[Rictor]

Nuke:

don't tell me you're one of those Wiccans I see on the street in the black robes claiming to practice magic. 'Cause come the revolution, they're all going to re-education camps.

[Flipside]

Ignorance, Fear and Stupidity.

How can anyone torture a child and then claim that the child is evil. If there were evil spirits involved here, they had moved in and settled down quite nicely in 3 adults bodies and were happily torturing an innocent child.

Maybe someone should rub Peppers in their eyes, just to get rid of those evil spirits, of course

[Martinus]

[color=66ff00]They're just pissed 'cause they're muggles and thus have no magical powers.

i.e. the inability to make a computer work.
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[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by Rictor
Nuke:

don't tell me you're one of those Wiccans I see on the street in the black robes claiming to practice magic. 'Cause come the revolution, they're all going to re-education camps.

Wiccans and witches are two different things. Some witches are wiccans, and some wiccans are witches, but not all wiccans are witches and not all witches are wiccans. And anyway, most of those people you see in the black robes are just goths.

But Rictor, I am one of those Wiccans you see on the streets - but I dress in tan cargo pants and a bright orange shirt.

Anyway, you don't have to dress in blacka nd act all gothy to be a wiccan and/or a witch. It's just a lot of people do because they think it's a requirement. It's the Wiccan/witch version of a poser.

 ..understanding of wicca is that each practicioner is in essence their own leader

This is mostly correct, unless someone is in a coven. But for the most part, that is true.

wicca is of course a recent form of paganisim or neo-paganisim as its often refered.

That is true - however, both wiccans and non-wiccans alike make the mistake that Wicca and other neopagan religions are just like their ancient counterparts - not so. They have changed, much like any other religion. Most ancient beliefes are based on the location of that group of practitioners. Nowadays, it is a more global religion, taking bits and pieces from other religions.

as a matter of rights anyone with respect of pro choice should by default respect anothers choice of religion o choice to become a religious leader.

Also true. Wicca, specifically, is very acceptig of other religions and viewpoints - one of the reasons (besides the belief system) that I converted to it.


Nuke, do you practice any form of paganism? I'm just curious, you seem to be pretty knowledgable of the field.


EDIT: And by the way, I do believe that by the technical definition, a pagan is someone who does not practice Christianity. Which makes everyone, including Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc, pagans, does it not?
Anyway, that's not the point of the thread.

[Ford Prefect]

Nuke is a nihilist; I would certainly hope he doesn't practice any form of reverence for a perceived cosmic order.

[TrashMan]

Originally posted by redmenace
Shes a witch, she turned me into a newt!

Honestly they should have weighed her to make sure she was the same weight as a duck. Sheesh People these days.

You're completely wrong! they should have tied her to a rock and thrown her in the water. If she floats, she's a witch!

[vyper]

Originally posted by Unknown Target


Wiccans and witches are two different things. Some witches are wiccans, and some wiccans are witches, but not all wiccans are witches and not all witches are wiccans. And anyway, most of those people you see in the black robes are just goths.

Well, it'd be a ****ing nightmare creating the database relationships for that club...

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by vyper


Well, it'd be a ****ing nightmare creating the database relationships for that club...

I don't get it...

[pyro-manic]

When you create a database, you have to link each table to the other tables by describing the relationships between them, eg. car parts with their manufacturers. The more complex the relationships, the more of a pain in the arse it is to create the relationships.

Ugh. I feel dirty just talking about that, but I've just finished my Computing A-level, so I know more than is healthy about data structures.

[Unknown Target]

You'd just have to have three lists. One is Wiccans, one is witches, and one is Wiccans/witches.

[Nuke]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
Nuke, do you practice any form of paganism? I'm just curious, you seem to be pretty knowledgable of the field.

ford is correct, i am a nihilist. there are too many religions and to choose one often alienates many others. every religion tries to teach some important lesson, but they are often burried within of bs. when the religion become more important than its message, something is wrong.  i used to hang out in a wicthes chatroom.  i have many online friends who are wiccan, druid, asatru, or whatever. so thats where most my knoledge comes from.

[Unknown Target]

Ah, I see. Thing about Wicca is, it's all-accepting. A philosophy about it that I read was that there is one field, but many different paths to that field. The field is heaven, or whatever you want to call it, and all those other paths are the other religions.

There's different ways to get there, but it's the same place. Something that made me convert from Christianity - what gave them the right to decide that they're completely right and everyone else is wrong (this is a lot of othe religions, too, not just them)? That's one of the reasons I chose Wicca, as well - it allows everyone to have their different beliefs and still coexist. Some might see this as being hackneyed and not firmly based, but I disagree. I think all religions should be accepting of others, and, while not leaving room for the thought that they might be wrong, simply accept that basically we are all believing in a higher power of some sort, even though it may be different to all of us.