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Originally Posted by ConcernedIndiviual
Wiccans are a branch of Pagans that do rituals and spells.
I'm not Wiccan myself, though witch is the most accurate description you can give a Wiccan.
Also, the pentagram is a symbol of Paganism (as long as it piffleing points up, down is for Satanists)
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Hello, Mr. Concerned. I've been reading your posts with some interest. However, I'm afraid that you do not know what paganism is. By stating "I'm a Pagan" you're identifying yourself as a "heathen," which is something that no pagan or heathen would do.
"Paganism" is basically a derogatory term given by followers of one religion to followers of other religions. There is/was no one single pagan religion - this term was generously applied by Christians to followers of many traditional European religions; religions which did not belong to Judeo-Christian tradition but venerated a variety of locally worshiped deities instead.
Followers of these religions have been systematically exterminated in the Middle Ages. Hence, there are no pagans today - at best, there are some neo-pagans, who are people who basically whitewashed historical and archaeological data about pagan religions, eliminating such important pillars of these religions as human sacrifice.
In conclusion, you're not a pagan, Mr. Concerned. Rather, you're a neo-pagan wannabe, either completely ignorant about history or a liar who tries to hide that dark, bloody history.
So, which one are you, Mr. "Pagan?"