A
COMPARISON OF CHRISTIANITY AND WICCA
by
ROWAN MOONSTONE
The following is the comparison listing of Christianity and Wicca that I mentioned in a previous message. It was prepared by Kerr Cuchulain, who is the Canadian Chapter Head for the Witches League for Public Awareness, in response to a request from a Christian minister who contacted the League.
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Christianity |
Wicca |
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Patriarchal/Paternalistic |
Duotheistic (Goddess/God)* |
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Dualistic: divinity separate from everyday world |
Monistic: Divinity inseparable from everyday world |
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Resurrection |
Reincarnation |
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Heaven: destination of Christian between souls incarnations |
Summerland: resting place |
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Hell |
No equivalent |
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Satan |
No equivalent |
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Original Sin |
No equivalent |
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Redemption/Atonement/Confession |
Karma/Threefold Law(evil returns upon the perpetrator three-fold) |
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Hierarchy/Authoritarian |
No hierarchy/ Autonomy |
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Bible( scripture) |
No equivalent ** |
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Sabbats based upon Biblical and Christian historical events |
Seasonal and Lunar Sabbats |
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Prophets/Saints/Messiahs |
No equivalent |
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Generally daylight worship |
Some worship nocturnal(lunar esbats) |
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Churches/temples |
Circles case where convenient usually no formal temple no size restrictions on small groups (covens) 3-13 people usual though congregations may be larger. |
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10 Commandments |
Wiccan Rede Harm none |
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Psychic phenomena generally discouraged except for "miracles" |
Psychic abilities encouraged (magick) |
*
Names vary from tradition to tradition. Different aspects of the
Goddess/God have different names creating the impression that Wicca
may be pantheistic.
**
Wiccans use a book called the "Book of Shadows". This is a
working notebook rather than a scriptural text.
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