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To say that they simply are implies a very set belief. I realize I am parsing words to some extent, but it seems an important distinction. One doesn't have to "believe" in rocks, since they are self-evident to everyone who trusts the evidence of his own senses, unlike a belief in the Goddess. (And how can one be an atheist if he believes in a Goddess?)
For example at us небыло "god" and "godnes " (though speak) At us were and there is "Idol" and "Kummir" - and they are really existing predecessors. On a place of goddesses, for example: Harmony ".
Wiccans aren't trying to force feed their beliefs down our throats or into our government therefore it is fine by me. My main problem with Christianity is that people want to insist that the US is a "Christian Nation" when it is not & if given the chance most of them would be just fine if they turned our government into a Christian Taliban.
Ugh, wiccans. Made up is made up. I find people who actively seek out religion of any type confusing and those who seek out ones so obviously made up laughable. That being said I do not disparage anyone in RL who does not attempt to make me part of their religion so on that level I can honestly say wiccans do not bother me anymore or less than christians who keep their religion to themselves.
Voting. (I do not know theme). I will insert here.
ateism.ru
"Support the belief"
1. Paganism (Ancient Russian) - 13301 (34.1 %)
2. Atheism 5546 (14.2 %)
3. Orthodoxy CHristian (RPC) 4229 (10.9 %)
4. Ioga 2929 (7.5 %)
5. Union church. 2252 (5.8 %)
6. The Buddhism 1599 (4.1 %)
7. Consciousness of Krishna. 783 (2.0 %)
8. I do not know. 733 (1.9 %)
9. Church of the Satan. 77 (1.5 %)
10. Saentologia 553 (1.4 %)
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From all I read they are concerned about the environment which I see as a positive. I don’t remember any wars they started, or mass killings they were involved in because others did not believe as they do. I also have never had them come to my door and try to force their religion down my throat, nor leave notes on my car. I also like the idea of ladies dancing naked around a fire under a full moon even if I don’t get to see them, just the thought makes me smile. Put all those thing together and I think this atheist likes them.
Lol, thank you to you guys. I feel like christians horribly condemn us because many of us practice witchcraft. Christians always say I'm goin to hell for doing witchcraft. They also call me a satanist, which is totally wrong. One of the 9 sins satanists follow us please yourself whether it hurts another or not. In the Wiccan religion, it's taught to do what you want so long as you aren't hurting anybody. Big difference~
I have yet to run into a Wiccan. Or at least, I don't know if I have...
I did some research in it back in the day and my conclusion was basically this:
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Originally Posted by Mercury Cougar
The difference is, if you're interested in wicca, you have to seek them out. They won't just show up at your door trying to covert you, and they aren't trying to force their ideals onto everyone. Yeah, they're a little loony, but they're harmless and unintrusively loony.
I just wondered.... Pagan and Wiccans don't push their religion on others, so how do some atheists feel about them? I haven't decided yet. I feel like I have a little more respect for them than I do for Christians or say Muslims....
I am both atheist and Pagan of sorts, sometimes define myself as one, sometimes as the other. I do not believe in the literal existence of Ppagan gods, I see them more as inspirational poetic images. But I believe I would get along with someone who does believe in them just fine.
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