Issues about being a Wiccan ...

[Fanny]

I know it's a weird question , but does any of you guy's have had issus with bein one? Ive bein a Wiccan for a long time .. stoped practicing for a while but always stayed one at heart.. I just dont like bein asked my religion with the fear of bein judge / question by my answer ...

And I dont understand why...I know what I am , and what I believe in ...so why do I fear others opinion on it ? ...weird I know ....whats you opinion on it ?

[willow_witch]

i definatly agree with you on that one....... but if i am asked then i dont ly, i say im wiccan, but i pray im not asked and i dont go paraiding(sp??) around that i am wiccan

its hard having to fight against the sterotypical shrade (sp???) of being a witch, the other day with a group of friend the topic of religion was asked and i was asked mi beliefs, and after saying i was wiccan, most of mi guys friend thought it was so funni that i still belief in 'fairies and witches'........ (but after i punched one of them in the arm they stopede , just wish i coudl punch harder :P:P)

but i do think it an issue we are faced wit

[GenevieveDawn]

I am not usually asked so I don't worry about that. I have more of this internal struggle because I was brought up Christian, like many of us here were. I think they practically brainwash you into thinking that if you believe in anything but what they do that you're going to hell. I sorta have an issue as well as the whole Goddess and other deity thing. Again when you're brought up Christian, you know what they say. I stayed away from working with any other Deities for along time because of it. I stared doing more with it lately and I really do feel a presence. So I wonder if there is a one "main" God out there and there the other ones are like sub-gods? I don't know.
Ok, I'm sure some Christian will respond to this.

[willow_witch]

i too was brought up christian, tho not a strong christian, it is a tought transaction into 'hell'. althought i dont have any issues with using the godess, i could guess what that would be like.

~willow~

[nate]

Well, I get asked all the time...

It's mostly because I'm the president of the Pagan Society at my College.

not because of how I dress or act... which is usually normal. I don't draw much attention to myself.

Everyone asks me "what's a pagan" "what's a wiccan" etc, etc... Then I get people tearing down our posters, or putting up scary christian tracts that say "you're going to hell," or sometimes I get glares.

Other people don't care, and I have friends that are still my friends even if I pagan. Others find out, and they avoid me.

Some people prejudge, but others don't. It's something you live with.

--nate