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Originally Posted by somerfrost
Actually...Wicca or Witchcraft is possibly the oldest of the pagan religions, recent archaeological discoveries indicate that it may have been practiced 30,000 years ago which pre-dates Christianity by 28,000 years!
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Somer, I respectfully disagree. I think Wicca as it's practiced today arose out of the fascination with spiritualism in the late 19th century-- making a connection between it and the ancient pagan religions is a bit of a stretch that I think some Wiccans like to do in order to give themselves a feeling of superiority over more mainstream religions ("But we're older!").
Which is not to detract from its legitimacy as a genuine faith. Christianity was once only 100 years old, too. Likewise Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hindu-- they all started somewhere.
And I've been a practicing Wiccan for 14 years.
There, I'm out of the broom closet. So much for my political career.