Recongition of Wiccan Symbols On Gravesites of Soldiers

You're most welcomed! ;-)

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That's a truly beautiful thing to say, considering you have such different beliefs....yes all religions should be honored

I actually studied/practiced some wicca after I became a Christian. Ever since I was in Catholic school I have had an interest in religions. I had to do a report on a different religion in school. I did mine on Shinto. I also did a poster with many different religious symbols on it. So at that point I learned a bit about each if I could. Over the years I have studied many religions. I studied the Catholic religion more deeply after becoming born again to see if I made the right decision. I learned so much doing that. Including the fact that many of their rituals are based on pagan ones. In so learning I learned some paganism. I have learned a bit about Buddhism, Hinduism, and a few others I can't even think of right now. I also learned about different Christian religions. One thing I learned is that almost all religious beliefs come from a deap seeded human need for connection to a higher being. Some call Him (or Her for some) God, some Allah, some the Goddess. That is the thing that unifies all religions. Sorry this got so long.

Was glad you added some more thoughts and was a pleasure to read...I've studied the various religions too out of curiosity...know all about Shinto--and the Kami...Shinto can be considered the pagan religion of Japan...Too bad more people aren't like you though and study up on the various aspects of all religions just to have an understanding of them...then maybe people would be more open-minded and accepting of people's different concepts of the Divine--and would also realize that no matter what we call the creator(s) it's still a belief in a supreme deity or deities

LOL--if a lot of decisions were up to the hands of Bush, there would be witch trials for anyone who didn't think like him!

It's unfortunate that you're basing what you see in movies, as rarely are there movies about people who follow the Wicca/Pagan path shown in a positive light and instead are shown as Devil worshippers and Satanists...this is the furthest from the truth...but then in Hollywood, evil sells...who wants to see movies about "good" witches? No, those of us who have chosen to follow this path are not evil...many of us had formerly belonged to other religions, usually Christian but choose this way of belief and path of life instead--Wicca/pagan beliefs stem their origins to the old ancient ways of belief, we believe in the concept of both male AND female aspect of the Divine...a god and goddess, rather than just a god...We who follow this path are nature oriented and have a great respect for all life on this planet...and unlike the images one sees in movies, we do not sacrifice animals for "Spells" as that would go against the nature of respecting living creatures...this is a far cry from the negative images one sees in movies, where people are shown sacrificing animals or doing harm to other people... And the pentagram is a very old ancient symbol going back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans..and at one time, early Christians wore the pentacle symbol to represent the five wounds of Jesus...also, many of the so-called Christian traditions, are actually based on ancient Pagan beliefs, and it would surprise those of the Christian faith just how connected and similar their beliefs are and are tied to the "old religion"-- Before one comes to conclusions that we are evil people, maybe a little reading behind Wiccan and Pagan principles is needed here before making any judgments against us Here are some places to read up on the subject http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_intr.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wicca http://en.wikipedia.org/wike/Pentagram

oops that last entry should have been http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram

Beautifully stated!! Thank you ;-)