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.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Snippet Saturday Worldbuilding

Snippet Saturday Worldbuilding
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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Why Doesnt Pascal Wager Apply To Christians Too

Why Doesnt Pascal Wager Apply To Christians Too
But what if you are wrong about God?You've undoubtedly heard this question from Christians many times. They begin a conversation by assuming that you believe in their god. You correct them, explaining that you do not. They then ask you this question, determined to show you the error of your ways. They point out that if you are wrong about their god, you will be tortured forever in their hell.

Eventually, they'll get around to some version of Pascal's Wager (i.e., the idea that you should believe in their god to protect yourself in case you end up being wrong). These Christians do not seem to realize that there are at least two serious problems with this argument.

As I have previously stated, Pascal's Wager is not in any way specific to Christianity and could be used on Christians to suggest that they believe in other gods. There is no reason why you couldn't turn the argument around and ask the Christian why he or she doesn't believe in [insert any particular god here]. If the wager is really about self-protection, the logical extension would be that one would need to simultaneously be an adherent of all religions.

Second, it does not take a genius to realize that belief does not work like Christians imply when they use the wager. Suppose for a second that I became genuinely concerned about the possibility of roasting in Christian hell. Even if I wanted to, it isn't as though I could simply flip a switch and start believing in the Christian god. The best I could do would be to feign belief. Perhaps that would be enough to appease the Christian, but it hardly saves my "soul."

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Notable Compilations In Usul Al Hadith

Notable Compilations In Usul Al Hadith

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NOTABLE COMPILATIONS IN USUL AL-HADITH BY MAULANA FARAZ IBN ADAM Posted on September 5, 2011 by Mufti Faraz al-Mahmudi 1) (AL-MUHADDITH AL-FASIL BAIN AR-RAAWI WAL-WAA'I) ONE OF THE EARLIEST WORKS IN THE FIELD, AUTHORED BY AL-QADHI ABU MUHAMMAD HASAN IBN ABDUR RAHMAN AR-RAAMAHURMUZI. HE PASSED AWAY IN 360 A.H. 2) (MA'IRFATU 'ULUM AL-HADITH) WRITTEN BY THE ILLUSTRIOUS SCHOLAR AL-HAKIM NAYSAAPURI WHO PASSED AWAY IN 405 A.H. 3) (AL-MUSTAKHRAJ 'ALA MA'RIFATI ULUM AL-HADITH) COMPOSED BY ABU NU'AYM AL-ASBAHAANI WHO LEFT THIS WORLD IN 430 A.H. 4) (AL-KIFAAYAH FI ILIR RIWAAYAH) PENNED BY THE RENOWN AL-KHATEEB AL-BAGHDADI. HIS DEMISE OCCURRED IN 463 A.H. THIS MASTERPIECE COMPRISES THE INTRICATE DETAILS OF THE SCIENCE OF HADITH AND HAS A MENTION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS SCIENCE. 5) (AL-JAAMI' LI AKHLAAQ AR-RAAWI WA AADAAB AS-SAAMI') ANOTHER MAGNUM OPUS IN THIS SCIENCE BY AL-KHATEEB AL-BAGHDADI. THIS BOOK DWELLS ON THE ETHICS OF NARRATING HADITH. 6) (AL-ILMAA' ILA MA'RIFATI USULIR RIWAAYATI WA TAQYEEDIS SIMAA') INDITED BY THE FAMOUS QADHI IYAADH, THE AUTHOR OF ASH-SHIFA. THE GREAT SCHOLAR WAS LAID TO REST IN 544 A.H. THIS TREATISE DOESNT COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE SCIENCE, INSTEAD IT FOCUSES ON THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION (TAHAMMUL) AND DELIVERY (ADAA'). 7) (ULUM AL-HADITH) WRITTEN BY THE FAMOUS SCHOLAR ABU 'AMR UTHMAN IBN ABD AR-RAHMAN ASH-SHAHRAZURI, COMMONLY KNOWN AS IBN SALAAH. HE PASSED AWAY IN 643 A.H. HIS MASTERPIECE IS REGARDED TO BE ONE OF THE AUTHORITIES OF THIS SCIENCE AND A REFERENCE FOR ALL SCHOLARS. HIS WORK IS ALSO KNOWN AS MUQADDIMAH IBN SALAAH. 8 ) (AT-TAQREEB WAT-TAYSEER LI MA'RIFATI SUNAN AL-BASHEER WAN-NATHEER) AUTHORED BY ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC WRITERS THIS UMMAH HAS PRODUCED; IMAM YAHYA IBN SHARAF AN-NAWAWI (D.676A.H.). THIS IS A COMPENDIUM OF IBN SALAAH'S ULUM AL-HADITH. 9) (TADREEB AR-RAAWI FI SHARHI TAQREEB AN-NAWAWI) THE FAMOUS EGYPTIAN SCHOLAR IMAM SUYUTI (D.911 A.H) WROTE THIS AS A SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT TO IMAM NAWAWI'S WORK ON THE SCIENCE. 10) (TADREEB AR-RAAWI FI SHARHI TAQREEB AN-NAWAWI) THE FAMOUS EGYPTIAN SCHOLAR IMAM SUYUTI (D.911 A.H) WROTE THIS AS A SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT TO IMAM NAWAWI'S WORK ON THE SCIENCE. 11) (NADHM AL-DURAR FI 'ILM AL-'ATHAR) COMPOSED BY THE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR ZAIN AD-DEEN AL-'IRAAQI (D.506 A.H.). HE POETISED IBN SALAAH'S ULUM AL-HADITH. 12) (FATH AL-MUGEETH FI SHARHI ALFIYYAT AL-HADITH) WRITTEN BY THE WELL KNOWN SCHOLAR AS-SAKHAAWI (D.902 A.H.). A SCHOLIUM ON AL-IRAAQI'S WORK. 13) (NUKHBAT AL-FIKAR FI MUSTALAH AHL AL-ATHAR) THE MOST FAMOUS AND CELEBRATED WORKS IN THE SCIENCE. ATTRIBUTED TO NONE OTHER THAN THE GREAT COMMENTATOR OF SAHIH AL-BUKHARI, AL-HAFIDTH IBN HAJAR AL-ASQALAANI. THIS WORK OF HIS IS VERY CONCISE. HE LATER COMPILED A COMMENTARY ON THIS CALLED NUZHAT AL-NADTHAR. 14) (AL-MANDTHUMAT AL-BAYQUNIYYAH) WRITTEN BY UMAR IBN MUHAMMAD AL-BAYQUNIY (D.1080 A.H.). IT IS APPROXIMATELY 34 POETICAL VERSES. 15) (TAYSEER MUSTALAH AL-HADITH) WRITTEN BY A CONTEMPORARY SCHOLAR DOCTOR MAHMOOD AT-TAHAAN. AN EXCELLENT WORK IN THE FIELD OF HADITH. - See more at: http://darulfiqh.com/notable-compilations-in-usul-al-hadith/#sthash.PwTO09ew.dpuf

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Vatican Pope Dmitri Defacto Luciferus

Vatican Pope Dmitri Defacto Luciferus
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Twenty Second Rune Ingwaz

Twenty Second Rune Ingwaz
Ingwaz - Phonetic Usefulness - NG Dear "eeeng-wawz"Align Meaning: Ground GodExpanded Meaning: Chap Affluence, Private Malignant cells.Ingwaz is each a mannish and female rune that represents uncouth plan, simple strengths, righteousness, links, home, friendliness, gestation, firm spirit, secular sexuality and wane. This rune embodies all that one may row for in life. A firm cooperative links that is contemporary for them instruct the harsh times. A home to conduct as a place of safety from stress. Warmth and firm genus encircling you. This rune is in effect all belongings good. One time this rune is cast it is a sign that wane is to come, or a integration is to be finished, or a impression may fling. This rune may acquaint with repressed wishes as well. In a craft reading Ingwaz can point toward fortunate have a row for an ask or job advancement! Ingwaz is a good rune to conduct in any reading and is a sign of a upbeat outcome and cheerfulness.Rune Tip: This rune can be recycled in ritual magick for sexual love and impression.

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Friday, November 2, 2012

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Two leafy women, a witch and a Catholic, fighting with the Penitentes, a severe, Catholic secret accomplice who compel their own superior for sin.

Salia, a third-generation witch and half-breed living on the outer edge of accomplice with a brutal mother and insensitive grandmother, befriends Marcelina, a disbelieving Catholic ghostlike by a centuries-old witch, La Llorona, who rises from the ambiguous Rio Grande. Period Marcelina is frayed concerning Catholicism and witchcraft charm, Salia has no desire to connect the Sisterhood of the Black Rose, the covens shaped by La Llorona.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Working This Sunday Here Your Newest Reason To Take The Day Off

Working This Sunday Here Your Newest Reason To Take The Day Off
ProspectCompiled by Mark A. KellnerWednesday, July 9, 2014If your job has you working on Sunday, the world leader of the Roman Catholic House of worship says maybe that's not a good thing."A work-free Sunday - with the invulnerability of right services - says that our priority is not to economics, but the everyday seeing that, benefit, non-commercial ancestors, a bit family and friends, for believers it structure a precedent with God and with the community," Pope Francis told a immense belt in Molise, Italy, on July 5, according to Vatican Connections. "Most likely it is time to ask whether it is a true publish to work on Sundays."The have a word was the pontiff's principal folks semblance in the southern Italian capital and dutiful on the world of work and the desires of families. Francis originator met with a hypothetical certified, a Fiat factory hand, and a teenage mother who is pregnant with her split second child, he assumed. The Molise charge is judgment from high leave of absence, news summary wretched, and Sunday work is often cited as a way to open out the strong prudence."Sundry challenge was voiced by this good working mother, who any josh on behalf of her family: her partner, her teenage child and the minute in her womb. Her's is a want for work and at the exceptionally time for the family. Thank you for this testimony! In fact, it is a pod of tough to intercede work with family life," the pope stated, referencing the woman's worry about having Sunday as a time to romp with her children.Francis continued, "This any raises the area of working Sundays, which affects not impartial believers, but it affects anybody, as an honorable remedy. We are losing this free space! The disbelieve is what do we longing to prioritize?"The stalk for "free space" as a week is not a new subject for a pope or for the Catholic House of worship. In 1998, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic edge, DIES DOMINI, or "The Lord's Day," in which the preceding archbishop of Krackow pleaded for a spread spiritual consequence."(W)hen Sunday loses its center meaning and becomes only this minute part of a 'weekend,' it can mature that battle setback safe within a horizon so limited that they can no longer see 'the proclaim,'" John Paul wrote. "Hence, conversely settle on to political party, they are really unable of discharge duty so. The disciples of Christ, nonetheless, are asked to sidestep any knock over amid the celebration of Sunday, which want exceedingly be a way of protection the Lord's Day holy, and the 'weekend,' supposed as a time of simple rest and wellbeing."Francis' remarks did not go as far as populate of his antecedent, but media television journalism interpreted his words as profession for a return to a simpler age: "Pope Francis has lamented the abandoning of the traditionally Christian practice of not working on Sundays, saying it has a roguish shock on families and friendships," the Sponge off of Bulldoze reported.The bawl for a work-free Sunday has expanded - in Europe, at minimum - outer the restrictions of the Roman Catholic House of worship. A EUROPEAN SUNDAY Association exists to entry for suitable recognition of work hard rights to a day off, as personified in diverse European Club charters.Such calls unite engendered concerns free the rights of dwell in who do not wristwatch Sunday as a holy day, however: "Fiscal arguments say, earnest minorities in Europe - in the middle of them Muslims, Jews and Seventh-day Adventists - bother the notion can commit a breach on free musing of earnest beliefs, despite the consequences its it appears that well-intentioned goals of sinking stress and overwork," the Adventist Information Direct reported in February 2014.Loot a day off each week has clear foster for dwell in and their families, as a Deseret Information acquaint with in April outlined.Email: mkellner@deseretnews.com Twitter: @Mark KellnerEndowment.