Living in harmony with other faiths
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:54 am
Merry meet. I just wanted to post about how I am working very hard to live in harmony with other religions, particularly Jewish because my mother and siblings are still very much of the Jewish faith, and Christianity. This was not always the case because I used to have a very Christian friend in high school who vehemently refused to accept me as I was. Now this was way before I was into Wicca and Paganism. I was still Jewish and she and her mother tried to convert my family to Christianity. She wouldn't even come into my house to hang out with me and my siblings. Sometimes a friend wants to help, but it was not a good experience for me.
Presently, I have made a good number of Christian friends and only 2 people in my adulthood have ever said that anything related to the Old Religions is evil, including faeries and anything Pagan. I accepted that their beliefs were different from mine and have moved on. Luckily at work I just made a friend who is much more open-minded and she actually brought up the topic of Paganism when she saw me wearing my pentagram necklace. I really want to live in harmony with those who believe differently from me. I do not bash Christians and respect their beliefs. I still sometimes fear reliving the experience I had with my former high school friend. That is why I am very careful when it comes to explaining why I constantly wear my pentagram necklace. And that is why I like this forum so much. I can be open here and learn how to be a better Wiccan and a friend to Christians without being judgmental toward those who believe differently. Brightest blessings!
Presently, I have made a good number of Christian friends and only 2 people in my adulthood have ever said that anything related to the Old Religions is evil, including faeries and anything Pagan. I accepted that their beliefs were different from mine and have moved on. Luckily at work I just made a friend who is much more open-minded and she actually brought up the topic of Paganism when she saw me wearing my pentagram necklace. I really want to live in harmony with those who believe differently from me. I do not bash Christians and respect their beliefs. I still sometimes fear reliving the experience I had with my former high school friend. That is why I am very careful when it comes to explaining why I constantly wear my pentagram necklace. And that is why I like this forum so much. I can be open here and learn how to be a better Wiccan and a friend to Christians without being judgmental toward those who believe differently. Brightest blessings!