Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion

Wicca is a diverse religion with no central authority or figure defining it.

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic, though it is not always necessary

Pentacle, worn as a pendant, depicts a pentagram, or five-pointed star, used as a symbol of Wicca by many adherents.

Beliefs in Wicca range from hard polytheism to even monotheism.

Wicca is typically duotheistic, worshipping a god and goddess traditionally viewed as a mother goddess and horned god.

The term Wicca first achieved widespread acceptance when referring to the religion in the 1960s and 70s

Application of the word Wicca has given rise to "a great deal of disagreement and infighting".

The Goddess and the God may be regarded as the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine

The God and Goddess are generally seen as lovers and equals, the Divine Couple who together co-create the cosmos.

Traditionally the God is viewed as a Horned God, associated with nature, wilderness, sexuality, hunting and the life cycle

The Horned God is given various names according to the tradition, and these include Cernunnos, Pan, Atho and Karnayna.

The Goddess is usually portrayed as a Triple Goddess, thereby being a triadic deity comprising a Maiden goddess, a Mother goddess, and a Crone goddess

Some Wiccans, particularly from the 1970s onwards, have viewed the Goddess as the more important of the two deities, who is pre-eminent in that she contains and conceives all. In this respect, the God is viewed as the spark of life and inspiration within her, simultaneously her lover and her child.

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Jesuit On The Front Line In Dealing With Evil Paganism

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Jesuit On The Front Line In Dealing With Evil Paganism
"A Catholic priest in Gujarat has appealed religious leaders to help people protect girl children following the news of a father scarifying his own newborn girl to propitiate family deity. "Religious leaders, be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu or others," must provide their followers "with the necessary attitude and courage to save and celebrate the girl child," says Jesuit right activist Father Cedric Prakash. His appeal came after news reports said police on Sept. 7 arrested a man in Gujarat for scarifying his newborn girl to propitiate his family deity. REPORTS SAID NAROTTAM DEVIPUJAK, A VEGETABLE VENDER IN A SLUM NEAR GANDHIDHAM, HAD VOWED THAT HE WOULD OFFER A MALE GOAT TO HIS FAMILY DEITY IF A SON WAS BORN TO HIM, BUT WOULD SACRIFICE THE CHILD, IF A GIRL WAS BORN. ON SEPT. 2, A DAY AFTER THE CHILD WAS BORN, HE TOOK THE SLEEPING CHILD AND THREW HER IN A GUTTER CLOSE TO THE TEMPLE OF THE DEITY. THIS IS SURELY NOT A ONE-OFF INCIDENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE THAT EXISTS IN SOCIETY TOWARDS THE GIRL CHILD," SAID THE E-MAIL APPEAL OF THE PRIEST BASED IN AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT'S COMMERCIAL CAPITAL. HE SAID CHILD SEX RATIO IN GUJARAT IS 883 FOR 1000 MALES AGAINST THE NATIONAL RATIO OF 920 FOR 1000 AND THE NEWS "DID RAISE ALARM BELLS IN THE STATE."LINK (HERE) TO AT CATHOLIC NEWS INDIA.
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