Saturday, September 1, 2012

A simple truth

On religion

For the past few days, there has been much-a-do about the Wiccan religion around here.  My daughter is Wiccan.  Now, I am not a Wiccan, however I did study it for a class in college where I had to completely submerge myself into it for a good grade.  (I got an "A" by the way) What is bothering me here is that my daughter's soon-to-be in-laws believe that it is a satanic religion and therefore she has a demonic aura around her.  They want nothing to do with her even though she is about to have there grandchild.  
When I was studying this religion, I found out that it is actually derived from one of the oldest forms of Christianity.  When the church changed the religion they claimed that all of those (persons who stayed with the old Christianity-now Wicca/slightly revised) who refused to adapt to the new religion were witches.  Hence the burning, hanging, and drowning of so many men and women long ago by those who supposedly did God's bidding (Really?  What happened to not judging others or, Thou shalt not kill?).  If you didn't change your beliefs back then when the church TOLD you to, you were a satanist and put to death.  
A few other things that many have not grasped about the religion is that Wiccans believe and worship God.  They also respect and love all of nature because it was given to us by God.  As far as witchcraft is concerned, spells are nothing more than glorified prayer.  I had to do some of this while studying it and every spell was more like a ceremonial prayer.  Instead of simply kneeling down and praying, these men and women go all out on thier prayers.  What's wrong with that?
If you know the bible, then you are aware that Cane and Able gave gifts to the lord.  They set up a sort of alter and placed their offerings upon it.  Wiccans don't sacrifice anything like Cane had done, but many people seem to be under the misguided impression that they do.  They do set up an alter however, much the same as Cane and Able had done.  Also, they go by a set of Wiccan laws that covers ALL of the ten commandments.  
I'm not sure how so many people, without knowing about this religion can judge so easily.  After all, don't those religions go by the bible which clearly states; 
Luke 6:37  
New international version: 
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Or perhaps; King James Version: 
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Both version of the bible is currently being used by many Jehovah's witnesses, so why do they judge others?  Not to mention that many religions believe theirs is the only TRUE religion.  
I ask this question: How do you know for certain that every other religion is wrong?  Did God himself come down and tell you and therefore you are the blessed ones who were gifted with the truth of life, death, and everything in between?  I doubt it, so STOP passing judgement.  That's not your place, it's God's!

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