Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 6, 2003, at 12:26:34
In reply to Myth of Wiccan, posted by giget on August 6, 2003, at 10:34:22
> They said that satin had taken over.
Oh my goodness, a new world order of comfortable fabrics??? Oh, the humanity!! lol j/k ;-)
> Upset was not the word for it... I was outraged, I could not even sleep that night. There are so many ignorant people around here and the world. Even my folks consider it evil, I just drop the subject for they are strict catholic. You know the ones that have crosses on every wall... that is my parents.
I remember when some town in New Mexico or Arizona (can't remember exactly) burned Harry Potter books sometime last year. I too was outraged beyond belief, and was also unable to sleep the night that I heard about it.
I'm really sorry about your parents... I'm blessed to have a mother that actually supports my beliefs. Then again, she has admitted to me that the only reason she considers herself Christian is because she's afraid if she doesn't, the devil is gonna come and "get her", lmao.
My younger sister (about to be fifteen September 3) is a devout Wiccan. I suppose she was first turned onto the idea because of me (though I practice paganism, not Wicca). By no means did I ever push any beliefs onto her though, nor would I ever have wanted to. She's incredibly bright (14 and entering the 12th grade), and far too much an individual to fall for religious propaganda anyway.
> Wiccan is not evil, only the person performing the rituals may be.
Very true.
> Funny, Witchcraft was about before Christanity, and they took alot of our rituals and made them there own. They took one of our gods, who was not evil at all, and made there Devil to look like him.
Right... Christmas was originally the pagan Sabbat of Yule (winter solstice), Easter the pagan Sabbat of Ostara (spring equinox), and Halloween (though not a Christian holiday) the pagan Sabbat of Samhain.
The Christmas wreath and evergreen tree were originally pagan... not many people know that.
As for the pagan god that was made into the Judeo-Christian devil, you'll have to refresh my memory... I believe it was the Egyptian god, Set (Set, Satan...)? And I'm sure it's no coincidence that the ancient Norse goddess Hel was a ruler of the underworld. ;-)
> When will the burning stop? First Salem, now books and everything else.
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> Sorry I am just very protective of this subject!Same here!
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