Why do people think witchcraft is evil?

You are right Ignorance plays a very big part in why people thing witchcraft is evil. Dont worry I am not wasting any energy one it at all. I am actually looking for other peoples point of view so that maybe someday we can correct this and be able to educate others that Wiccans and Pagan have absoutley NOTHING to do with the satanists. I know they have there own church and they dont want anything to do with Wiccans and Pagans any more than they want to deal with Christians and Catholics. Thank you for your response. You get a + and best response.

Believe denote evil to everything they don't understand. People don't understand witch craft and what it is about so they say it is evil. Its the same with Islam or other religions people don't understand it so automatically it's evil and wrong. I'm Christian and I don't say it's evil in fact I want to LEARN more about it and understand it.

Believe denote evil to everything they don't understand. People don't understand witch craft and what it is about so they say it is evil. Its the same with Islam or other religions people don't understand it so automatically it's evil and wrong. I'm Christian and I don't say it's evil in fact I want to LEARN more about it and understand it.

You are right, to this day the "Christian Bible" states to tollerate other religins but yet they say that Witchcraft is not a religin but yet according to the law it is, anf they consider it evil. I am a Wiccan, and I love it. I have never felt so much love before, not even when my mother forced me to go to church every sunday. Thank you for responding.

which is funny because christians adopted quite of bit of pegan beliefs just to bring people into the church.

The Christian Bible never says to tolerate other religions.

i agree with you. that makes total sense.

i agree with you. that makes total sense.

I actually want to read that book. I have heard that about it and I am very intreted in it. I just cant afford it right now. Bills have to be taken care of first. Thank you for responding.

Wicca is a form of witchcraft. It is an earth based religin that pre-dates Christianity. Over time when the Christian religin was formed they made witches out to be evil and to worship satan. The thing that is misunderstood is that we worship nature along with the same God everyone else does but we also worship a Goddess or some call her Mother Earth. There is NO satan or devil in the craft at all. Satin'ists have there own church and want NOTHING to do with Wiccan's, Pagan's, Christians or anyone who serve and worship God at all. The best post to read is #6 in this thrread. She said so much and said it so perfect in my opnion. Read her post and you might get a better understanding.

I agree with you totally. Thank you for responding.

Those who worship Satan or practice Black Magik do sacrifices and I really dont want to deal with them. I want to live in harmoney and peace with everyone and everything. I dont do any sacrifice of any animals or people it is discusting. The only craft I do is to help, also known as White Magik. Thank you for responding again.

Satanism is actually a very interesting religion...and it, much like Witchcraft, has gotten a seriously bad rap...I think if ppl took the time to learn the basics about various religions there wouldnt be so much hatred and violence and negative crap in the world....Fearing what we dont know is a natural human thing and we tend to want to destroy what we fear like a child afraid of the dark, turn on a night light and destroy the dark in the eyes of that child...but the dark never really went away its just in a different part of the room...gradually you teach that child that the dark isnt something to fear, you educate them basically....i dont see why ppl as they grow up cant do the same when it comes to alternative lives be it religion, sexuality etc....sad really

I clearly stated that I believe in God. I worship God but I also worship a Goddess too. I dont go to church to worship like you might, I do it diffrently than you. I do pray every night. I never said I follow satan or believe in satan. I dont believe satan exists.

magikrose that is exactly what he wants you to believe

I totally understand where you are coming from. Ihave absoutley NO intention of having anything to do with Black magic. I do not want it to come back and bite me in the but. Since I am a beginner Ihave only done 1 spell and it was for prosparity. To try to bring in some additional money or to eliminate some un-necessary spending. Since then I found mylot and I seem to be doing very well with it. Also we recently got rid of a car that was taking more money than it was worth. Also my husband now having to hitch a ride to work is finding the benefits of getting a ride he has no choice but to work over time because he is at the mercy of another person so instead of standing arround and doing nothing he gets more work done, so he is bringing in some extra money just in overtime. I am telling you this so that you can see that not all witches are bad. It is unfortunate that you have not had the best of luck with the local witches in your area. I hope the goddess shines upon you and blessis you with love and aeverything you need to get by in this world. Blessid Be

I totally understand where you are coming from. Ihave absoutley NO intention of having anything to do with Black magic. I do not want it to come back and bite me in the but. Since I am a beginner Ihave only done 1 spell and it was for prosparity. To try to bring in some additional money or to eliminate some un-necessary spending. Since then I found mylot and I seem to be doing very well with it. Also we recently got rid of a car that was taking more money than it was worth. Also my husband now having to hitch a ride to work is finding the benefits of getting a ride he has no choice but to work over time because he is at the mercy of another person so instead of standing arround and doing nothing he gets more work done, so he is bringing in some extra money just in overtime. I am telling you this so that you can see that not all witches are bad. It is unfortunate that you have not had the best of luck with the local witches in your area. I hope the goddess shines upon you and blessis you with love and aeverything you need to get by in this world. Blessid Be

Well let me say Hello and that you have just met A Wiccan who uses magik for the purpose of doing good and helping others. Let me give you an example. A coven sister and I participated in a prosparity rituel to help us either earn more money or get rid of the money guzzlers we have so we save some money. For her it worked because she has an ebay store and out of the blue she had a huge whole sale order that was being sent out to Singapore. For me my husband recently junked his car that needed a new engine of all things, then I found mylot which as you know you canearn money on. It worked in our favor for both of us so far. Good magik is the only magik I will do. I do not want to wish harm on any one no matter what.

Hi! Nice to meet you. Sounds like a good way to use magic. Glad to know there's good magic out there. Like someone mentioned before - it really has to do with the character of the person practicing the magic.

Thank you HouseKat. I am not directing this thread twards any one religin it is a general discussions for anyone who has an opnion. I agree with you it is ignorance because people choose to have an opnion about things thay have NO knowledge about at all. If people wouldtake the time to get some info on the topic and then they can have an educated opnion and have the knowledge to back it up.

If you read the comments that you have made you will see that in almost every one you point to Christians as being the group who calls you evil. It seems to me that you are attacking them and making blanket statements against them. I'm just saying that if you don't want groups to make statements about you being evil that you shouldn't make similar statements about them.

HouseKat, my last comment was supposed to be directed at Magikrose not you.

Having a Wiccan friend then you know that we dont believe in demons and satan. Those who are saying tht it is ignorance are just stating that MOST who say it is evil, say so based on lack of knowledge and the media. TV tends to portray a witch as evil and people buy into it. The only way a witch, Wiccan, or Pagan can be considered evil is if they use there magik to do harme, then it is ok to say they are evil but most of us prefer to do magik for the purpose of helping anot harming. The wiccan law states "An ye harm NONE, do what ye will." Basically it says as long as NO ONE gets hurt you can do what you want. That is the right way of doing magik.

ok your original question was why people are against wiccan right? whether you believe in satan and demons or not, other people do, and that's why people are leery of it. just because i have a friend doesn't mean i know a ton about it. i'm not here to be a thorn in your side, i was just answering your question.

AND, like i said the in my first post. i don't think you're evil!

What kitkat is trying to say is that there is evil in the world but it is because of the bad choices people make. I just recently heard about the mother who put her baby inthe microwave and I got sick to my stomach when I heard about it. The evils in the world are cause by people making bad choices because they think there is no other way arround it or they feel that they cant controll it. We are well aware there are horrible things going on all over the world. All caused by people making bad choices.

To those who adhere to another faith such as Christianity believe, "The concept of "salvation" is essentially irrelevant"? And how does that work?

I think other than ignorance, religion may be the reason people fear it. Nice comment!

Can you please explain why you think it is evil? Iam intrested in your thoughts.

No it dosnt. We follow 1 major rule and it is "An ye harm NONE, do what ye will" Which means as long as NO ONE gets hurt do what you want. I would NEVER wish anyone any harm. I am a loving person. Even people who dont like me and want to do harm to me I wish them the best and hope that they can see the truth through the smoke someday.

Blessed Be to you too. Thank you for thr response.

Let me put it this way, it is not the kind of magik you see on Harry Potter or in any of the movies. I cast spells, by chanting, lighting candles, and calling to the corners north, south, east, and west and ask for there help in obtaining the necessities in life and to help those in need. Similar to how a congregation in an church prays all together.

You are right it does depend alot as to where you live, and where you were taught. I find it very disturbing to hear that Wiccans in your area are murdering animals and children for rituel purposes. I have 4 children and 4 pets and the thought of murdering any one of them makes me sick to my stomach. I prefer to use candles, incense, and herbs to perform my spells and rituels. That is all you really need, nothing more.