Why Some Wiccans Dislike Christians

We live in a largely christian time (as have most people in history) yet most people will notice that Wiccans have a general disliking for Christians or other monothiestic religions. Of course, I speak here of only a portion of Wiccans. Generally a rebelious-teenager Wiccan is going to be more inclined to express disliking towards Christians, than say a more expierenced Wiccan. "Fluffy Bunnies" usually show a hate towards Christians also. But Why? In my personal opinion, Christian Rebeliousness and Fluffy-Bunny Wiccans are the cause of these problems.. Most teenagers go through a phase in which they try as hard as they can to disrupt the peace, or break the rules. Of course, in this day and age, where 'Witchcraft' is thrown around in the media (Charmed, Practical Magick, and The Craft), it is often targeted by Christians, or by the Church as being evil, or a threat to mankind. Further more, it states in the bible that witches shouldnt be spared their life, because in doing so one could be threatening their own. SO (yes i was getting somewhere), children brought up in a Christian home  are likely to choose Wicca, Witchcraft, Paganism, or Satanism as a way to rebel against their parents. With the growing number of fluffy-bunny Wiccans around these days, these rebelious teenagers learn concepts like Christians-Make-Us-Out-To-Be-Evil, and Christians-Forced-Their-Beliefs-On-Our-Kind. And dont forget the If-You-Are-A-Witch-Your-Ancestors-Were-Killed-In-The-Witch-Trials-....-By-Christians. So what choice do these growing Wiccans have but to come to hate Christians? Authors who incorporate Christians in their writings do not help this situation either. Many Wiccan/Pagan authors choose to write a history of 'our kind' in their books, including the spread of Christianity and the Burning Times¹. Ravenwolf is a classic example of one of these authors:

"Burning Times: You will hear this often. It is in reference to a historical time from about 1000 CE through the 17th century when it is said that over nine million people were tortured and burned by church and public officials on the assumption that they were the Christian version of Witches...Historians indicated that the majority of people tortured and murdered were women and children." (page 19 Teen Witch)"

Left: What are those evil christians doing to my poor inocent ancestors who only practiced "white magic" and never for "personal gain"?

It is fact that people were killed during this time, but not even half of Ravenwolf's guess were subject to the licking flame of the stake. An educated estimate suggests that around 40 thousand to 100 thousand women, children and men were persecuted on supposed witchcraft. But what a fantastic over exageration, and for what purpose? To make Christians out to be the bad guy. Most Wiccans were born Christians. And from this Christian birth and up-bringing, I am sure that many important life skills were learnt. Christianity is different from Wicca in that it is an organised religion (as opposed to a self interpretation) and that it is a monotheistic religion. Yet many laws apply to both Christianity and Wicca. The law of return (Law of 3, Karma... etc) is a common thought shared by Wiccans and Christians alike. The concept of an after-life (be it Heaven or re-incarnation) is another one. "Do onto others as you would have them do onto you", is the same as "if it harms none, do what you will". Personally I do not understand the constant bickering between these two religions. Both share common beliefs, both believe in an almighty force (mono/polytheism has nothing to do with it), both have their strange reblious teenagers, both have their conflicting beliefs. Its all very strange, I hope that the Wiccans of the age to come recognise the faults of the past and rectify the problem.

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Note: ¹: You may have read my historical interpretation of the burning times in a large article named "The Witch Trials". This article, however, is not based on my personal beliefs, but is an attempt to prove a particular hypothesis by presenting various facts. ²: This article may be reproduced in its whole state only, with the consent of the author, who is the owner of this website. Due reference must be presented on the page where this article appears (including a link).

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