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No it is a branch of paganism
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Can you get pregnant by Wicca?
Wicca is a belief system, as is Christianity, Islam, etc. Belief systems cannot get you pregnant.
Is Wiccan anti-christ?
Wicca is a religion unrelated to Christianity
What is the most popular religion in the US?
Christianity followed by Islam, Buddhism, Wicca
Is wicca and pagan the same religion?
no. paganism is a range of religions, like Christianity. Wicca is a type of pagan, but a pagan isn't necessarily a Wiccan.
What is the difference between pagans and wiccans?
Paganism, by definition, is any various religion outside of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Wicca is a type of Paganism, and falls under its umbrella. A comparison would be like saying Christianity is a religion, but Southern Baptist is a form of religion that comes under Christianity as a whole. More specifically, Pagan means "country dweller", where Wicca means "witchcraft". One does not have to participate in Wicca in order to be a pagan, but those who practice Wicca are all considered Pagans by default.
How is Wicca Islam Judaism and Christianity alike and different?
Like other religions, Wicca has holy days (holidays), a set of basic tenets, a cosmology that explains the creation and continued function of the universe, a deity (in Wicca's case a God and Goddess) that should be revered and honored by practitioners, prayer (though some Wiccans prefer not to use the word prayer for personal reasons). Most similar to other religions, the practice and beliefs of Wicca differ from denomination to denomination and practitioner to practitioner.
What is an organized branch of Christianity?
An organized branch of Christianity is called denomination.
Is there such thing as Wicca?
Yes, of course! Wicca is a religion just as Christianity is a religion. It is based on the beliefs of nature, and is in no way evil or dark. ----- Yes - it is a fertility based initiatory mystery religion.
Which is not a branch of Christianity?
Mormon
How is wicca different from paganism?
Pagan is a general term while Wicca applies specifically to those belief structures that are descended or adapted from Gardnerian Wicca, which was founded by Gerald Gardner in the mid 1900s. Gardnerian Wicca is the first formal, Wiccan tradition that was known about publicly through media interviews and the publication of books by the members, with Gardner being the first to publish. There are other and newer traditions of Wicca that claim different, or even no, lineage at all. Think of it this way, Paganism is a tree of which Wicca is a branch; in much the same way that Christianity is a tree of which Lutheran is a branch. But it is not always just to label a Wiccan as a Pagan... Though it is controversial in both the Pagan and mainstream religious communities, some people believe that Christian, Jewish, Muslim beliefs can be melded with Wicca to create Christian Wicca, Jewish Wicca, less often Muslim Wicca, so it is even unfair to say that all Wiccans are pagans, some believe themselves to be very much Christian, etc and would be upset to be identified as Pagan. While this is controversial, it's not a new controversy, through the Middle Ages, many learned men (John Dee for one) pursued magic and alchemy and worked with calling angels and demons though they considered themselves to be very much Christian. The tradition of mysticism in even mainstream religions is a very old one that continues today. ----- I have often explained it this way to my students and others who ask: Wicca is to Paganism as Catholicism is to Christianity... A sub-section of a larger belief system. Not necessarily the largest, or the one with the most followers, but the most recognisable to the outside world. And in my experience the ones with the most rules.
Is Christianity better than wicca?
No religion is better than another, no matter what anybody says. You decide youself whether it is.
What are some religious denominations?
Hinduism, Jainism, Sihkism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Shintoism, Wicca, Wotanism- Asatru...
