Today I am writing this for someone in particular. She is my girlfriend, whom I love very much, and she had a question. She asked me, what is the difference between "our" religion and "thier" religion? Well, what a question that is.
That is a very difficult question to answer in a short time. So this is what I am going to try to do. I am going to put a few of the big differences between Pagans/Wiccans and Christians.
I would like it if I could could get some participation out of you, the Cherry Tap community that reads this blog. Just post something in the comment box and submit.
One of the biggest differences between the two is the fact that our Gods are real and there's isn't. I'm just kidding, we Pagans agree that your God works too. On the more serious side of this though. Pagans and Witches believe in multiple Gods where Christians do not. This makes us a Pantheistic instead of a monotheistic.
Monotheistc: doctrine or belief that is but one God.
Pantheistic: Belief in many Gods.
An example of a popular Pantheistic religion would be that of the Greeks. Monotheism would be that of the Christians and Catholics.
Another big difference between the two would be the theory of what happens when we die. Christians believe that if you are good and you die then you go to this wonderfull place called Heaven. However, if you are bad then you are doomed to spend an eternity tourmented in Hell. (What a loving God they must have.) Pagans believe that when we die, we are given a chance to go and be with our loved ones that we knew on Earth that has passed before us. After a resting period with these loved ones we then get to go back to Earth where we have the joy of meeting these loved ones once again and loving them all over. (Which sound a heck of a lot better to me.)
So there is two big differences between the two. Your imput would be great. It is always good to hear other perspectives than just one persons view. I would like to add one more thing to those doubters of it being impossible for there to be more than just one God. The Christian God himself said in Exodus, when he wrote the Ten Commandments on the tablets. Thou shalt not have any other God"s" before me. Therefore admitting that there are other Gods and he was being selfish to want all the attention himself.
