Can Wiccans get married to Christians?

Question

I don't do thumbs down. I respect everyones opinion. People read and learn from others ,that is why you are here for!

Answer 1

I see that the thumbs down Fairy has visited us again. So I went and gave everyone a thumbs up to cancell his/her thumbs down to everyone.

Yes, Rae, A Christian and a Wiccan can get married and live a long, loving and peacefull life together. Youmay not know this, but at one time in the very beginning ot Christianity, Witches and the early Christians were VERY closely allied against the Roman Empire. Christians helped out the Witches by showing them the BEST gorves to hold their ceremonies, sending those who needed healing and helping to gather the healing herbs. There were many Witch-Christian marriages then and everyone was kind and loving toward each other. The Witches helped to hide the Christians from the persecuting Romans, were the first to suggesst the catacombs as places to hold the early Christian Religious Ceremonies, provided food and shelter for the wandering Priests of the day, and even stood side by side when there were confrontations with the ruling Romans.

It was only a violent and vocal minority who managed togain control over Church affairs, and it was THEY wh initiated the hatreds and persecutions of the Witches from about 400 AD to the mid 18th Century. We Witches KNOW that it was NOT ALL of the Christians who were persecuting us. Unfortunately, SOME of US refuse to accept that fact and behave like the Bibleans, and insist on passing on the transgressions of the few to hold that grudge against ALL.

Raji the Green Witch

Answer 2

Can they legally? Yes. Should they is another question, and I think that two people who love each other and understand and accept each others' differences should follow their hearts and marry away!

I think that the best case scenario would be that they not only understand and accept each other's' differences, but that they also EMBRACE them as being equally valid since they are valid to the person they love. In a marriage, two people must live together and learn from each other, and support each other. There are always differences. A marriage between a Wiccan and a Christian would be a marvelous OPPORTUNITY for each to not only teach each other, but also to help educate people in each others' spiritual communities.

Lovely question, dear Rae!

Bright Blessings,
Lady Morgana )0(

Answer 3

The simple answer is yes.

Wicca has no limits on who you can marry, and that is the case in many but not all Christian denominations. In order to have a Catholic wedding, for example, both people have to be Catholic. I have a Lutheran friend whose church will only marry Lutherans (and I suspect only a certain branch of Lutherans, but I am unsure of this). However, you can always have a civil ceremony and be legally married regardless of your church's opinion on the matter.

In my case, I'm a Wiccan who married a Wisconsin synod Lutheran in a Unitarian Universalist church. (The UUs will marry anyone!))

Answer 4

From a Wiccan point of view, I don't recall there being any problem with it.

Hmmm, I don't recall that Jesus said anything on the subject at all. I do understand that Paul/Saul came up with a lot of rules on his own though, so it would depend on whether you want the Christian view point from a follower of Jesus or a follower of Paul.

Answer 5

Not to a committed Christian.

2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there for righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion is there for light with darkness? 15 And what agreement is there for Christ with Belial? Or what part is there for a believer with an infidel? 16 And what union is there for the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God has said: "I will dwell in them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." 17 Therefore "Come out from the midst of them and be separated," says the Lord. "Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you." 18 "I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty."

They could get someone who was merely a professing Christian to marry them though. The Wiccan religion doesn't say anything about who it's adherants can marry as far as I know.

Answer 6

I would think not, but it's up to the couple.

For those not in the know:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiccans

"As practised by British Traditional initiates, Wicca is a variety of witchcraft founded on religious and magical concepts, and most of its adherents identify as witches. As such it is distinguished not only by its religious beliefs, but by its initiatory system, organisational structure, secrecy, and practice of magic.[5] British Traditional Wiccans generally will not proselytise, and may even deny membership to some individuals, since once initiated a person is considered to be a priest or priestess and is expected to develop the skills and responsibility that that entails.[5]

Wicca is only one variety of pagan witchcraft, with specific beliefs and practices. Members of Initiatory Wiccan groups worship a Goddess and a God; they observe the festivals of the eight Sabbats of the year and the full-moon Esbats, using distinctive ritual forms; and they attempt to live by a code of ethics. Other forms of witchcraft may also adopt some similar specific religious, ethical or ritual elements.

In the Eclectic Wiccan movement there is much more variation in religious beliefs, and secrecy and organisational structure play a less important role. Generally, Eclectic Wiccans will adopt similar ritual structures and ethical principles to Traditional Wiccans. A few Eclectic Wiccans neither consider themselves witches nor practice magic.

Many Wiccans, though not all, call themselves Pagans, though the umbrella term Paganism encompasses many faiths that have nothing to do with Wicca or witchcraft.


[edit] Wiccan views of divinity
For more detailed information, see Wiccan views of divinity
For most Wiccans, Wicca is a duotheistic religion. In the book Nature Religion Today, the authors write: "The deities of Wicca are understood as embodiments of a life-force manifest in nature."[6] The Goddess and God are seen as complementary polarities and this balance is seen in nature. They are sometimes symbolised as the Sun and Moon, and from her lunar associations the Goddess becomes a Triple Goddess with aspects of "Maiden", "Mother" and "Crone". Some Wiccans hold the Goddess to be pre-eminent, since she contains and conceives all. The God is the spark of life and inspiration within her, simultaneously her lover and her child. This is reflected in the traditional structure of the coven.[7] In some traditions, notably Feminist branches of Dianic Wicca, the Goddess is seen as complete unto herself, and the God is not worshipped at all. Wicca is essentially an immanent religion, and for some Wiccans, this idea also involves elements of animism.[8] A key belief in Wicca is that the goddesses and gods are able to manifest in personal form, most importantly through the bodies of Priestesses and Priests. The latter kind of manifestation is the purpose of the ritual of Drawing down the Moon (or Drawing down the Sun), whereby the Goddess is called to descend into the body of the Priestess (or the God into the Priest) to effect divine possession.

According to Gardner, the gods of Wicca are ancient gods of the British Isles: a Horned God and a Great Mother goddess.[9] Gardner also states that a being higher than any of these tribal gods is recognised by the witches as Prime Mover, but remains unknowable.[10]

Some Wiccans have a monotheistic belief in the Goddess as One. Many have a duotheistic conception of deity as a Goddess (of Moon, Earth and sea) and a God (of forest, hunting and the animal realm). This concept is often extended into a kind of polytheism by the belief that the gods and goddesses of all cultures are aspects of this pair (or of the Goddess alone). Others hold the various gods and goddesses to be separate and distinct. Still others do not believe in the gods as real personalities, but see them as archetypes[11] or as thoughtforms. A unified supreme godhead is also acknowledged by some groups. Patricia Crowther has called it Dryghten.[12] Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone have observed that Wicca is becoming more polytheistic as it matures, and embracing a more traditional pagan world-view."

Answer 7

With God / Goddess / All That Is, there ARE no limitations. It is the dogma within the religions that would hold some people back from following their hearts.

But I am a FIRM believer in following your inner sense of guidance, your heart, your truth.

(((Rae)))

Answer 8

Of course they can. If they can accept and respect each others religious beliefs. While they will have some difficulties and trouble spots to endure, if their love for each other is strong enough, then they can make it work. respect and love is the key.

Answer 9

Sure. Wiccans have no such rules against marrying someone who is a different religion.

Answer 10

There's no religious restrictions in Wicca as to whom you can love or marry, as far as their religion is concerned.

I imagine you'll get different sorts of answers from Christians about this.