2007-09-03 06:47:13 · 23 answers · asked by Libra ♎ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Great question. I do not approve of Wicca or Paganism but I am not on a mission to eradicate the beliefs. I have a story that fits this question well. I am in the Air Force and one of workers in my supervision is a Wiccan. He was brought up in a Lutheran home and I guess his father was strict and treated him pretty rough when he refused to study the Bible or attend church services. He married a lady that was a Wiccan and so he decided to adopt it as his practice. Well a person at the Air Force ID office on my base was not going to put Wicca on his dog tags as religion so he was going to file a complaint. I directed him to refer to the base Chapel office and see if the Air Force list Wicca as an officially recognized religion and it did. So he got to put Wicca on his dog tags. I would have rather him ask me if I could have taught him about Jesus but that didn't happen. I guess I am glad I got to help him protect his freedom to choose his own personal religion.
2007-09-03 06:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
Greetings! Many "Wiccans" want to move away from their Christian upbringing, but not TOO far away. They consider their Path (Christo-Wicca) to be an alternative that allows them to include minor Deities (ArchAngels) as Spirits of Place (Elementals) without giving up the Mystical Trinity (which was elaborated by a Gaulish Celt,Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers; a.d.315-367 in his "De Trinitate"). Ceremonial Magick includes much of Catholic Ritual,(Chalice, Altar, ArchAngels, etc.) and early Churchmen used Magick in their activities(no matter whether modern Christians like that fact or not) so the Christo-Wiccan has more verifiable History to back up their Belief System than Modern Churches. Eclectics Wiccans cross Pantheon lines every day(or night), even using different Gods and Goddesses in the same Ritual-and while this might seem folly to some, Belief is a personal thing, and if you think it works, thats a major part of Ritual. God, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and everybody involved in the Myth, were NOT Christian. Their Religious System was different than, let`s say, the Catholic Church, so, who`s to say what Jesus would approve of, or agree with? Certainly not the murdering Fundies, that preach Love with one hand, and fan the flames of Hate with the other. You know who you are! Anyhoo, the Answer is; Yes! Others do it, you can too! Just expect flak from every side all at once! /!\
2016-05-20 03:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to hide in the R & S concrete bunker until the dust clears on this one :)
seriously though as an Agnostic I find Pagans and Wiccans a bit more easy going than some other beliefs i could mention :)
St Louis Cards fan should get best answer.
2007-09-03 06:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by James Melton 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Well, my parents are christians, and I've talked to my mom a few times about wicca and what she thinks of it, and she says the same thing as always about other religions - It's fine. They're not hurting anyone, and the practice is peaceful and nature orriented. She's fine with it, and would probably be fine if I took to practicing. That's why I love my parents - they're so accepting of everyone's beliefs.
2007-09-03 07:00:36 · answer #4 · answered by Xinro 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there is much that Christians can learn from wiccans/witches. I have tried to learn from those who practice wicca/witchcraft what it is all about. I do not ascribe to everything they believe, but I do believe that a lot of what I have learned has taught me to be a better Christian.
2007-09-03 06:55:19 · answer #5 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Christian but I find it equally ridiculous as every other religious belief I've ever come across
Having said that I like some of the more philosophical tenents of wicca but its nothing original
2007-09-03 06:51:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
I don't believe in it to be right, but neither do I condem them as an idividual for it, it is their choice, just like it is my choice to be a follower of Christ, I would like to not be judged for it, so I hold people to the same standards and do not judge them for their choice.
In all honestly it even actually scares me a bit, because I do not know what they believe, which would scare anyone, however on what I have read, they are just normal people.
2007-09-03 06:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by Ally... 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I know what most Christians tell me about my own religious beliefs, either directly or tactfully guised in friendly conversation and bible quotes.
My beliefs are wrong
They are from Satan (they believe in a Devil not me)
I do not REALLY have God
I am going to hell unless I accept Jesus.
Of course, they do this thinking they are helping me convert and are probably quite sincere about it too. So I don't take it personally.
2007-09-03 06:52:54 · answer #8 · answered by pixie_pagan 4 · 9⤊ 0⤋
If they don't try to convert me, I won't try to convert them. Live and let live, and RESPECT one another's beliefs. They have JUST as much right to be Wiccans and Pagans as I have to be a Christian.
I wish ALL of my fellow Christians could learn that. (Fortunately, more than 99% of us HAVE learned that, and practice it well. You only hear about the handful of obnoxious one who haven't, and just like a bad apple in a barrel, they give the rest of us a bad name.)
-- "Roadrat" -- SENSIBLE, tolerant Christian who respects ALL people's beliefs.
2007-09-03 06:59:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Christians are Pagan they are just in denial
why else would they follow the winter solstice and call it jesus b- day
same ritual with tree and all it justs sounds crazy to call it jesus b-day when he was born in april
2007-09-03 07:00:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋