This blog is a direct response to an earlier blog "Why i'm Wiccan" by a blogger "tabias" I find it rather interesting that the Wiccan would state his grievances and attack Christianity (which is not uncommon for almost if not ALL other popular religions to do), and in the end what he really does is express what many people who have converted from Christianity have in common.
I sent him private message for a discussion on his blog but i then decided to take on the issue in full view of everyone and let you all judge. I would observe analyze and refute all his paragraphs carefully, and this blog would be in parts. In the end my hope is to have been able to made a case against anti- anti-christianity.
He says in the first paragraph that he was raised Christian but doesn't know much about it "Other than what I heard in church (which wasn't that much because I was never really paying attention)". It is ironic that he would admit that he doesn't know anything about Christianity yet he is so ready to attack it. That's what happens when Christian born kids are not nurtured well in the way of the lord. They see it as boring and change religions. The bible in Deuteronomy 6 commands that children be taught this ways.
He also claims he doesn't remember seeing a bible at home, in my opinion trying to present his family as hypocrites, but goes on to say it is a good thing because he believes one doesn't have to "read or even believe all the stuff in the bible to be faithful". He also claims that the bible is one of the things that hurt Christianity. NOT. The bible is the ancient book with the most original manuscripts still available today. The bible makes such bold claims that might have seemed impossible at times when they were written but today many of those predictions are being fulfilled in our very eyes. The bible predicted the return of a nation of Israel, of course not only has Israel come to the stay; it is one of the most viable fruit exporters in the world even though the nation is filled with mostly desert lands, and has the most formidable military in the middle east though it has never seen peace.
Another bold claim of the bible is the fact that a war would make it seem as if " the atmosphere was pushed apart like a scroll when it is rolled together" (Revelation 6:14). Guess what happens when a nuclear bomb is dropped? Inplainsite.org puts it this way -"The atmosphere rolls back on itself! It's this tremendous rush of air back into the vacuum that causes much of the destruction of a nuclear explosion.", This prophecy was given before the invention of the first bomb.
Finally, my friend, the Wiccan, claims there are so many inconsistencies in the bible, though he didn't mention one. Check this out; the bible was written over the course of thousands of years, and it is still relevant in today's everyday life. Consistent people have always and will always,for generations to come, find the precision of Bible's accuracy thrilling. There is no book in the world that has been attacked, mulled, silenced and wounded like the Holy Bible; yet, there is no book that has sold, and outlived it's critics and antagonists like the bible. They come and they go but the bible has never blinked.
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Actually, the whole thing with Israel doesn't match the prophecy. The prophecy said that Israel would be restored when the temple was rebuilt. Well, right about now, the Dome of the Rock is sitting on the Temple Grounds.
What came first? Animals or Adam?
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
Douglas Adams
"That is not dead which can eternal lie / And with strange aeons even death may die."
H. P. Lovecraft
Even if you disregard the Temple Grounds/Dome of the Rock and say that the prophecy is currently fulfilled, it can easily be considered a self-fulfilling prophecy. The United States helped create Israel because of what the Bible said (while we aren't technically a Christian nation, our leaders most certainly are).
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Sorry to break it to you but Muslims feel the same way about the Koran and Jews about the Torah, so the arguement that it's amazing that it's relevant to everyday life doesn't really mean anything.
One i am glad you are a "biblically faithful" Christian. I find it troublesome when people say they do not need to know/understand the bible in order to be a Christian. I think if you do not know the bible/koran/torah then how can you call yourself a follower of those religions.
I disagree though that people who are not raised in a "strict religious" home lose faith. Sometimes it is b/c of the lack of religion that men and women begin to search for purpose. Also some people are highly educated in one religion but realize after that this religion is not getting the job done for them. My mom was born and raised Catholic, so obviously strict religious upbringing, but now doesn't practice any religion...that's not b/c she was not taught the bible throughly, it was b/c the bible wasn't doing anything for her. My friend was raised protestant and attended church every sunday with his family but then asked to be converted to mormonism and live that life style. Neither person was "ill-equipped" to their original christian lifestyle, they just thought something else could do it better.
Lastly I am not positive, and maybe nobody else is either, but I believe the Christian Bible aka New Testament was written within a thousand years, not spanning thousands of years as you said. Of course if you were talking about both the Christian and Jewish Bibles aka Old/New Testament then yes they were written spanning several thousands of years.
Nice Post all in all.
Silent enim leges inter arma
There is nothing like the 'Christian bible", The bible says "Romans 2:13
For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous".. Note that all this and many other instances in the new testament referred expressly to the old testament. Also they were said when most of the books in the New Testament were ordinary letters written by apostles like Paul, to churches in places like Corinth.
Catholism is not Christianity. And your friend that was raised a protestant, i bet he isn't a born again christian. It isn't something you are born with or raised with. It is a decision you make when you're old enough to. People born into Christianity only have an advantage, and sometimes a disadvantage if their parents are not well grounded themselves and don't nurture them right.
The bible was not written over thousands of years...period. Not the new or the old.
Tabias-
I got a little confused after your quote from Romans...could you explain yourself a little more clearly.
Also Catholism is ABSOLUTLEY part of Christianity. There is no doubt, you simply can't argue on any points the the Roman Catholic Church is not Christian, they're the original Christians. Everything else is different interpretations of the Catholic Church.
And although I may be mistaken, correct me if I'm wrong, born again means you are a christian then stop then start again. So no my friend is not born again b/c as I said he was raised Protestant...meaning he didn't choose that faith it was his parents faith. And then when he was old enough to differentiate between religions he choose Mormonism for w/e reasons. So obviously he's not a born again Christian.
I agree that religion is a choice and shouldn't be forced upon children until they are old enough to distingish between them. Although I see no fault in parents teaching their children their religion as long as they allow them to choose for themselves later.
Silent enim leges inter arma
The quote from Romans was just to show you that Christians have never considered the old testament "a Jewish bible". Since the beginning of christianity we have always referred back to the old testament.
About your friend, i think you are misunderstanding me. I don't disagree that "people are highly educated in one religion but realize after that this religion is not getting the job done for them". Of course. The problem is religion is not Christianity. Christianity is not a religion. As a matter of fact religion in my opinion is the direct opposite of Christianity. Religion is "a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects". Christianity is a relationship you build with your maker. When people don't realize this call themselves christian they end up feeling as if they know everything about the "religion" which they mostly do except that they don;t understand that it isn't about all that. It is about making your maker a buddy.
From your definition, then nearly all religions follow your definition. The idea is to commune and have a relationship with your god (in this situation, whether you believe my god is right or wrong is irrelevant).
That said, all religions still have "a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects," including, and especially, Christianity. Don't think so? All Christians believe Jesus was the son of God and that he died for our sins. All Christians believe that the Christian God is the only God. All Christians believe that Lucifer was a rebellious angel that fell from Heaven and now tempts us as Satan. All Christians believe the Ten Commandments are the fundamental laws. All Christians believe that there will be a "day of reckoning" where God will take his people and judge the rest, through 7 years of tribulation in which the anti-Christ will rule. Most, if not all Christians practice Communion in some way (some more than others). Most, if not all, Christians believe that the prime method of communication with God is through prayer and are often encouraged to do so many times per day. Christianity is the epitome of the definition of religion.
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Actually that's what makes Christianity so awesome. Everything you said all Christians believe are things that almost all Christians believe. Christianity gives you the right to differ. For example not all Christians believe that "Ten Commandments are the fundamental laws". I don't. The bible says in Romans 13:10
.... Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.. It also says in Galatians 5:14
The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself.".
my definition of religion also says a "set of beliefs and practices"(which by the way is from dictionary.com) i don't take the communion for reasons best known to me. "generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects", you don't agree about your christian beliefs with a of people. You agree with your God.
Take this as an example, a verse of the bible says you may believe "All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. (21)It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.". So when Christians all do somethings, it isn't because they agree among themselves it is to encourage and uphold each other.
When the term "generally" is used, it means that most, or almost all, members of a religion agree upon it. It is generally agreed that the 10 Commandments are the basic laws that need to be followed. That's not to say there aren't other laws, there are several others (including ones as obscure as not mixing types of textiles), but the 10 Commandments are the basic ones that every Christian strives to follow (ie - the very first one -- "you shall not have any other gods before me"). Also, the Bible is the Word of God, supposedly inspired by God. If it's been divinely inspired, why shouldn't you agree with it?
If all food is clean, why is it that previous chapters state that split-hoofed animals are unclean and should not be eaten? This goes with the consistency flaws that are mentioned by another poster.
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Actually, being born again means that you are 'born' into the faith after you have been born into this world. It's an analogy that's often used because you are like a child when first coming into the faith and learning how to walk with Christ. I've seen this used most in Protestant-based denominations and non-denominational churches and rarely, if ever, in the Catholic and Catholic-based churches (while all Christian churches are said to be break-off of the Roman Catholic church, the Protestant church is radically different from the Catholic one, thus you have two distinct lines).
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The problem with religions as a whole is that they are can be interpretated in many ways. For instance it was interpreted that slavery was ok during the Civil War, now we interpret that slavery is wrong. The Bible contradicts it's by telling people they must follow certain laws, like the 10 commandments and then turns around and says that this (insert diety or son) saves mankind so the laws aren't fundamental anymore. The Koran has been interpreted to kill infidels yet most muslims don't believe in the radical viewpoint, just like some Christians and Jews believe in a radical viewpoint. If this was really God who did it, then why are there multiple religions preaching that they're the way to heaven or whatever you lame excuse is because you fear dying.
I neither confirm nor deny the existence of God because science has never proven or disproven God and because I choose not to blindly follow the ideas layed down in so called revealed religions. But the main hatchet is that if there was the one religion, then it's probably deism and not revealed religions because there are multiple revealed religions and they all say the same thing...that they are the way to heaven...but whatever helps you sleep better at night, by all means believe away, blindly or not.
I know form the way you talk that you have probably never read the bible. The bible does not contradict itself- never.
Actually you'd be wrong. I was a Christian for 15 years and have read the Bible multiple times and the Bible does contradict, I don't have as good of proof as DB puts out but I mean when you have mythical creatures in the Bible, isn't there something wrong?
Who is the father of Joseph?
MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.
What did they give him to drink?
vinegar - Matthew 27:34
wine with myrrh - Mark 15:23
Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel?
(a) God did (2 Samuel 24: 1)
(b) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)
a) God decided that the life-span of humans will be limited to 120 years (Genesis 6:3)
(b) Many people born after that lived longer than 120. Arpachshad lived 438 years. His son Shelah lived 433 years. His son Eber lived 464 years, etc. (Genesis 11:12-16)
a) Adam was told that if and when he eats the forbidden fruit he would die the same day (Genesis 2:17)
(b) Adam ate the fruit and went on to live to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5)
I could go on, but I won't. I do find it very funny that the only thing that you try to defend is the Bible and nothing else.
I was taking time to answer your questions but your errors and lack of understanding just makes me feel like you heard your arguments from someone who really doesn't have it right. Matt 27:34 doesn't say he was given vinegar, it says he was given "wine mixed with bitter gall". And what he was given wasn't the point, no two people can observe a mind boggling scene over a prolonged period and write about it, and you'll expect them to write the exact same thing.
About Adam, he lived to lived to 930 years, and then he "DIED".
I am not trying to defend the bible, the bible has defended itself for 2000 years, i don't need to.
I've heard the arguements from myself. You danced around the whole Adam thing, that's a contradiction in the Bible. But the Bible is god breathed is it not? So if God put it on the writers hearts, shouldn't God be able to get it right?
Actually the bible was defended by people with the resources and the "god-given" will and desire to kill anyone who didn't believe in it.
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
Douglas Adams
"That is not dead which can eternal lie / And with strange aeons even death may die."
H. P. Lovecraft
if that's true, how it is that you are still alive?
*grin*
Christians are not as violent and bloody as the current form of history likes to teach.
In fact, you have to go back to the Crusades to show any real widespread Violence by those killing in the name of Christ.
There are always a few nutters who abuse a religion to further their own ends, but on the widespread level? we're talking centuries.
Even the Spanish Inquisition has been shown to not have been as violent and bloody as previously thought.
Now, there are some who believe that the christians were behind the holocaust.... but then again, some people think that President Bush was behind the September 11th attacks... stupidity runs amok in many groups.
First of all, I was not "attacking Christianity" and if you're going to quote me, do it correctly. I was giving my experiences with religion growing up not attacking Christianity.
I never stated that I didn't know anything about Christianity. I probably know more than most Christians do about their own faith. No, I didn't know much about Christianity as a child, but as an adult, I do. Wicca is a learning religion that encourages to study all religions. And I do!
What I said was;
"I was raised Christian; well I went to church every Sunday for 16 years of my life anyway. Other than what I heard in church (which wasn't that much because I was never really paying attention) I never really talked about faith and whatnot."
I was saying that I never really "talked about it", not that I didn't know anything about it. Get your facts straight!
My parents aren't hypocrites, but I was trying to say that Christianity wasn't taught at home. And quote the bible all you want, but if you're going to use old testament crap, then I have some verses for you as well. So be careful. Your Holy Book isn't so Holy when you actually sit down and read it a little.
Again, this was just my testament of my religious upbringing. I wasn't attacking Christiantiy, although I could and I will now that you've thrown the first stone. Check out these verses.
Exodus 21: 20 And if a man smite his slave, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. 21 But if he live for a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his money. (Nice!)
Deuteronomy 21: 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, 19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out 20 unto the elders of his city, and 21 all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. (Is this how you raise your children?)
1 Timothy 2: 11 Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. 12 I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent. (BTW, this is New Testament) (I guess we need to fire all the women out there and bring them home to be barefoot and prego)
Numbers 31: 17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him. 18 But all the young girls who have not known a man by sleeping with him, keep alive for yourselves. (Nuff Said)
2 Kings 6: 28 This woman said to me, "Give up your son; we will eat him today, and we will eay my son tomorrow." 29 So we cooked my son and ate him. (And Christians say that Wiccans are devil worshippers and baby eaters...this is your book not mine)
Isaiah 13: 15 Whoever is found will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword. 16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives ravished.
Deuteronomy 25: 11 If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, 12 you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity. (Christianity sounds a lot like another horrible religion out there, with whom we are fighting)
Deuteronomy 22: 28 If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. 29 Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her. (I'm sure the woman really likes this)
Deuteronomy 22:5 A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your GOD.
Deuteronomy 7:1 When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations ... then you must destroy them totally. 2 Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy. (Hmmm)
Yes, I'm also glad that the bible wasn't taught in my home. And for you to say that a 1500 year old anything is "ancient" is pretty funny if you ask me. Christianity is not ancient nor is it's text. It is a baby religion at best. And like many other religions, it's a fad and it will go away with time. And nothing in the bible is "original". Over the past 1500 years, your bible changed with the seasons. Numerous books were left out due to the fact that some of the books of the bible made people look good that the church didn't want to look good and some made people look bad that the church didn't want to look bad. Nothing is being fulfilled today that was predicted in the bible. I guess we're going to see 7 headed dragons in the near future as well aren't we?
You say that the "bible was written over the course of thousands of years, and it is still relevant in today's everyday life." 1500 years does not count as thousands. When you at least get to 2000 years, then come back and say that, but until then, why don't you go and change the bible again to make it say exactly what you want it to say. And don't act like that has never happened before. It's been happening for, well about 1500 years. To put your faith in a book is just crazy. And people like you always revert back to the book. Are you not spiritual in your heart? Or does everything come from the book?
Again, no where did I ever say that Wicca was better than Christianity, nor did I attack Christianity (in my "Why I'm a Wiccan" post). Just like Dems and Republicans can disagree, so can I, but it doesn't mean that I'm attacking.
Tabias-
And just like my first post "Why are you a Chirstian", you have still failed to answer that question, nor does your post here explain why you aren't a Wiccan. Nothing that you've stated has addressed either. You just want to bash on my personal religious journey and insert as much BS from your religion as possible.
Well, believe me, it wasn't easy to leave Christianity. The pressure from the religion, society, and family made it damn near impossible, but I was hellbent on leaving it, because I finally opened my eyes to the lies. There should be no pressure to stay in any particular faith. Religion should come from the heart, not a book or a church that tells you what to do. And this is exactly what's been going on for hundreds (not thousands) of years now. You want to talk about ancient? How's about you talk to all the "ancient" people (Pagans, Native Americans, etc...) who were damn near wiped off the face of the earth by your faith. Those were the people who practiced the Old ways, not Christians. Everything that Christianity is, was derived from some kind of Pagan practice. Christianity is Paganism edited and gone wrong.
So, why exactly are you a Chirstian? And why aren't you a Wiccan? I'm pretty sure you can answer why you aren't a Wiccan, but I'm positive that I will not be impressed as to why you claim to be a Chirstian.
Tabias-
P.S.
It's not in my nature to "attack" any religious faith, but Sportominc brought out the darkside when he started putting words in my mouth. I'm sorry if any of my post on this particular blog offends anyone, but I will not stand here and be called out like that.
Blessed Be
I just wanted to post this here so that everyone could read it again (if you want) and determine for yourself if I was attacking Christianity or not. I would say that I was not attacking Christianity in my post, but Sportwhoever seems to think that I was bashing simply because I had some bad experiences with Christianity and I voiced some of those bad experiences in my blog. Things that happened to me and written down does not equal attacks on Christianity. If anything, I was stating attacks on my by Christianity. Anyway, here's the original post. Enjoy-
I was raised Christian; well I went to church every Sunday for 16 years of my life anyway. Other than what I heard in church (which wasn't that much because I was never really paying attention) I never really talked about faith and whatnot. I never once remember seeing the bible out at home, but knowing what I know now, I believe that was a good thing. I don't believe that you have to read or even believe all the stuff in the bible to be faithful and whatnot. I think that the bible is actually one of the things that hurts Christianity. There are so many inconsistencies that now days, people have more questions than there are answers.
I had been struggling with religion for a few years (more like a decade) and some time during the year of 2004, I decided that I was through with religion (well at least Christianity). That was a hard decision for me because I've always believed in something greater than myself. So for about two years I was pretty much agnostic. I believed in something, but I wasn't willing to put forth the effort again with another church. The only thoughts I have when I hear the word "church" are bad ones. I've been burned so many times during my walk in the Christian faith that I was finally willing to turn my back on it. And I did.
The thought never crossed my mind that I could possibly look into a different religion, so I didn't. I felt like I was just wasting away there for a while. Well, one day a friend of my wife said something about a friend of hers who was Pagan. The first thing that popped into my religiously uneducated and brainwashed mind was "devil worshipper" and stuff like that. But there was something else about that conversation that made me want to learn more. I put it out of my mind for a while and when my wife, son, and I moved to Colorado in July of 2006, I felt that it was now or never. We finally have a chance to start clean, but we really didn't have much of a plan yet.
We hadn't been in town for any more than a week or so when I decided to look into what Paganism was all about. I was very surprised at what I found on the internet. The only negative things that I ever came across were from Christian websites, but everything else was very positive about Pagans and Paganism. So, we bought books and researched as much as possible. We probably have about 100 books on Paganism, Wicca, and other paths that fall under Paganism. We were to the point in a few weeks to where we felt comfortable calling ourselves Pagans. There was no baptism or anything like that. We just said that "we're Pagans now" and that was it. It really made perfect sense to us. We've always enjoyed nature and everything about it. And now we understand that nature is Divine. Everything around us is filled with the Divine. Knowing that Deity is all around you, rather than millions of miles away in the heavens really made a huge difference in our way of thinking. It's also very comforting.
One of the things about Paganism is that you always want to learn more. So the more we researched and studied, the more we began to be drawn to other paths under the umbrella of Paganism. There's a lot more organization under the specific paths than there is with just Paganism. Paganism covers so many different paths that we really wanted to be a part of a more focused path. The term Paganism is like Christianity. Christians are usually a part of a particular denomination and the same holds true for Pagans. Most Pagans usually subscribe to one or more of the "denominations" if you will, of Paganism. We choose Wicca.
So, why Wicca? Well, Wicca is a beautiful religion (yes it is a religion) that honors nature and everything in it. There's no central authority or doctrine to tell you how to worship or to commune with Deity. Your relationship with Deity is supposed to be a personal one and Wicca teaches that whatever way it takes for you to be close with or commune with Deity is acceptable. If this means that being polytheistic is for you, then go for it. If you'd rather have a pantheist way of thinking, then that's ok too. Whatever way you choose to worship Deity is up to you, but when it all comes down to it, Deity is usually thought of as either the God and Goddess (mother / father) or many times just male & female energy. There are many different ways to view Deity in Wicca and Paganism, that isn't what this post is about.
I'm a Wiccan because I was able to make the decision to do so without any help or coercion from anyone or anything. As a grown man, I realized that my current religion (Christianity) wasn't working for me anymore and that if I was going to continue to have a spiritual relationship with Deity, then I was going to have to find a different way to go about it. So, as stated above, I ditched Christianity and made the decision to follow the Wiccan path.
Many people will say that nobody is forcing them to be Christian, but I would have to disagree on that one. Society and family can introduce a lot of peer pressure when it comes to religion. I thought long and hard before I finally decided to leave Christianity behind and it didn't have anything to do with whether or not I was going to make "God" or Jesus upset. It had everything to do with whether or not I was willing to go against what my family believed; and knowing that it would really upset them (and no matter what they said to me, I know that it did upset them). I just had to get over the fact that they were going to be upset. I finally realized that you can't live in the shadows of your parents forever. Some people have very raciest parents and it's up to them to one day make the decision to either adopt those values or go against the grain. Of course my family would rather me share their religious beliefs, but the more they learn about my path, the more they seem to accept it. I could be wrong, but it seems that way anyway.
Wicca is a path that doesn't judge you. We have no belief in a final judgment, heaven, or hell. And to tell you the truth, I'm not that worried about it either. If I have to face the Christian "God" and Jesus one day, I'm confident that I'll go to the right place. I'm living a good life, I'm not hurting anyone, I'm helping others, and I have faith that if the Christian God is the one I face one day, and if he is the loving God that he is said to be, that he will welcome me with open arms. I don't really believe in the whole Christian God theory, but I have no fear of where I'm going to end up after I die. And besides, we believe in re-birth anyway, so I only plan on being "dead" for a short period of time and then re-born at a later date.
I like Wicca because this path is not forced on anyone. I may raise my son by exposing him to the Wiccan way of life, but I will not push my faith on him. Once he reaches an age where we can have a man to man conversation; I actually plan on exposing him to as many religions as possible. This way he can choose for himself what he wants to do with his life. And if he decides that religion or spirituality isn't for him and he wants to be an atheist, then that's ok too. Like I said, we don't believe in any kind of final judgment, so I'm fine with anything that Logan wants (as long as he's not hurting himself or others in the process). As far as proselytizing goes…we don't believe in that either. We want people to come to our path because they want to and because their heart tells them to, not because they were raised Wiccan or that they were forced to in some way.
Anyway, another reason that I'm a Wiccan is due to the peaceful nature of the religion. We really just want to get along with everyone (all religions), but some religions have a lot of work to do on their own beliefs before that's ever going to happen.
Tabias-
I got chills from this post. Why can't I word things more like you? Amazing....
"If imperfections are what make us beautiful, then I must be a total babe!"
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/missionsminded-maiden
If you are talking to me, then thank you. I never tried to attack Christianity in my original post. I have a lot of respect for Christianity even though it's just not who I am anymore. This blog was a personal testament of my spirituality growing up, nothing else.
Tabias-