As usually happens around here this time of year, there are a fair few people preaching on the streets about "evil witches" and "devil worship". Now, over the years, I have spoken to a lot of these people (mostly men, for some reason), and a few of them HAVE admitted they know nothing about Wicca or Paganism. They have then researched it, and later said that, while it doesn't entirely fit with their religious beliefs, it doesn't really contradict them either. It is simply a different belief system, in the way Islam or Hinduism is. However most of them spout a lot of nonsense and, when challenged and informed that I am a practising Wiccan and do not worship Satan, the Devil, whatever you want to call him (as his is actually a Christian construct), they tell me I will "burn in Hell for all eternity". Yes, one man actually said that to me .
Who else has had interesting run-ins with these so-called "preachers"? And, on a side note, what are people doing for Samhain?
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Halloween and attitudes towards pagans.
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ThreeEdgedSword · 09/10/2012 18:40
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