Look, the Christian witch thing? Most people don't support them because people who are Christian tend to tell most pagans that they willl burn in hell, they're evil, etc. A lot of us were raised with their religious doctrine, and abused trough it. It feels like an invasion to allow Christian Witches to occupy the same space as the people that are constantly being to,D that they are wrong by the same ideals. It makes the community unsafe.
Some people really do act like dicks to witches, and some do so under the guise of Christianity; however I believe it is irresponsible to reflect that sort of thing onto every Christian, particularly ones that are Pagans themselves.
It is awful some of the things people who are Christian do to others, I cannot deny that people who have been Christian have done terrible things… but that is not necessarily a fault of the religion specifically, but those who are a part of it. It is not the religion’s fault that people choose to act how they do; the people choose to act how they do, using that religion as an excuse to do so. That doesn’t make them right, but it isn’t inherently the fault of the religion either, or every single person who puts faith in it.
Blaming other Christians for what one (maybe many) Christian has done is something I believe to be really irresponsible and incorrect. Because yes, some people do awful things, but it is not accurate to say that all of them will be that way.
You are judging people before even getting to know them, based off their religious path.
You have every right to decide who you have around you, who you keep in your own personal circles, etc. But there is no one that has the right to say who can be a witch, practice magic, get involved with Paganism, at all. You don’t need to be around them, sure, that’s fine, that’s up to you, but you also have no right to say they have no right to be in the space at all.
Saying “it makes the community unsafe” is honestly a very dangerous remark. I understand where you are coming from, and I feel sorry you suffered at the hands of some people like that, but again, that sort of thing shouldn’t be projected on the entire group, because it isn’t accurate.
I know some pretty amazing Christian witches out there, who would never do any of the things you have claimed they would do to make the community unsafe, and the reason I stand up for them is for things like this, for this exact message you have just sent me.
Because, hey, guess what? They get abuse from both sides. They get abuse from Christians for going against God’s will, being told they’re going to hell, mocking their own faith, etc. And they get shit from the witchcraft and pagan community, much akin to what you have just sent me here, told they don’t belong, that they make our community unsafe just for being a part of a certain faith, etc.
I have never once met a Christian witch to bash on other witches. Ever. And if I did, I certainly wouldn’t blame it on the religion they are apart of - I would blame it on the person not being a good person, because in the end it is they who decide their actions and words, not their religion. They may twist the words of their religion to suit them, but that isn’t inherently something that the religion can be faulted for, but the one manipulating it for their deeds.
This is honestly akin to people saying that people who are not women cannot be witches.
Honestly it just makes me really sad.
Again, I am sorry for what you have suffered through, and I’m sorry for other people who may have experienced the same from people like that. But it is not accurate to say that everyone in a religion behaves in that manner. It is dangerous to say people of a certain religion make an entire group unsafe.
I hope you can see where I am coming from. Again, you have the right to decide who you want in your space, but witchcraft is an open practice, as are some sects of paganism; anyone can be a part of them. There are no gatekeepers. No one has the right to decide who can and cannot practice witchcraft or utilize magic in their lives.
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