Should we bring back "witch burning"?

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02 Jun 2008, 10:24 am

Wicca is not 100% authentic, either. Like every major religion, it's woven into history and can't exist in a vaccuum. What sense does it make to guilt-trip a modern-day Christian with horrible things done to witches centuries ago? Pretty lame. It's in the same category of lameness as blaming modern-day Jews for the death of Christ.

During the Burning Times, how many of those people actually belonged to your religion and how many were just burned purely for spite?

As a Christian I certainly don't condone or defend the sins of the Church, past or present. Human beings inevitably fall short of the standard God sets for us. It's to be expected, pretty much, that the highest clergy fall prey to earthly vices. And others are just evil. The frock is and will continue to be excellent camouflage.

I happen top know how eclectic your religion is, and from how many other things it borrows. This is not. IMO, reprensible. Just don't accuse other religions of being unoriginal.

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02 Jun 2008, 10:26 am

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yes but Wicca says it has flaws and lets people use they'er own judgement and thinking
its not a foceful religion-which is what really draws me to it

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02 Jun 2008, 10:32 am

Arguably Wicca and paganism is about intuitively combining the good ideas of all the current religions, to create a new truth. A living growing faith, unbound to the dogmas of yester-year, while still retaining its roots to its past incarnations.

And yeah, Christianity did steal Christmas and Easter. Where do you think the christmas tree and easter egg traditions came from?

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02 Jun 2008, 10:38 am

you know where the angel on the tree came from?

vikings impaling priests on trees or so the legend goes
vikings were actually clean resorceful people
like they bathes several times a week
and their god was pure awesomeness so ladies liked them (I would!)

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02 Jun 2008, 10:47 am

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Actually, God says they're about serving and worshipping Satan.
And they are, even when "Satan" isn't named.

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02 Jun 2008, 10:55 am

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Speckles wrote:

Actually, God says they're about serving and worshipping Satan.
And they are, even when "Satan" isn't named.

Huh, so I guess everyone who celebrates christmas with a tree, and every kid who goes easter egg hunting, is going to hell. After all, they are observing pagan rituals.

You know, you'd think that the things that would be consider virtous would actually involve, you know, virtue. Helping people and stuff. But I guess Gandhi when to hell, despite the whole behaving exactly like Jesus thing.

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02 Jun 2008, 11:57 am

Speckles wrote:

Ragtime wrote:

Speckles wrote:

Actually, God says they're about serving and worshipping Satan.
And they are, even when "Satan" isn't named.

Huh, so I guess everyone who celebrates christmas with a tree, and every kid who goes easter egg hunting, is going to hell.

Not even remotely the same thing! Those who use Christmas trees and hunt for Easter eggs are practicing pagan things in ignorance, but their heart's intent is toward God.

1 Samuel 16:7 says that "for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."

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You know, you'd think that the things that would be consider virtous would actually involve, you know, virtue. Helping people and stuff. But I guess Gandhi when to hell, despite the whole behaving exactly like Jesus thing.

Good works are vituous, but Salvation does not come by works. (Ever heard of Martin Luther?)

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

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02 Jun 2008, 12:19 pm

Ragtime wrote:

Speckles wrote:

Actually, God says they're about serving and worshipping Satan.
And they are, even when "Satan" isn't named.

O RLY?

"God" says? Does 'God' say this him/herself, or in some book written by humans?

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02 Jun 2008, 3:27 pm

Methinks Rags has Schizotypal Personality Disorder, stereotypical arrogant kook that thinks god talks to him. He needs some anti-psychotics.

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02 Jun 2008, 3:51 pm

You're playing the shrink now, are you? Maybe we shouldn't diagnose each other here on WP.

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02 Jun 2008, 4:04 pm

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Methinks Rags has Schizotypal Personality Disorder, stereotypical arrogant kook that thinks god talks to him. He needs some anti-psychotics.

he needs to move to an abby and take a leave of absence from the outside world.

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02 Jun 2008, 4:26 pm

I might join him at the abbey (correct sp.), but not for the reasons you have in mind.

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02 Jun 2008, 4:48 pm

Speckles wrote:

Ragtime wrote:

Speckles wrote:

Actually, God says they're about serving and worshipping Satan.
And they are, even when "Satan" isn't named.

Lol.

I think this thread has created a new game - "Fishing for Ragtime"

*Take the bait... come on... Ooooh and it's a bite!*

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02 Jun 2008, 4:51 pm

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Methinks Rags has Schizotypal Personality Disorder, stereotypical arrogant kook that thinks god talks to him. He needs some anti-psychotics.

How obvious the villain here is...

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02 Jun 2008, 4:53 pm

skafather84 wrote:

Odin wrote:

Methinks Rags has Schizotypal Personality Disorder, stereotypical arrogant kook that thinks god talks to him. He needs some anti-psychotics.

he needs to move to an abby and take a leave of absence from the outside world.

Ha! You'd like that, wouldn't you?

I'm on good terms with you as soon as I stop speaking the truth to those who need it.

What good would I do in an abbey?
"I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." (Luke 5:32)

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02 Jun 2008, 5:46 pm

god your like a televangelist man:lol:

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