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Interesting. Most of the Wiccans that I know converted away from a Christian background, thou I do know several who were raised Jewish.Sorry to butt in, but most Wiccans don't have Wiccan parents.
Interesting. Most of the Wiccans that I know converted away from a Christian background, thou I do know several who were raised Jewish.
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Few people are Wiccan because their parents were Wiccan when they were born. We're mostly converts. That most of us converted from Judaeo-Christianity is unsurprising: Wicca is very much a Western religion, and the vast majority of people in the West are Christian to start off with.Just a quick question GreyCat,
do you think you would have been a 'Wiccan' if your parents had not been 'Wiccan'?
Like Original Sin, the Protevangelium, the Flood, Noah's prophecies (extremely important in world history), Pangaea, and the Tower of Babel?
Remove the first 11 chapters of Genesis, and the rest of the Bible makes no sense.
If you are referring to TheManeki, I assume it is because fallacious claims should not go unchallenged. I think we all agree that the truth, whatever it may be, is paramount.So,ok.
why are you still here trying?
My parents aren't Wiccan. One is agnostic, the other is an atheist.
I'm curious how my post led you to your post about my parents' religions?
If you are referring to TheManeki, I assume it is because fallacious claims should not go unchallenged. I think we all agree that the truth, whatever it may be, is paramount.
thats because your answers are half the time wrong, per the bible, or never really answer the questions being askedVainglorious, I don't know how well you know me, but I can say, speaking from 19 months of experience here, and in my humble opinion, not one atheist or agnostic here is qualified to critique creationism. All you guys do is ask the same questions over and over;
then its your own fault, not ours, if you could answer the question honestly and not confuse people then maybe we wouldn't keep asking the same questionsand despite numerous explanations and threads from me, you guys still don't have a clue as to where I'm coming from in explaining how God created this universe.
i'm starting to think you don't even know what you are talking aboutI have never - (and I mean never) - in 19 months of solidly explaining myself over and over again - seen one person acknowledge what I'm talking about.
.Two of you have come close, but in just a short time, have reverted back to making subtle mistakes in trying to explain Genesis 1
Believe me --- it takes the Holy Spirit to hammer the understanding home --- and some people are living proof of that.
ok please show any evidence that the bible is even talking about ex nihilo creation in the first place.An understanding of what really happened. Like how ex nihilo creation works, for starters.
I only asked because I did not know what a Wiccan was, and I wondered if you did.
For those who do not know what a Wiccan is I took this from a Wiccan site.
Depending upon how you look at Wicca, it is either one of the newest or one of the oldest religions in the world: Wicca is a recently created, Neopagan religion. The various branches of Wicca can be traced back to Gardnerian Witchcraft which was founded in the UK during the late 1940s. Wicca is based on the symbols, seasonal days of celebration, beliefs and deities of ancient Celtic society. Added to this material were Masonic and ceremonial magickal components from recent centuries. In this respect, it is a religion whose roots go back almost three millennia to the formation of Celtic society circa 800 BCE.
A follower of Wicca is called a Wiccan. Wicca and other Neopagan religions are currently experiencing a rapid growth in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This is seen particularly among some teenagers, who are rejecting what they feel is the autocracy, paternalism, sexism, homophobia, and insensitivity to the environment that forms part of some more traditional religions. Many North Americans of European descent, who are keen to discover their ancestral heritage, are also attracted to this religion.
At least it doesn't include a God..
Hey I have an idea.
What if, in Genesis in the Bible, the Christian God actually is the concept of "Nothing"?
What if, since there was nothing until God, then God represents nothing? And then since "nothing" is a diety, it can create everything as Genesis goes onto explain.
I mean i don't think Genesis ever says that God is "something". It never really says where God came from so it is open for interpretation.
thats because your answers are half the time wrong, per the bible, or never really answer the questions being asked
then its your own fault, not ours, if you could answer the question honestly and not confuse people then maybe we wouldn't keep asking the same questions
i'm starting to think you don't even know what you are talking about
well when creationism has a million different explanations, some that believe that gen 2 is parallel to gen 1, instead of two different stories its hard to keep up
nice excuse, or it could be that your answers lack logic or meaning, or they lack any relation to reality
Actually, I'm unaware of any Wiccan denomination that does not acknowledge the existance of one deity or other. Most that I've researched hold the Mother Goddess as the primary deity (usually along with the Horned God), whilst acknowledging (though not necessarily worshipping) deities from other pantheons (the Graceo-Roman pantheon, the Judaeo-Christo-Islamic pantheon, the Hindu pantheon, etc).I only asked because I did not know what a Wiccan was, and I wondered if you did.
For those who do not know what a Wiccan is I took this from a Wiccan site.
Depending upon how you look at Wicca, it is either one of the newest or one of the oldest religions in the world: Wicca is a recently created, Neopagan religion. The various branches of Wicca can be traced back to Gardnerian Witchcraft which was founded in the UK during the late 1940s. Wicca is based on the symbols, seasonal days of celebration, beliefs and deities of ancient Celtic society. Added to this material were Masonic and ceremonial magickal components from recent centuries. In this respect, it is a religion whose roots go back almost three millennia to the formation of Celtic society circa 800 BCE.
A follower of Wicca is called a Wiccan. Wicca and other Neopagan religions are currently experiencing a rapid growth in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This is seen particularly among some teenagers, who are rejecting what they feel is the autocracy, paternalism, sexism, homophobia, and insensitivity to the environment that forms part of some more traditional religions. Many North Americans of European descent, who are keen to discover their ancestral heritage, are also attracted to this religion.
At least it doesn't include a God..
I'm sorry? When have I ever declared my beliefs as 100% truth?i respect your religous fervor, the fundamentalist zeal of your believed truth,
I do believe we are talking about TheManeki, not me.but you're wasting your time.![]()