I'm sorry to say, but you are very misinformed as to what Wicca is. I urge you to read up on the subject of Wicca, paganism and Occultism. But because you said this in a Public forum, I feel I must come to defend my religion. Again, I have to state this because there is a HUGE misconception of wiccans. Wicca is religion based on NATURE, NOT the devil. There IS NO devil in the wiccan religion. The DEVIL is a creation of the CHRISTIAN religion. Paganism has been around LONG before Christianity. The idea that the God in Pagan beliefs is the Devil was brought on by Christians trying to convert pagans. Wiccans have never believed in a devil and will continue to never believe in the devil. They do not worship the devil they have never worshiped the devil. And OCCULT is different than a CULT. In order to make accusitions against people, please read up on the subject. A CULT can be of any religion, even christians. OCCULT is another form of a pagan belief wich DOES NOT believe in the devil.
As for Reciting from the BIBLE. I can say don't judge. Even if the BIBLE does say it is wrong to practice homosexuality it in not our place to condemn these people or the acts they preform. That is up to GOD, and he tells us that. You don't HAVE to agree with ANYTHING anyone does, but judging others will bring a more harsh judgement day for yourself, and that is also stated in the BIBLE. And I will give you another quote: "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." John 8:7 Yeah. . .everyone in some aspect is in direct violation of the Bible, so don't act so pompus and as you are higher or better than anyone. The BIBLE says not to be hypocritical--and that is exactly what you are doing. So if my practicing wicca is going to fall on my head come judgement day, so be it, but it is NOT up to you to tell me that or to pass judgement on me. That would put YOU in direct violation of the BIBLE as well. Don't tell me not to quote the BIBLE because I am not taking into account all the facts, niether are you. Like I said NOBODY has to agree with anything I do, but it is not up to you to pass judgement. And the BIBLE says that.
Also, You can't publicly write the things you said without expecting someone to disagree or be rude. The fact of the matter is, you are passing along false information about wicca and the false information is negative. I have to defend myself and my religion because the ignorance and misconception about my religion has to stop. If I were to state false information about Christianity, I would be very embarassed and displeased with myself and I would definatly expect someone to correct me. That is what I am doing. The idea that Wiccans, Pagans, and Occultist even BELIEVE that there is a devil, let alone WORSHIP a devil is absurd. I don't want false information to be passed on so that there are more uneducated people in this world. If you don't know all the facts, I strongly urge you to read up on the subject, and by read up, I mean books other than the BIBLE. Read some of the history of paganism and wicca. Wicca is actually only 60 years old and was put together by a man by the name of Gerald Gardener. A good book to read in order to obtain the facts (and a good beginners book), is "Guide for the Solitary Practisioner" by Scott Cunningham. It's not very expensive and I'm sure it would set you straight on the subject. It's ok that you are misinformed. It has been this way since the begining of Christianity. But if you post something false about my religion in public, I will try to educate you and the readers.
There are as many interpretations of Religion,and any and all Religious works out there, as there are people in this world. Let people live. Let people worship what they want or believe in. We are NEVER in this lifetime going to be able to say who is right or wrong. If judgement is going to be passed on anyone, let it fall on judgement day. And let us not cast stones at one another and be hypocritical.
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Mikki Gates
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[This message has been edited by mgdzkm433 (edited May 12, 2000).]
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