Wicca and Christianity
In this paper I will be discussing the treatment of Wicca, Witchcraft, by the Christian religion, since day one. First I will give a brief description of the religions. In the next paragraph I will give a brief history lesson, then I will get into the nitty-gritty. In the next few paragraphs, I will discuss the movie, The Craft, and some reviews by various Witches in the country. Then I will speak of the movie Warlock, and I will give my own review. Then I will give my own thoughts, and "wrap it all up." In Genesis, it is written that God created Heaven and Earth. It also says he created man and beast and put them in the "Garden of Eden." It is also stated that a serpent forced Adam and Eve to eat the "forbidden fruit" from "The Tree of Knowledge." There was no such being known as Satan; in fact, I don't believe it is mentioned until the New testament. The only mention of an evil being, before it receives the name 'Satan,' is in Revelations, where Job speaks of The Leviathan. Also, there has been a lot of war and violence in the name of God, the so-called 'Almighty god of love.' Witchcraft, in most traditions, speaks of a god, Woden, and a goddess, Gaia, giving birth to the world. There is no set "holy book," Witc
Witchcraft originates in the Paleolithic era; when primitive wo/man, was finding out what was happening in the world. Nine woods in the cauldron go, Burn them fast and burn them slow. org, I came across quite a few reviews of The Craft, made by Witches, some totally against the movie, and some were "on the fence. Elder be the Lady's tree,Burn it not or cursed you'll be. Bibliography Buckland, Raymond. In the film there were two quotations that "ruffled my feathers;" One of which was said by the "Witch-Hunter," Redferne, and the other was spoken by Mr. After a few years of anti-wiccan writings (the most infamous of these being the Malleus Maleficarum {the Witch Hammer} written by two German monks) and "protests," the Christian hierarchy 'decided' that witches were the minions of "Satan," and so they must conform, or be destroyed; This is shown in the following quote by Raymond Buckland. When misfortune is enow,Wear Thy blue star on Thy brow. -The WarlockThis quote particularly urks me because of the fact that it could have recreated the panic that those German monks started.
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Manon Fictitious,
Granted Craft,
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Satan's Bible,
Yule Light,
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