How Wicca is perceived by other religions has always been peculiar to me.  However,  I do become tired of side-stepping the fact that Wicca is continuously ridiculed, lied about, ripped apart, and treated as if we are all just plain dumb as dirt for failing to lay down our brooms and embrace “their” religion.  Do we outwardly and continuously insult other’s beliefs?  The answer is a plain and simple… NO.

Unlike other religions, we do not feel threatened by what others believe, nor do we feel sorry for them, or fear them.  We would never feel it is important to try and “convert” someone.  We believe in the free will of all.

It is definitely annoying when they write articles about how damaging Witchcraft is to young people who “must live with the guilt of knowing they conjured up pain & suffering upon another”.  Obviously who ever writes such nonsense knows nothing about Wicca or Witchcraft!  I feel that type of behavior mirrors the behavior of politicians who mix the truth with lies, when asked about their opponents, to gain personal and manipulative power over those less educated and ignorant to the REAL facts.

Perhaps it’s an inner ear problem.  This is how other religions hear us:

A Wiccan says:                                                 ………..Others hear:

We do not believe in Christ…                               They worship Satan.
We don’t believe hell exists..                           They want to burn in hell.
We cast spells for positive result…                  They cast dangerous spells.
Satanism- created by other religions..          They worship Satan “The Devil”
We believe in Free Will for all!..                      We must try to convert them!

If others feel that “their” religion is the “only” one, then why is Wicca growing at such an enormous magnitude!  It has been predicted that by the year 2012, Wicca will be the third largest religion in the U.S!