CA Pastor: Wiccans Are Covered by God's Grace
Jun 6, 2013 22:53:13 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on Jun 6, 2013 22:53:13 GMT -5
Pastor of California Church: Wiccans covered by God’s grace
The pastor of Fairview Community Church has taken a leaf out of Pope Francis’ book concerning grace–if God’s grace covers everyone, including atheists and non-Christians, it covers Wiccans too. Wicca is a federally recognized religion in America. Its members either practice in groups (covens), or are solitary. It is a nature centered religion that recognizes Deity as both male and female–God and Goddess, and from there Wiccans and Pagans follow their own chosen pantheons, or in the case of this one, simply God and Goddess.
Besides being a grossly misunderstood religion–Wiccans and Pagans are often characterized as Satan worshippers who sacrifice animals even though there is no Satan in the Wiccan faith–and animals are considered to be as sacred as humans–the truth is Wiccans believe Satan to be a human created Christian construct and thus, not a part of their religion. Some Wiccans don’t like to be called witches, others are proud to reclaim the name from centuries of smear tactics by the Catholic church whose militaristic arm, the Inquisition, burned thousands at the stake for being different, non-Catholic, or who practiced herbalism, or healed people when male physicians could not.
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www.goddiscussion.com/110177/pastor-of-california-church-sponsoring-interfaith-dialogue-with-wiccans-teaches-tolerance-to-concerned-citizen-wiccans-covered-by-gods-grace/
The pastor of Fairview Community Church has taken a leaf out of Pope Francis’ book concerning grace–if God’s grace covers everyone, including atheists and non-Christians, it covers Wiccans too. Wicca is a federally recognized religion in America. Its members either practice in groups (covens), or are solitary. It is a nature centered religion that recognizes Deity as both male and female–God and Goddess, and from there Wiccans and Pagans follow their own chosen pantheons, or in the case of this one, simply God and Goddess.
Besides being a grossly misunderstood religion–Wiccans and Pagans are often characterized as Satan worshippers who sacrifice animals even though there is no Satan in the Wiccan faith–and animals are considered to be as sacred as humans–the truth is Wiccans believe Satan to be a human created Christian construct and thus, not a part of their religion. Some Wiccans don’t like to be called witches, others are proud to reclaim the name from centuries of smear tactics by the Catholic church whose militaristic arm, the Inquisition, burned thousands at the stake for being different, non-Catholic, or who practiced herbalism, or healed people when male physicians could not.
Read Entire Story:
www.goddiscussion.com/110177/pastor-of-california-church-sponsoring-interfaith-dialogue-with-wiccans-teaches-tolerance-to-concerned-citizen-wiccans-covered-by-gods-grace/