Do you think that Wicca is a bad religion?
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Here are the results of my research. I pray that YOU will read them carefully and consider your eternal destiny as instead of seeking temporal rewards through operating apart from the living God of Heaven who is your Creator.\n\n________________________--\n\n\nWicca Spells - What is Wicca?\nWhat is Wicca and what are Wicca spells? While it is rooted in ancient pagan beliefs, the Wicca religion, as it is practiced now, is only about 50-years-old. Wicca is a belief system cobbled together in the 1940's and 1950's by Gerald Gardner from a variety of religious traditions and beliefs as well as Freemason rituals. Since Gardner published several books espousing his system of worship, many offshoots and variations of Wicca have sprung up. \n\nThere is no particular agreement between Wiccans, or "wise ones" concerning what they believe and worship. Some worship the "Goddess," some worship the "God," and some worship both. Others worship nature. Some Wiccans say they embrace Christian doctrine, while others reject it. Most promoters of Wicca believe in reincarnation. \n\nOne thing most Wiccans agree on is the fact that Satan is not a part of their pantheon and they vehemently deny Satan-worship as one of their practices. This is because they disavow the notion of moral absolutes. There is no such thing as good or evil, because it is all relative. Wiccans have only one law that they bind themselves to, called "The Rede." It simply states, "Do what ye will, harm ye none." In other words: "Do what ever you want to as long as no one gets hurt." The Three-fold Law governs consequences, and is a law of returns that states, "All good that a person does to another returns three-fold in this life; harm is also returned three-fold." \n\nWicca Spells - Mind Control\nWhat about Wicca spells? Not all Wiccans practice witchcraft (which they call "magick" to set themselves apart from illusionists and magicians). Magick is to Wicca what prayer is to Christianity. Wiccans claim that the practice of magick is simply using their minds to control matter, while Christians call upon God to heal people and to intervene and work in their lives. Because the Rede forbids harming others and the Three-fold Law sets forth consequences for those who do, Wiccans view themselves as "white witches" or "nature witches." \n\nWicca is basically a religion that is about minding your own business and living peaceably with your neighbors and environment. Wiccans are eager to draw parallels between themselves and biblical Christianity for the sake of earning credibility, but what does the Bible have to say about this religion? You won't find the word "wicca" in the Bible, so let's evaluate the beliefs in light of what God says about them. \n\nWicca spells are idolism - Romans 1:25 says, "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things, rather than the Creator…" Who wants to settle for second best? In Isaiah 40, God paints a very cool picture of how much greater the Creator is than His creation. If you are worshipping anything besides the Creator, you are just spinning your wheels.\n\n\nWicca spells bring false hope - Hebrews 9:27 says, "…Man is destined to die once, after that, to face judgment." God says we get one chance at life, and that is it. There are no do-overs. If we don't accept God's gift of Jesus in our lifetime, He judges us as unwilling to be in His presence, and we are sent to Hell. \n\n\nWicca spells bring disillusionment - Mark 7:8 says, "You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men". God is God, and we are not. We have a decision to make. Are we going to take God at His word and adopt His worldview, or not? Knowing God is hard work that takes a lot of discipline. Wicca is a religion that takes a pack of lies, ties it in
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"Pagan" is hard to define; a lot of people think of it as "any religion that's not Christianity, Judaism or Islam." I don't think that's quite accurate, but it's okay to start with. \n\nSince your sister talked about a "Wiccaning" (not "wickening), she's talking about the pagan religion Wicca (and here's where I start quoting Wikipedia): Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.\n\nWiccans may worship a Goddess and/or a God; they observe the festivals of the eight Sabbats of the year and the full-moon Esbats; and they have a code of ethics that most live by. Wicca is thus generally considered to be distinct from witchcraft, which does not of itself imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions, as well as by atheists.\n\nWicca does, however, incorporate a specific form of witchcraft, with particular ritual forms, involving the casting of spells, herbalism, divination and other forms of magic. Wiccan ethics require that magical activities are limited to good purposes only.\n\nAccording to Gerald Gardner [the one who brough Wicca into modern public awareness], the religion derives from a secret but widespread witch-cult of early modern Europe, which incorporated all of the key religious beliefs and ideals and the distinctive ritual structures found in modern Wicca. While this historical interpretation is now much criticised, it makes it difficult to conclusively say whether Wicca is a religious form of witchcraft or a religion incorporating witchcraft.
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Yes, I do. And I definitely don't think that it's something from the devil or what so ever (let's not get all religious about this) but I agree that it can be used for both good and bad intentions. \nI don't really know why but I've always believed in magic. (It could be the Harry Potter affect! Just kidding!:) )
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Your family is truely blessed!  I am Wiccan and I believe that there is a higher power but it is within each of us.  When I call upon The God and Goddess I feel that I am calling them out of me and out of the universe.  We are all part of the universe and everything in the universe is part of the collective energy that drives everything. \n\nWhatever belief one has is valid.  It doesn't matter what it is as long as it is true to you. I do not think that there is just one true path.  All religions are valid and I think that anyone true to thier faith will reach whatever they aspire to get to.\n\nContinued Blessings!\n)O(
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In the Wiccan religion the Devil doesn't exsist. What is recognized is that there is Good and Evil. \n\nBeing so there are both Good and Bad entities that you will come into contact with. Other enitites you come into contact with are neutral. \n\nOverall Evil and Good are both present and battle to keep the balance of exsistence.\n\nWiccans also worship the Lord and the Lady. Instead of God in Christianity. There are negitive or Evil figureheads for the Evil as well but not one on either side fighting against one another in command of each of there armies alone.\n\nThe Wiccan religon as with all pagan practices are more complex and take some research to fully grasp.
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No. Every religion carrys a "bad egg". So just singling out a religion just doesn't make sense.
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That's a good question. Since Wicca is a catch all term for many different beliefs.  \n\nI would state it as such:\n\nWicca is a pagan religion based on the traditional Pre-Christian European faiths. It is NOT witchcraft although many Wiccans do consider Wicca to be a form of witchcraft, however Wicca has a distinct set of beliefs, ritual system and organizational structures that distinguish it from other forms of witchcraft. \n\nThe fundamental theology is a belief is a god and a goddess although Wicca tends to be more Matriarchal in nature. Wiccans observe the festivals of the eight Sabbats (festivals) of the year and the full-moon (Caled Esbats);have a code of ethics they live by and hold dear and use spells, herbalism, and performing other magic to bring themselves closer to their goddess and god as well as to their natural being. \n\nThe Morality of Wicca is simple and has been summarized in The Wiccan Rede and can be further condensed into "In it harm none, do what ye will." The idea is that so long as no one is harmed, everything is good. Wicca revolves aroung the idea of universal goodness and love. \n\nYou can also explain that there are a number of Wiccan traditions such as Faery Wicca, Alexandrian Wicca, Seax-Wica, Celtic Wicca, Kemetic Wicca and yes, even Christian Wicca. \n\nThat should help explain it to your sister. I hope this helps.
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Wicca is a religion, and just as with any other religion you need to make the choice and do the studies on your own. Wicca is a peacful religion about honoring the spirits of Mother Earth, it is not Satanic because it is not based on Christianity and Satan is a Christian character. Wiccans do not believe in "Satan". And just to be sure I feel the need to say that you should not be using a transition to Wicca as a way to rebel.\nYou need to research and find out if Wicca is right for you. For Wiccans, spells and rituals are equal to Christian prayers.\nThis is something you need to do on your own, no one can teach you.\n\nhttp://www.wiccanglade.com/leabwi.html\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm\nhttp://www.wicca.org/\n\nGood Luck.
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It is better to be learning, questioning, growing, exploring, and expanding your head and heart than to be a lump in front of the TV only absorbing the pap being presented.  Good for you for exploring.  There is nothing wrong with Wiccan or any belief for that matter.  It is people who bastardize religions/beliefs/philosopies and bend them to serve their own needs.  These people are not followers but rather egoists needing to be right and to wield power over others. Usually they are wrong and the power they wield nothing more than smoke and mirrors. \n\n And the crap above about not suffering a witch to live should not escape the mouth of a Christian.  I thought Christ spoke of love and acceptance of all.  A world that doesn't accept something as gentle as Wiccan is a very sad world indeed.\n\nNever stop questioning, Miss Wicca.  The seach for deeper understanding lasts a life time and perhaps longer.
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My religion is Wicca although I was born to Christianity.  After soul searching and research I decided the Wiccan path was the right one for me.  I do not expect others to believe as I do ... there is more than one path to personal enlightenment and it is not up to anyone to say one is definitely right and all others are wrong.\n\nYes war generally is caused by beliefs be they religious or not.. most fight for what they believe in regardless of fact or fiction.\n\nI justify my religion because it is right for me.  I do not ask others to join me on my path.  I deeply respect the natural world around me and I respect the people who reside on it even when I do not agree with their opinions.  Human beings are meant to be diverse.  Yes I practice the Craft and people may have their own opinions on that also.  All I ask is that I am allowed to worship in peace.\n\nBlessed Be
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Wiccans and Pagans don't believe in sin.  We prefer to take responsibility for our own wrong doings.
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Eh. Some of them are "Wiccan" because it's fashionable. And they still throw in a few "Father son and holy ghost"s for good measure. Irritates me. They'll kill an innocent chicken or rabbit for a spell but they are to ashamed to cut themselves or harness the power of their own bodies by m@sterb4ting atop an altar where Jehovah and Allah and those other gods they claim to deny can see them.\n\nThen there are the other kind, the true Wiccans who pick up "Bucklands complete book of witchcraft" instead of "Love spells for teens omg!!!" I respect THAT breed and the way they are attuned to the seasons and the cycles of life.\n\nI am not a wiccan. I am member of the CoS, but anyone intrested in becoming a Wiccan needs to pick up some of Buckland's work. Seriously.
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There is a lot of good within the Religion, for those that can actually get thru the media hype and those that are sometimes labelled "Fluffy" because they only use the glamour they find in it and not really delve into the religion itself.  Though, personally, I am not a Wiccan, I'm Pagan... I have found good within it.\n\nJust be sure to actually study what you find others saying about it.  Like with all Religions, not everyone within the Religion knows what they are talking about.  *smile*
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I'm Wiccan, Celtic Generational Tradition.  My family, on my mothers side, have practiced Wicca for hundreds of years with PROOF to back that up!  While most now days are Gardierian there are traditions that date back before that, in some cases hundreds of years.  To make a blanket statement that we can't is a fabrication. Most of those in a generational tradition do not advertise or promote or even, in some cases, come out and say they are Wiccan because of harassment and persecution.  Those things still go on today because of the small mindedness of religions and what some of them teach.  There are traditions in Europe who can prove they go further back than some religions.  While, no days, there are many posers or people who claim to be Wiccan to be 'different' a large chunk of us out there are neither.  We take our religion just as serious as those of other religions do.  It is a part of who we are not just something we do.
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I believe in Wicca, which is very loosely defined religion. Wiccan doctrine is limited, being a Neopagan religion. Neopagan religions are faiths reformed from Pagan religions. Pagan faiths are ancient, earth-based, and predate Christianity. There are few things all Wiccans adhere to, which include the Witches' Rede (An' it harm none, do as thou wilt.), and the Threefold Law, which is similar to Karma, in that whatever you put out into the world, be it good or bad, will come back to you threefold. Wiccans also celebrate the eight Sabbats, which are comprised of the Winter and Summer Solstices, the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes, and their midpoints.\n\nDuring this cycle of holidays, the Mother Goddess and Father God of Celtic origin also cycles: through different forms. Starting with the Winter Solstice, the Sabbats are called (they're approximate dates by mm/dd are) and mark these occurrences:\n\nYule (12/21): The God is Oak King and is born of the Goddess; God as Holly King prepares to depart; Goddess is Mother of the Sun God; Goddess is Crone of Winter.\n\nImbolc (2/1): Goddess is cleansed and purified; milk flows for lambs and for the baby God; quickening of the Earth occurs; Goddess is preparing to return to Maiden.\n\nOstara (3/21): Goddess is Maiden, and brings Spring; God and Goddess encourage animal fertility.\n\nBeltane (5/1): God Youth and Goddess Maiden unite in love; May Day flowers, romps, and bonfires occur.\n\nLitha (6/21): God turns from Youth to Sage; Marriage of God to Goddess occurs.\n\nLughnassadh (8/1): God enters the Earth in marriage, giving his energy into the grain, and now his body; First Harvest/Bread Harvest of grains occurs.\n\nMabon (9/21): God gives his spirit into the vines, fruit, and barleycorn; wine, cider, whisky, beer, and mead are now God’s blood; He rules Underworld; Goddess is alone and pregnant with the God.\n\nSamhain (10/31): God within the Goddess, yet also Leader of the Wild Hunt; Veil between the worlds at its thinnest; Crone and Hunter [Lord of Shadows] reign together. This is also the Wiccan New Year.\n\nOther than these few guidelines, Wiccans are free to define to their own faith. This creates vast definitions of Wicca, even within the Wiccan community. This is what makes it so hard to define, and also that which gives birth do the different Wiccan sects. Different sects will usually add to these basic doctrines, as that is what separates the sects. These include (but are not limited to): Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Dianic, Druidic, Traditionalist, Family Traditionalist, Erisian, and Protean. Many also practice solitary Wicca, like myself. While Wiccans normally worship in covens (groups of three to thirteen practitioners), some choose to work alone; these are called solitary Wiccans.\n\nWiccan belief is often not limited to one Goddess, and one God; many are considered monotheists, believing that the Goddess and God are two separate aspects of one Almighty Deity; many are considered duotheists, believing that the Goddess and God are two separate deities themselves; but many more are polytheists, believing in many gods and goddesses, most commonly borrowed from other polytheistic faiths; the most popular are Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian.\n\nMany equate Wicca with Witchcraft, which, contrary to popular belief, is not true. Wicca is a RELIGION, whereas Witchcraft is a PRACTICE. Witchcraft does not dictate any religious spiritual beliefs; instead it is simply an activity, similar to prayer, performed with the intention of eliciting a desired result. Although many Wiccans also practice Witchcraft, there are other religions that also practice other forms of Witchcraft. These include (but are not limited to): other Neopagan faiths like Asatru, many of the surviving Pagan faiths like Shamanism, as well as others like Vodun, Santeria, and Romani. There are many non-religious Witches as well. Witch is a general, non-gender specific term for any practitioner of Witchcraft; w
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Wicca is about understanding metaphysics and the great powers of the universe. Wiccans believe in God and Goddess not only a female Deity also male. There are a lot of people making money from religion and spirituality, if you come across such people trying to sell you spells and religious books claiming they know how the world will end and things like that you should know it might just be a fraud. I'm Neo-Pagan so I have read up on Wicca but am still learning. I think the main purpose is to grow spiritually.
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Wicca although based on European Pagan beliefs in a goddess and her consort it is a modern recreation based on archeology and the few texts available.\n\nIn fact Silver RavenWolf stated about Wicca, “Wicca, as you practice the religion today, is a new religion, barely fifty years old.”  \n\nSince  there is very little reliable documents from the time the religion is probably very different from the roots that it claims to recreate.  Although wicca is a legitimate and fulfilling religion  it is quite new.\n\nUnfortunately, the problem you have with Christianity, I have with most covens that i have associated with.  The members are fake and trying to be something that they are not and that everything has to be done this way or that.  This is not a problem that is just with Christianity or Wicca  most organized religion has people that are fake and hide behind their religion and try to be someone they are not.\n\nI have given Christianity an honest try for most of my life and when Christianity did not work for me.  As much as I wanted to be Christian and gave myself over to god I could not reconcile life with what I was being taught.  I had several friends that were wiccan and decided to give that a try and found out that that was definitely not for me.