anti-witchcraft

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Terry James" 
<terryljames at h...> wrote:
> 
> >From: "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" <catlady at w...>
> 
> >I thought they hated us because <we taunt them about being stupid
> >bigots> <no, I didn't say that> >
> 
> Don't you know people who claim to be witches or Wiccans, but whose
> behavior makes you wish that they didn't claim that?  Every group 
> has them.
> 
Oh, yes. And I expect there are some Wiccans I admire (and some I 
don't) who feel just as unhappy about me being "out of the broom 
closet".

> I try not to generalize on the basis of group identity.  It would
> be nice if everyone could try to do that.
(snip) 
> And since you didn't <say> you are taunting Christians about being
> stupid bigots, I won't respond to that part. :)

I knew when I wrote that post, I ought to have put it through another 
draft before posting, but I was too curious to see what replies it 
would get. I knew I would have to apologise for carelessly giving 
the false impression that I think all Bible-based Christians hate 
Wiccans or are stupid or are bigots. On the contrary, I figured that 
all Christians on this list (and several have declared themselves to 
be religiously conservative) are intelligent and not bigots.

I think that *some* people who announce themselves to be Bible-based 
Christians hate Wiccans, and I was expressing doubt that their real 
reason was that the Bible says not to suffer a "witch" (translated 
word) to live. I think their real reason is the same as the 
self-proclaimed Christians whose 'public service' is to picket the 
funerals of gay men with signs that say "God Hates Fags" and "[name 
of the deceased] is in Hell". A combination of stupidity and not 
being willing to tolerate anyone who disagrees with them about any 
issue.