Wiccan Worship Warning (Earth, faith, Christianity, Satan, Christians)

[Lightkeeper]

This is the Wiccan Rede, the principals they live by. It doesn't sound dangerous or evil to me.

Bide you the Wiccan laws you must, in perfect love and perfect trust.
Live and let live, fairly take and fairly give.
Cast the circle thrice about, to keep the unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light of touch, speak little and listen much.
Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the Wiccan rune.
Widdershins go by the waning moon, chanting out the baleful tune.
When the Lady's moon is new, kiss your hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her peak, then the heart's desire seek.
Heed the North wind's mightly gale, lock the door and trim the sail.
When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you on the mouth.
When the wind blows from the West, departed spirits will have no rest.
When the wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.
Nine woods in the cauldron go, burn them quick and burn them slow.
Elder be the Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed you'll be.
When the wheel begins to turn, let the Beltane fire burn.
When the wheel has turned to Yule, light the log, the Horned One rules.
Heed you flower, bush and tree, by the Lady, blessed be.
Where the rippling waters go, cast a stone, the truth to know.
When you have and hold a need, harken not to other's greed.
With a fool no seasons spend, or be counted as his friend.
Merry meet and merry part, bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the Threefold Law you should, three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is enow, wear the blue star on your brow.
True in love you must ever be, lest their love be false to thee.
These words the Wiccan Rede fulfll: An it harm none, do what you will.

[kreeden]

They also have their own version of " do onto others as you would have them do onto you ", the Threefold Law . Which is said in different ways , but basically says that if you do good , then good will be returned threefold , if you do evil , then it will be returned tenfold . { some just say that what you do will be returned threefold , good or evil } .

[Feathers in Hair]

Originally Posted by kreeden

Bedevere: (to a villager) So, *logically*...
Villager: (very slowly, with pauses between each word)
If...she...weighs the same as a duck......she's made of wood. "

What is it she says (when it turns out to be true)? Something like "It's a fair cop..."

Me weighing the same as a duck, I'd have to say that people and quotes like this

Originally Posted by NetDoc

Sometimes it even disguises itself as an intolerant Christian. Go figure!

are what makes me remember that there's Christians that actually embody all that Jesus actually taught about being kind (and having a sense of humor)!

[Dr. Nosophoros]

To some, anything non-Christian is akin to satanism, it's nothing new but, what the hell.

[painted wolf]

That must really annoy genuine Satanists eh?
Being equated with 'white path' wiccans.

wa:do

[Mercy Not Sacrifice]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

A book like that would drive me further away from Christianity.

It'd drive me further away from fundamentalism, too. Now Christianity? Oh, it'd probably just make me want to look harder for the Real Thing....

[DianeVera]

I found the following other articles on that site dealing with Wicca, Witchcraft, and Paganism:

* Navy Ads Use Music From Rock Band that Promotes Witchcraft
* Contemporary Christian Singer Reveals Her Dark Past in Witchcraft
* Author Says Culture's Visual Media Obsession Paves Way for Paganism
* Episcopal-Pagan Priests Recant; But Many See ECUSA as Unrepentant
* Clergy at Odds Over ECUSA's Using Pagan Rite
* Lawsuit Claims Pagan Harassed for Refusing to Attend Area Crusade

So far, no big surprises. Just the usual sort of thing one would expect to find on a fundy Christian site.

But I also found two other articles, which I found a bit surprising, and on which I would appreciate comments by any Pagans/Wiccans here. Since they deal with political topics, I'll post about them in the political debate forum.

[DianeVera]

Originally Posted by DianeVera

But I also found two other articles, which I found a bit surprising, and on which I would appreciate comments by any Pagans/Wiccans here. Since they deal with political topics, I'll post about them in the political debate forum.

Here are the relevant threads:

* Wiccans and 10 Commandments?
* School Halloween celebration prohibited to avoid offending Wiccans???

I would appreciate it very much if some Wiccans or other Pagans here could respond in the above threads.