Are any Christian Wiccan here? Just wondering.?

Question

I wonder how you can claim both. Christianity is mono theistic and Wicca polytheistic. Wicca has no sin and Jesus was born . died and rose from the dead to save sinners.

I am not trying to pick onl anyone, just wondering how you justify it.

Personally I was Christian and embraced Christianity with all my heart, now I am Wiccan and embrace that with all my heart.

I still have fond memories about being a Christian, but have no desire to go back or to try and be both.

I ask because to me it is not possible to be both.

Personally Wicca freed me from the bondage of Christianity.

Christians this is not for you. Refrain from any rude remarks.

Answer 1

OK, this is my opinion.

I have read those web sites about Christian Witches and Christian WIccans, and frankly I have my doubts about both, although Christian Witches ...maybe.

But a Christian Wiccan? I really don't think so. As you said, one is polytheistic and embraces the Goddess(es) and the other is CLEARLY monotheistic and tells everyone that they will burn in a very unpleasant hell if they don't follow the party line.

I also think that people who claim to be both are sort of kidding themselves. I think that perhaps they are intrigued by the idea of calling themselves Witches or Wiccan but they want to cover their behinds "just in case" Christianity turns out to be "right" and the big bad god man comes a'callin' to them on judgment day. Which is all silly nonsense.

This may not be a very popular stance, and I don't mean to offend. I am just going on the logic and the information that both Christianity and Wicca have stated are their respective positions with regard to deities.

Answer 2

I actually belonged to a group a long time ago that were "Christian Wiccans" They use alot of the Catholic rites in their rituals. I could never "fit" in there.
Their reasoning was "simple" to them, they believed in Jesus and just incorporated the "concept" into their rituals.
This was when I was transiting from being a Christian to being a Wiccan.
I just one day left. I look back as you do with fond memories but I'm at peace now.
I run a program that's private for those that have left the "christian" way and need help to transit. I'm proud of what I've done and I will say that those that are leaving the "flock of sheep" are more than just angry, insulted and upset about the way they were treated.

Answer 3

There's no way to do both. The two religions are totally incompatible. The fact that Wicca rejects the concept of sin is but one reason. Wicca also rejects the idea of Hell. If there is no Hell, then what did Jesus die to save you from? Many of those people will try to turn Mary into the Goddess to Jesus's God, but the whole idea of Jesus's existence is that it's a duality, a soul that is half divine half mortal made into mortal flesh. Also turning Mary into a Goddess is a heresy, because in the Bible it says you can only worship one God.

Evangelizing is also a very key belief of Christianity..the Bible says that Christ's followers have to spread the word about him. The practice of proselytizing is anathema in Wicca and looked down on.

This essay here puts it better than I can, really:

http://wicca.timerift.net/christianwicca.shtml

Answer 4

I'm a Christian, but I do know some Christo-Pagans. They have various reasons for adopting this syncretic religion, but one of the reasons I've heard is that the two (Paganism and Christianity) were originally combined somewhat in earlier historic times, and the differences between them weren't always as distinct as they are currently. Also, they're wanting in some cases to reclaim the "feminine divine", which they feel got wrongly shoved out of Christianity. People who follow this path often endure hostile comments from both Pagans and Christians.

Here's a better explanation than I can personally give:
http://www.northernway.org/cpinfo.html

Answer 5

I think you mean a hypocristian. And yes, they exist. But they do not follow either paths. They are merely lost souls in between the portals of Christianity and wicca. Perhaps one day they may catch the rope we throw to them.

In the spirit's love and light.
blessed be

Answer 6

Christianity is the man-made institution of Christ. As with any institution, no matter how well-meaning its' founding, it has been distorted and corrupted by man's infallible nature. As such, I haven't considered myself Christian for 30+ years. I found Christianity (the institution) sufficating and limiting. As a Wiccan I have the freedom to worship in ways that resonate with me--as long as I follow the Wiccan Rede and contribute my energies to the greater good.

I do, however, accept the Divinity of Christ, and accept Christ as one aspect of God no differently than I accept Cernunnos as an aspect of God. I can also accept Mary as an aspect of the Goddess just like I accept Cerridwin as an aspect of the Goddess. I don't feel like my acknowledgment of Christ and Mary as aspects of the God and Goddess is contradictory to following the Wiccan path. Why? Because as Wiccans we can honor any and all aspects of the God and Goddess that we choose to.

I admit I haven't always felt like this. When I was younger, I rejected anything associated with Christianity, joked about being a recovering Catholic, and proudly displayed my "Born Again Pagan" bumper sticker. But as I've got older (and hopefully a little wiser) I have come to a more inclusive understanding. When I sat with my Grandfather (a devout Catholic)--as he was ready to pass over--he believed in all his heart that Mother Mary was going to personally greet him upon his death because he had gone to mass on the first Friday of the month for nine months in a row (something that traditional Catholics believe--reminded me of a formula spell--by doing "a" and "b," the result will be "c"). Who was I to question him? And, I didn't feel like a hypocrit as I prayed with him for Mother (Goddess) Mary to ease his suffering. And when my grandmother was close to passing, she gave me a beautiful picture of Mary--which I proudly display on my alter as the Mother aspect of the Goddess along side a picture of Cerridiwen (the Crone/Wise Elder aspect of the Goddess).

My acceptance and acknowledgement of these Christian dieties doesn't make me a Christian Wiccan. It makes me a Wiccan who follows her path with an open mind and an open heart.
Blessed Be

By the way: I have have known many Christians who have called me misguided and have criticized me for "using" Christ and Mary in "corrupt" ways, but I've never met a Wiccan who hasn't respected me for my beliefs and how I chose to practice them. Interestingly enough, the only "Christians" who haven't been critical are Native Americans who don't feel it contradictory to go to mass on Sunday, after participating in a Sweat Lodge ceremony the night before.

Answer 7

I am a Christian and God still loves you and so do I.

Sorry I had to answer.

Answer 8

no such thing

Paz de Cristo