My friend recently joined this devil cult called Wicca.
I'm wondering what I can do to get her out of it. Or a polite way of telling her to grow up and stop living in fairy-tale land.
Any suggestions?
2007-06-12 03:55:30 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The only thing you can do is pray and ask God to show her the way out. When she comes to you with questions answer the best you can, when she begins to speak of it tell her your not interested in hearing about it if you wish or listen to her then tell her your honest opinion about it. But the best thing you can do is pray.
2007-06-12 03:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by lisaandpathailey 4 · 0⤊ 8⤋
I would say leave her alone. If she joined to be fashionable, make a statement, or any other shallow reason, she'll leave soon enough--it happens all the time, when one does something for the shallowest reasons.
HOWEVER, & you should consider this very seriously, if she made this decision after examining the religion (not devil cult; it's an accepted religion), and giving it serious consideration, you aren't going to sway her anytime soon. If ever. And if you harp on it & tell her she's wrong, and a devil-worshipper, and trying to live in a fairy-tale land, you will soon have no friend. Maybe that's not as important to you as your concept of the "true faith." That's your call, not ours. And even if you remain in contact, she might just stay to spite you & yours--I would. That can in turn lead to deeper faith (& if you don't believe me, read the early accounts of Christianity & the Reformation. All those martyrs strengthened their respective faiths).
If you want to stay friends, tell her you won't discuss religion, because you don't like (for the love of God, do NOT say approve) or understand her choice, but her friendship is valuable to you, and you know that could lead to friction. So no talk about God, religious services, etc. from you and no talk of the same from her. She can tell you when any regular services are for her, as she presumably knows that Sunday mornings (or whenever) will find you in church, but that would be all. It probably wouldn't hurt if you learned something about it, but I can tell you wouldn't listen properly anyway.
(BTW, I am not Wiccan myself, but I have an open enough mind to handle the situation if one of my friends left Christianity. I would be curious why, and would ask about rites, rituals, beliefs, and practices, but I would ultimately accept it. Their friendships are important to me, not their faiths, for I know they are good people, and will remain so, no matter where or how they worship the divine.)
2007-06-12 11:42:55 · answer #2 · answered by Amethyst 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you so closed minded as to call a NATURE religion that has nothing to do with the devil a cult? Wicca is a recogized RELIGION not a cult and to call something a devil cult without truely knowing what it is about is plain ignorant. You could call Chritianity a Devil cult too since it got MOST of it's ideals from wicca. And it was the Christian's Pope that was the one who used that term to KILL all those who he considered a threat. (IE women, scientists etc.) Before you start pointing fingers, and calling names, you had better research your terms and what you call cults. At one time christianity was a cult too. I don't care if I get a rating on this answer or not, I just feel sorry for bigotted people who make comments like yours out of ignorance. You are a BOOK religion and blindly follow those who lead. I follow my creator. A deity of many facits (Think of the trinity) and I HONOR all other religions because it is MY belief that there are many DIFFERENT paths to the same place. Unless this friend of yours is under 13, I would sugject that you do not interfer with his/her beliefs or you will be no better than the KKK who persicuted the blacks and all those who didn't follow their ideals. Everyone, even you, have a RIGHT to CHOOSE your own path. WITHOUT interference from others. Religions have brought fear, death and hatred becuase they all claim to have exclusive domain. Someday I hope that people will work together in peace and harmony like all religions originally were created for.
2007-06-12 11:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by Rev. Kaldea 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yay! Devil cult, devil cult, devil cult for all!
Nevermind our creed tells us never to harm a living soul. Nevermind that we're overall kinder and gentler.
Of course, there's a mass possibility she's one of those goth emo wah wah wah f*cks that is doing the 'wicca' thing to be popular and 'different'. In which case, no worries. No spell she tries will work anyway because she won't have a clue what she's doing.
On the off chance one DOES work? Well. That's okay too. It'll teach her a lesson about karma.
If your friend is serious about her religion... best I can tell you to do is get away from her. Obviously you can't handle not controlling every aspect of your friends' lives... and pagan beliefs are VERY rarely good for that kind of relationship.
So either chill or go away. You believe in a god, she believes in gods and goddesses. No difference.
And I'm 20, by the way. I've been pagan a few years now-quite happily. We're not all fairytale lunatics... just the "pagan" teenagers that think Harry Potter/Charmed/Practical Magic have it right.
2007-06-12 11:06:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
You believe she is in a "devil cult" and you think she's the one in fairy-tale land?
Wicca has nothing whatsoever to do with demons, devils, or any of the rest of your ranting paranoia. It is just another religion, one out of many.
Would you have the same problem if she had become muslim or Hindu?
2007-06-12 11:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Scott M 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
How do you know that you aren't the one living in fairytale land? Wicca is a contemporary Pagan religion that has adopted many aspects of other Earth-based religions, such as Native American Shamanism. Yet no one would dare call Native American religion a "devil cult".
Pagan belief systems predate Judeo-Christianity by hundreds of thousands of years. So who's to say your friend isn't right and you're wrong. ;-)
2007-06-12 20:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
perhaps start by doing some research, then you would realize that Wicca is not a cult, does not worship the Christian Creation called the Devil. Your friend is probably more grounded than you realize.
2007-06-13 09:15:15 · answer #7 · answered by fuguee.rm 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing in Wicca. There is no belief in a devil and it is a federally recognized religion in the U.S., therefore, it is NOT a cult.
Why not try studying up on Wicca instead of spouting off insults toward one of the most peaceful religions on earth?
My suggestion is for you to grow up and start realizing that in the real world, there are plenty of other faiths out there just as valid as your own.
2007-06-12 10:58:55 · answer #8 · answered by Kallan 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Wicca is not a devil cult. They don't even believe in the devil. Let your friend follow her spiritual path and she will let you follow yours.
It may also be good for you to learn a bit about her religion so you won't inadvertently insult her by calling her faith a devil cult.
2007-06-12 11:04:54 · answer #9 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. It's quite benign really. No sacrifices of children or animals.
Maybe she'll grow up, maybe it's not a case of that. However the use of the word 'devil' in your question suggests you are a Christian. Everyone's got a right to their own religion, no matter how stupid it is, so long as they're not breaking the law or bringing distress to anyone, so if you are indeed a Christian you do not deserve to look down on her so.
2007-06-12 11:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by Citizen Justin 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most Wiccans like living in a fairy-tale land. I mean, have you seen the names they like to use for themselves? GoldenFaeryStarMoonChild?
At least Wiccans aren't up tight about sex.
You do know that Wiccans don't believe in the devil? Right?
2007-06-12 11:01:56 · answer #11 · answered by atheist 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋