I Am Here To Talk About Witchcraft
As of late I have been doubting myself and my faith. In all the books I have ever read, always it would say love unconditionally and have a peaceful heart. Hate less and lead a positive life. And I do that, but I feel alone in that thinking.
Recently in a lot of my Pagan networks it seems to be second nature to bash other religions, specifically Christianity. I understand, they crusade against us and they were, hundreds of years ago mind you, the creators of Mallus Malficrum, and the Witch trials. It truly is a sad page in history. But I think to myself, if we are supposed to love unconditionally and live peacefully, how can we in the same breath, damn another faith. I live peacefully in a house full of Christians, so I may be biased, but sometimes I feel my own family is being attacked by some of those statements. And sometimes the statements are very VERY brutal.
I never understood the need to always be so hateful about it. Sure when I get called a sinner it hurts, but I remind then I do more for charity in one month than they do all year and simply walk away. I understand the need to educate and teach people the truth of our faith. It is how my family is so comfortable with having a daughter,sister,niece and cousin as a Witch. I did it with out degrading their faith as well.
I don't know maybe I am out of line, but I just cannot bring myself to degrade another faith while trying to educate that we (witches) are peaceful loving people who just love God in his many names forms and genders. The easiest way I described it to them was to look at a calendar and find a solstice or equinox and then in that same month tell me what holiday there was and they realized it was the same thing. I just feel we need to be more peaceful about it, be different to them than they treat us. As long as we are degrading them or calling them names we are proving their point that we are bad people. Rise above and be better than them I guess is all I am saying.
Recently in a lot of my Pagan networks it seems to be second nature to bash other religions, specifically Christianity. I understand, they crusade against us and they were, hundreds of years ago mind you, the creators of Mallus Malficrum, and the Witch trials. It truly is a sad page in history. But I think to myself, if we are supposed to love unconditionally and live peacefully, how can we in the same breath, damn another faith. I live peacefully in a house full of Christians, so I may be biased, but sometimes I feel my own family is being attacked by some of those statements. And sometimes the statements are very VERY brutal.
I never understood the need to always be so hateful about it. Sure when I get called a sinner it hurts, but I remind then I do more for charity in one month than they do all year and simply walk away. I understand the need to educate and teach people the truth of our faith. It is how my family is so comfortable with having a daughter,sister,niece and cousin as a Witch. I did it with out degrading their faith as well.
I don't know maybe I am out of line, but I just cannot bring myself to degrade another faith while trying to educate that we (witches) are peaceful loving people who just love God in his many names forms and genders. The easiest way I described it to them was to look at a calendar and find a solstice or equinox and then in that same month tell me what holiday there was and they realized it was the same thing. I just feel we need to be more peaceful about it, be different to them than they treat us. As long as we are degrading them or calling them names we are proving their point that we are bad people. Rise above and be better than them I guess is all I am saying.
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