Why do Christians hate Wicca(Witchcraft)?

[LastMaxim]

it sorta upsets me sometimes that some ppl are under the impression that nature-religions are sinful. but why? i'm a (humanist) follower of Odinism, and I love and respect everything around me, but i'm not a Christian and I would never even think of harming anyone, let alone disrespect Christianity! does that mean your God would still punish me because I followed another teaching, but never ever harmed anyone?

This is where people get the wrong impression of Christianity. God isn't so much doing the punishing, as we are to ourselves...if we refuse to believe, and follow God, in the way He has decreed, then He has decreed that there is no place for us within His Kingdom....only outside of it ....He showed us the many original rules so that we could see that we couldn't possibly do it ourselves, but only by His grace be with Him in the end...

Joh 3:14 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
Joh 3:15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
Joh 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

 

[ALW]

it sorta upsets me sometimes that some ppl are under the impression that nature-religions are sinful. but why? i'm a (humanist) follower of Odinism, and I love and respect everything around me, but i'm not a Christian and I would never even think of harming anyone, let alone disrespect Christianity! does that mean your God would still punish me because I followed another teaching, but never ever harmed anyone?

Odinism???? Odin??? Norse????
Am I even close?

 

[LastMaxim]

What I meant was -
- what was the original word that was mistranslated into English?
- When was the oooppps noticed?
- What versions have the revised word? Any not switch?
- Is the mistranslation just in the comandments or elsewhere also? (seems like elsewhere from your last sentence)

Almost left before i saw this post, lol...
This is the word, taken from Strong's numbers, for your personal ease of reference:

H7523
רצח
ratsach (953d); a prim. root; to murder, slay: - killed (1), kills the manslayer (1), manslayer (18), murder (7), murdered (2), murderer (12), murderer shall be put (1), murderers (1), murders (1), put to death (1), slew (1).

Since much of the rest of the Old Testament is basically based upon the Ten Commandments, well...it's easy to see how a single mistranslated word can throw people off so easily...

I commonly use the NASB, since I've found it's translation to be very close to the original language(s) intent, but there are others as well, several that do not translate this particular word as well, but other passages better...however the main message has never changed: God loves us, and wants us all to be with Him...the rest is illustrative of the how...

 

[ALW]

Almost left before i saw this post, lol...
This is the word, taken from Strong's numbers, for your personal ease of reference:

H7523
???
ratsach (953d); a prim. root; to murder, slay: - killed (1), kills the manslayer (1), manslayer (18), murder (7), murdered (2), murderer (12), murderer shall be put (1), murderers (1), murders (1), put to death (1), slew (1).

Since much of the rest of the Old Testament is basically based upon the Ten Commandments, well...it's easy to see how a single mistranslated word can throw people off so easily...

I commonly use the NASB, since I've found it's translation to be very close to the original language(s) intent, but there are others as well, several that do not translate this particular word as well, but other passages better...however the main message has never changed: God loves us, and wants us all to be with Him...the rest is illustrative of the how...

Thank you,
I think that's what I was looking for. Now I just gotta figure out what it means.

 

[xtxArchxAngelxtx]

Just to keep things simple... as christians we are to hate evil.

Witchcraft is evil in God's eyes.

 

[Forseti]

Odinism???? Odin??? Norse????
Am I even close?

yup! actually, ur right!

Although I don't believe in the literal existence of the Norse Gods, I see them as names for forces around us. I'm a pantheist. It's strange that we actually get to do with Norse things every day! most or all weekdays are named after Norse Gods (Wednesday= Woden's Day, Woden=Odin, Thursday=Thors Day, Friday=Frey's Day), and the sun- and moon days speak for themselves (sun/moon worship etc). And the name ''easter'' comes from the name Ostara, which is the Norse god of spring!

in my personal oppinion, God=all, and all=God. people worship the very same God in diffirent ways, and in diffirent incarnations, and with diffirent interpretations. Please don't hurt me!

oh well, Love n' Peace

 

[ALW]

in my personal oppinion, God=all, and all=God. people worship the very same God in diffirent ways, and in diffirent incarnations, and with diffirent interpretations. Please don't hurt me!

Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Not intentionally.
I agree God=all and all=God. God is in everything, of everything.

Blessings

 

[Smilin]

Just to keep things simple... as christians we are to hate evil.

Witchcraft is evil in God's eyes.

yet a biblical definition of witchcraft doesn't exist...
does it?

How can hating something not defined be simple?

 

[ALW]

Just to keep things simple... as christians we are to hate evil.

Witchcraft is evil in God's eyes.

Does God say to hate anything? Doesn't seem very productive. (it just might but I missed that part)

 

[Forseti]

anger and hate are an indication of weakness and lack of tolerance. know your ''enemy'', don't immidiately condemn things before you researched them and know what they're about. i'm not a practicioner of of Wicca myself, but in your bible God said that he gave people a free will. So what if Wiccans are using that free will? I have quite a few Wiccan friends, and they wouldn't dream of doing evil!

 

[SquareC]

The original assertion that prayer and spirituality is
'supernatural'? If that is true, my prayers are private,
never spoken, my spirituality is personal, expressed
in silence within the reverence and beauty of the Creation...
That indicates a facet of my very being is supernatural

HEY...I'M A GOD BY THAT REASONING!!!!

(everyone take the day off with pay...my commandment
for the day)

Yes, Sir! Can I get some overtime, too?

Oh,,in that case...CHRISTMAS BONUSES FOR EVERYONE!

(gotta have money to buy presents)

Whooohoooo! How'd you know I needed money? Oh, yeah, that's right, you're God. Silly me!

 

[SquareC]

in my personal oppinion, God=all, and all=God. people worship the very same God in diffirent ways, and in diffirent incarnations, and with diffirent interpretations. Please don't hurt me!

I agree completely! That is very much my philosophy, all though I am aware that very few Christians share this.

 

[Kira Faye]

Man can love god equally, but if they worship differently they are considered enemies.
"On common ground"

 

[ALW]

........ I am aware that very few Christians share this.

Is there a little icon for very puzzled? Guess this will work

Do Christians really not view God as monistic (God in everything or God=all)?
I can't imagine not thinking or believing or just plain feeling that.
Feed back please Christians

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

Christians seem to believe that if you don't worship their image of God then you are wrong and will be punished (or be in a state of 'punishing yourself') and that all other religions are following false gods or demons or worse and therefore are condemed by their image of God.

Personally I don't care. I've communed with their image of God and He's never idicated to me that he has a problem sharing my love with the Goddess or other faces of God.

 

[ACougar]

The whole issue of lables is actually rather comlex. What is the differance between a Shaman/Medican Man/Priest and a Witch? The answer I believe is that the Shaman/Medican Man/Priest is achnowledged by and a part of society while the witch operates outside of socialy accepted boundries. As Wicca grows and gains acceptance, there will cease to be any Wiccan witches, they will simply be acknowledged as the Pristessess, Shamen, Healers they are...

I don't believe what you call Wicca would exist, if you couldn't make yourselves sound interesting by calling yourselves "witches". Why do you do so, when you are the first to claim that you would never harm someone? Could you harm anyone without ceasing to be a true wicca? Seemingly not. If you can't harm someone and you can't intercede with God for their benefit, what claim on a supernatural association would you have?

Are you aware that pagan religions were very keen on human sacrifice, and that their favourite victims tended to be women and children. I think, in Britain, women used to be fastened to a great wheel of branches, etc., and burnt alive. When a Viking chief died, an old crone, probably a real witch, stabbed a young virgin to death so that she could keep her lord company in the next life. I read an account of this happening when the Viking King of Russia died. Apparently, the young woman put up no resistance, but seemed to freeze with terror, when she realised she would be the victim.

 

[SquareC]

Christians seem to believe that if you don't worship their image of God then you are wrong and will be punished (or be in a state of 'punishing yourself') and that all other religions are following false gods or demons or worse and therefore are condemed by their image of God.

My point exactly. There are exceptions to this, but that is the opinion of the majority of Christians I have found.

 

[ACougar]

Magic (speaking of real magic, not illusion) is an attempt to use, manipulate, or work with any supernatural thing to achieve a desired result in the natural or supernatural realm (which are just different parts of the same realm, reality) outside of God's wishes.
Biblically, we are to come directly to Him to intervene supernaturally on our behalf.

By that definition I practice no Magic/Magick because everything I work with is part of the natural as opposed to supernatural realm.

 

[ALW]

Here is what I am seeing around here:
I have Christian (Presbeterian & Catholic & I don't know) friends that say they are perfectly okay with me being a witch and we often talk about religious ideas and perspectives. I also have family members who are Christian (Weslyan) who have never said anything apposing my beliefs and enjoy it when I go to thier Church to hear them play in the band. Then, I also have family members (Baptist) who had more of a problem when I was going to a Catholic Church. Granted that's the same part of the family who has told me since I was little that I am going to hell because I don't eat meat.
But, in general, I have found Christians I know personally have a more open mind/heart/perspective than those I have met online.

Christians seem to believe that if you don't worship their image of God then you are wrong and will be punished (or be in a state of 'punishing yourself') and that all other religions are following false gods or demons or worse and therefore are condemed by their image of God.

Personally I don't care. I've communed with their image of God and He's never idicated to me that he has a problem sharing my love with the Goddess or other faces of God.

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

I didn't say what I did as a slam against Christians - just that in general and in my experiance here that's what they believe.