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]It always amuses me when Christians try and use this quote as a means to discredit Wiccans and to try and convince others that we're worshiping satan by default. You throw that quote out there as if it came from the Word of God itself, when it's actually a line from the French short story "The Generous Gambler" written by Charles Baudelaire who was, incidentally, prosecuted on "moral grounds" for some of his printed works. Some of his early published works were considered indecent and he was fined. It's also interesting to note that Baudelaire was also frequently bedded down with hookers and was a drunk. But go right on ahead using his quote to prove that we're all secretly devil worshipers.
I'll tell everyone right now the first thing that can be done to help eliminate ignorance about contemporary peoples andhttp://www.keprtv.com/news/local/18352084.html
Unfortunately there is still far too much ignorance out there about Pagans and Wiccans in general. Many people actually still believe that we sacrifice children to the gods in the graveyards. I'm sorry and I hate to tell you this but it's not true! Wiccans do not engage in any kind of animal or human sacrifices whatsoever.
The ignorance that exists about Pagans and Wiccans is just saddening. Another ignorant myth about Wiccans is that we worship the devil. Hate to tell you this but we don't even believe in the devil!
What can be done about the ignorance about Pagans and Wiccans in general?
"The wicker man" I didn't realize it was a Wiccan like cult.Again, from "A Brief History of the Druids" By Peter Berresford Ellis, (c) 2002, pp. 152-153
-- Druweid
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Really? How many soup kitchens do Wiccans run? How many drug and alcohol rehab centers have you built? How many thrift stores have you established so the poor can buy inexpensive but good-condition clothing? How many missionaries do you have currently overseas or even in your own backyards to proclaim the good news of Christ Whom you say you "follow"?
Don't forget about the Avalon Cares relief project.Go to the Circle Sanctuary website, click on "Charity Work" and then on "Pagans doing charity work" and you will get a list of some of the Pagan groups involved in this.
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Because, unlike many Christians, they were raised to feel real empathy for other people, and not to think of others as tools for obeying God. When they saw a person in need, they helped them because they felt true compassion for them, and their sincerity was clear. They did not offer services to people just because they felt God expected it of them.
When a person uses another in order to obey a third entity's orders (God's) that second person, and their real needs as a human being, get lost in the shuffle. The first person believes they are being loving, but they are often only willing to love on their own terms, and it tends to have strings attached (like, getting the other person to convert, or the other person must show inordinate thanks and praise for the oh-so-godly person). The Wiccans I've known have just *cared.*
Human Sacrifices (Druidic or otherwise)
It is generally understood that human and/or ritual sacrifice was commonly practiced in ancient times by a wide variety of cultures. It would seem that such a practice was born more of superstition than formal religious doctrine, since the religious text of every major religion, regardless of it's antiquity, specifically condemns human sacrifice. Within the Druidic culture, or Paleopaganism in general, we have no such texts for reference. There are numerous second-hand accounts, many of which contain verifiable errors. Modern archeology presumes ritual deaths for a small number of remains found (The Lindow Man, The Tollund Man, and about a dozen or so others), which is hardly impressive given hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years of history. Of the "evidence" which exists, nothing confirms that Druids recommended or encouraged sacrifice, only that their participation may have been considered necessary. Primary sources of research (with extensive references) can be found here and here. Any who wish to discuss this further, please create a new thread.
They did not "confirm" it - they claimed it.This is interesting, because apparently the Romans did confirm that Druids practiced human sacrifices.
It's easy to love people but not love God.
This is interesting, because apparently the Romans did confirm that Druids practiced human sacrifices.
The romans claimed it.
The winners in a war usually claim horrific things about the loser to justify a war.
Afterall we see from the Roman arenas they hardly put any value on life, so why would they care about human sacrifices?
This is interesting, because apparently the Romans did confirm that Druids practiced human sacrifices.
Don't forget Matthew 25:34-40It's easy to love people but not love God.
"Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
They claimed it.This is interesting, because apparently the Romans did confirm that Druids practiced human sacrifices.
It's easy to love people but not love God.
My love for people is because of my love for The Divine, just as those of you who would love a brother or sister, no matter what, out of love for your parents.It's easy to love people but not love God.
I think it depends on the person. I don't believe this would be a universal truth. I've known many people personally who had tremendous love for God, but displayed very little compassion and love toward their fellow man.
I think it's actually easier for people to love God than others. It's much easier to love and revere and entity you cannot see, cannot touch and cannot hear with your own ears. People can pick and choose which attributes of God they love. For example, many people say "God is love" and dismiss the passages in the Bible that show that God can actually be a God of wrath, vengeance and destruction.
An analogy would be this - if you were married to a man who commanded everyone in your town to throw their firstborn children into the river so that the town would be absolved of its wickedness, could you still truly love your husband? If not, why? If it is truly easier to love people than God how could you explain why people love God even after knowing that, according to the Bible, He committed some of the greatest atrocities against mankind? Plagues, floods, pestilence - acts of God, not Man.
Greetings!
My love for people is because of my love for The Divine, just as those of you who would love a brother or sister, no matter what, out of love for your parents.
Blessings,
-- Druweid
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