace Wicca, there is a lot you can learn, especially focusing on the philosophy itself. Make no commitments until you know what is right for you.
good luck! it's a long but rewarding path... true religion is not about finding answers, but learning to ask better questions.
2007-03-09 12:53:18 · answer #4 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
god offers us true freedom, if all mankind had made the right choices about what true freedom is then there would be less war,sickness,poverty etc.......... wicca while maybe intriguing is just that.....intriguing. it offers acceptance but at what cost to you and your soul? salvation isn't within wicca so ignore it. the catholic church is not cruel and punishing,if people chose to ignore its teaching then it is the person rejecting the church not the church rejecting the person. the same as god doesn't reject a person,wthe person rejects god and from that the sin leads to all the turmoil and suffering the person may experience as a result. be strong in the church,i will offer these websites,they should help you along with prayer and are far more interesting than any form of wicca or other
scripturecatholic.com
fisheaters.com
salvationhistory.com
catholiceducation.org
catholicism.about.com
catholiceducation.com is a good one and has many articles that deal with mormons,jehovahs,new agers etc... and shows the dangers or misrepresentations they put forth.
2007-03-09 12:16:52 · answer #5 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Roman Catholic just because I grew up believing the religion. If you are attracted to a new relligion, then the faith you have isn't strong to make you stick with it. Though they say it's wrong to believe in another religion, I disagree. What's the point of believing the teachings of your religion, FREEDOM?
2007-03-09 11:52:13 · answer #6 · answered by keets 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised Roman Catholic, and I converted to Unitarian Universalism . You have to fine your own path, but if you believe in the Holy Trinity, there are more liberal sects of Christianity. There is no need to feel that Christianity will punish you. God understands that all beings are born with original sin.
2007-03-09 11:49:53 · answer #7 · answered by chaseunchase 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why would you go for either? Sure, they have perks, but...
You can still enjoy statues of the Virgin Mary, Wiccan philosophy, and picture books of Faeries without having to go through the whole religious conversion issue.
Another bonus: You'd solve the whole fear/faith quandary.
2007-03-09 11:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wicca. Based on harmony with nature and the use of white magick to help people.
Christians are responsible for some of the most antichristian things (torture of innocents, witch trials, crusades, intolerance, the inquisition and the control of state by the church)
Catholic priests are also pedophiles, they like to molest altar servers.
2007-03-09 11:46:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Assuming this is a serious question for a moment... you might find the Belief-O-Matic quiz over at Beliefnet.com helpful:
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
It's fun, and it matches you up with a wide variety of religions and philosophies based on your answers, with write-ups for each one. The results can be very surprising. This will help you determine whether your current belief system is really more in tune with Christianity or with Wicca.
As for which religion you should follow... ultimately only you can make that choice. But I have to say that any God who relies on the "love Me or I'll REALLY give you something to cry about!" strategy is, in my opinion, not a God worth honoring.
Best of luck to you on your path. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me.
EDITED TO ADD: In response to Max Marie's post... very sorry to hear that you fell in with a bunch of idiots (every religion has its jerks), but I disagree with a number of your propositions.
Wicca is based far more on Freemasonry and ceremonial magic than Catholicism. (I highly recommend Ronald Hutton's "The Triumph of the Moon" for a professional historian's non-Wiccan account of the history of modern Pagan witchcraft).
The term "Blessed Be" in Wicca actually comes from the Fivefold Blessing sacrament:
"Blessed be my feet, that have brought me in these ways;
Blessed be my knees, that shall kneel at the sacred altar;
Blesssed be my womb/phallus, without which life would not be;
Blessed be my breasts, formed in beauty;
Blessed be my lips, that shall utter the Sacred names."
and not from any Catholic liturgy, at least as far as I've been able to determine.
You're entitled to your opinion, but you might want to take this as "coming from the horse's mouth", so to speak. Oh, and Saint Brigid? She was originally the Goddess Brigid of the Celts. ;-) Many of Brigid's legends and attributes were lifted and transplanted wholesale into Catholicism; I'm afraid it was you borrowing from us, NOT the other way around, at least in that case.
2007-03-09 11:53:09 · answer #10 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋