Why are wiccans so hated?

Answer 1

Generally speaking hatred is a result of misunderstanding of the beliefs and practices of a group, misrepresentation of a group's ethics, practices, and belief or fear of the unknown.

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I do not wish to sound mean, but what I am saying is truthful. Most religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam- preach that their religion is the ONLY salvation and the ONLY true path. Naturally these religions condemned all religions that came prior to their own to make theirs more appealing. They also condemned fortunetellers or witchcraft and made false accusation about them becasse they drew attention away from the church.

Take this sceneario- Let's say Christianity was a brand of vacuum cleaners. Well Pagans (another brand that already exists) has some sold, so how do you convince people to buy yours. Tell them that their vacuum cleaner is old, and doesn't work properly while yours does the job. Simple conversion factor- people will always go for the supposedly bigger and better.

But Wicca is a good religion, its your life, your afterlife, your beliefs- follow whichever religion you feel is best for you. You don't have to follow the one-way rule, make the choice.

Answer:

Reducing the entire interaction of Wicca with the world to an either or statement like "Why is Wicca hated?" is called stereotyping and a worry the "Evertybody is against me." is called a persecution complex. This is very common between groups. Most folks have never thought about Wicca at all, or if they have, haven't thought about it in either a negative or positive way.

Stereotyping and the feeling of persecution occurs when:

• One group wants to stigmatize another so that the first group (theirs) is "good" and the other "bad". Everybody wants to be good.
• People love conspiracy. Its good to have someone or something to blame all the bad luck and unrest on.
• There is always a cozy feeling about knowing the "right" answer
• A prepackaged strereotype is always much easier to adopt than finding out the truth
• The members of the first group are afraid that they or their children have such a tenuous grasp of their own position or moral high ground that logical arguments from the other group would convert them or at least sway their position.
• Accepting the stereotype builds a sense of unity with your own group. Failure to accept it might make it seem as if you might be secretly one of "them."

Answer 2

Wicca is generally (but inaccurately) associated with evil and the Devil. Christians and other various religions over the years have blown the Wicca religion way out of proportion with myths, legends and sometimes just plain lies about the "elil ways of the witches."