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GoldenAge374 · 06-13-2008, 08:33 AM

Those who say people practicing Wicca, or other Pagan religions, should be burnt are usually fanatics and in a mutually exclussive religion. (Though, some may say that faith and fanaticism are really just semantics.) And because they are in a mutually exclussive religion, such as Christianity, the followers in these types of religions believe their God is more powerful or should be worshipped above all other demi-gods, as I will put it (hopefully the terms I'm using are correct).

Although I'm Roman Catholic, from a branch of Christianity, I am still open to Pagan practices and other religions.

In general anybody can believe what they wish to believe (or not wish to believe for Athiests), there's absolutely nothing wrong with believing in a different god/goddess or gods/goddesses. All religions have equal faith to each other. But like I said, some would like to believe and proclaim that it's a sin to believe in any other god than what they believe in, which it isn't.

Plus in other points, all the different religions have something in common, there is at least one major god/goddess and minor gods/goddesses (or demi-god/goddesses, which is, I think, the proper term) or
archangels/angels (though angels are not mutually exclussive to anyone).

Going a little off track here, what I mean is that I know there are people still calling someone follows in Pagan beliefs, usually Wicca, a witch (which isn't a real insult to them since I think it's an "all right" term. Though, I don't think there are warlocks [as producers use in movies] only male witches.) and that they should be burnt (not very nice, obviously). It's kind of sad though how some still think that way, how they still judge and don't try to learn first and understand.

Another point I want to make, I'm not the kind of person who would promote satan worshipping. This term was used back in the old days, and possibly today, usually from ingorance. Especially in circumstances (sometimes) where people are Wiccan and non-Wiccan believers think Wiccan believers are worshipping satan, a bad misconception. I mean, in reality, Wicca is an earthen religion dealing with good energy and a peaceful mind. It's not really satan worshipping, or Black Magick, because I think that's what some people, including me, call the left-hand path, or bad way/direction. (not trying to relate hands to good or evil just as a well-known term)

Any comments on my rediculously long response? lol (sorry, I didn't mean to make it so long; I tend to ramble off)