Have you read the Holy Bible (which ever version, i.e. King James, New King James, New Living, Amplified, etc.)?
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.
Start with the book of John in the New Testament, then read Romans, and Acts...continuing with Matt, Mark and finish the New Testament. (I'd skip Revelation for now).
Then go through the Old Testament.
Something to ponder: Everyone expects Christians to be tolerant...yet no one wants to be tolerant with Christians and our beliefs. I find that interesting anyway...
because they don't understand it and their religious teachings tell them so. Unfortunately for non-Christians, religious tolerance is not also one of their religious teachings, therefore anything non-Christian must be wrong there often evil.
Just don't worry about what other people think and be true to yourself and what you feel/believe.
I think it's that they consider it witchcraft, and there's stuff against witchcraft in the bible. Plus it might be something to do with false idols or something like that...
They don't understand it, and a lot of myths are perpetuated about it. These are ancient prejudices that are held onto by those who can't think for themselves.
Some try to force their opinions on others. Some, like me, look to the roots of religions and celebrations and decide to participate or not based on the origins. I try to practice principles in the bible in my life, and Wicca doest go along with my bible trained conscience. Its just a difference of faith and beliefs
Read the book by Johanna Michaelson... she was a psychic healer... "The Beautiful Side of Evil". You will understand why Christians consider Wicca evil. Your motives are good but you are misled.
There are several reasons, the biggest one being ignorance. Christians refuse to educate themselves about other religions. Most are extremely intolerant of religions other than their own, including other sects of Christianity.
The Bible, in several passages, says not so nice things about witches and witchcraft.
The majority of Christians associate Wicca and witchcraft with Satan worship. What they fail to realize, is that there is no such thing as 'Satan' in their beliefs. However, they believe any religion other than their own is worshiping false idols, and oft times Satan. Here is an interesting quote from WNW.exposingsatanism.org
"...just because you don't bow on your knees and worship an idol or an invisible being, does not mean you are not a Satan worshiper. The worship of any other god (s) is the same thing. There are no other gods. They are demons and Satan is in control of them."
The bottom line is, the Christians will always find someone to pick on.
History of inter-religious conflict in the U.S.:
For the past five centuries, there has been a series of conflicts between the dominant religion in the U.S. and its minority religions. Fortunately, they have decreased in intensity:
bullet Against Natives: Starting with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Europeans attempted to destroy the culture and religion of the indigenous Native population. This trend was only reversed in recent decades when the U.S. government started to allow Native Americans to worship freely.
bullet Against Mormons: During the early 19Th century, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were repeatedly attacked and almost wiped out by mobs. The LDS church is now an established and generally respected denomination.
bullet Against Roman Catholics and Jews: During the 19Th century, there were periods of riots and vandalism by the American public against both Roman Catholics and Jews. Although antisemitic attacks continue today at a low level, both faith groups are now largely respected. Evidence of this was the election of a Roman Catholic, John F. Kennedy (D) to the presidency and the nomination of an Orthodox Jew, J. Lieberman (D-CT), to the vice-presidency.
bullet Against new religious movements: From the 1970's to the 1990's the anti-cult movement (ACM) raised public hysteria against new religious movements, a.k.a. "cults." The ACM's concepts of brainwashing and mind control have been shown to be groundless. Criminal activities by the ACM have weakened the movement considerably and seriously damaged their credibility. The counter-cult movement (CCM) continues. However it is mainly effective only within conservative Christianity.
bulletAgainst Satanists: Starting In the early 1980s an underground, international, generational cult of Satanists was accused of widespread, horrendous Satanic Ritual Abuse. They were believed to sexually and physically abuse children, murder them, and even eat them. The belief finally dissipated with no hard evidence of abuse having existed.
bulletAgainst Wiccans: Driven by a number of factors, verbal and physical attacks against Wiccans appear to have risen precipitously, starting in mid-1999. To date, where the religious faith of perpetrators can be identified, they all appear to be conservative Christians.
We just have to wait until they move onto someone or something else, because if it's been over 2000 years and they haven't learned tolerance, I highly doubt they ever will.
Because Christianity is, like many other religions, so sure of its' own righteousness that anything else must, by default, be utterly evil. I know a great many pagans (I'm a witch myself) who consider Christianity to be the Wiccan version of the Antichrist. There are even radical Druidic groups who are devoted to the crushing of Christianity entirely.
I think a lot of the problem is people's inability to think for themselves. They want a nice convenient step-by-step manual on how to live their life, which Christianity happens to give them. The problem is that they believe the Bible in a LITERAL sense, instead of taking it as a metaphor or allegory that suggests a certain lifestyle.
That and, people are incredibly afraid of anything that is different and foreign. Wicca is so vastly different from Christianity that it freaks people out a bit.
If you feel like talking, go ahead and email me (alamo2211@yahoo.com). I'd love having someone to talk to about this subject.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, I don't want to play into any stereotypes here, but my understanding of the Wiccan religion is that the focus is on the creation around us. There is nothing wrong with creation. The problem comes in worship ping the creation at the expense of the Creator.
As a Christian, I believe that God created all things. Creation itself is not evil; however, we are misguided when our focus turns to worship ping the creation. I see a beautiful sunset, or look over a mountain range, and thank God for the opportunity to see such beauty in the creation. I would be mistaken if I began worship ping the sun for its beauty.
Again, forgive me if I am mistaken in my assumption of the Wiccan religion. I am certainly open to honest dialogEUn the issue.
1) Christians believe that there is only one God worthy to be praised and worshiped and His name is Jehovah. Worshipping anything or anyone else is idolatry and that is a sin.
2) The practice of witchcraft is a sin.
Samuel 15:23 - For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king
2 Chronicles 33:6 - And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Micah 5:12 - And I will cut off witch crafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Many Christians look for forms of evil to confirm their own beliefs. Wicca is gaining popularity and Christianity is in decline. They blame Wicca for what they see as a decline in morals of the youth of the nation. Because they define any stray from Christianity as a betrayal of God and all that is good.
They don't understand, nor do they care to understand, the concepts or purpose of our beliefs. They just look at it as a threat to the world they have created.
A world where sex is evil.
A world where magic is an abomination.
A world where they can make laws that follow the rules of their religion and not the will of the people.
They are blind to everything else and so filled with ignorant hate that they lash out at us and try so hard to suppress it.
Why do so many christians consider wicca evil?
