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Many Christians believe...
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Many Wiccans believe...
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in a three-fold God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
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in a three-fold Goddess (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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in a multitude of angels
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in a multitude of lesser gods
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in offering prayers of confession followed by a symbolic meal
called Communion
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in doing rituals and prayers followed by a symbolic meal described
as "grounding the power"
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"what you sow, you shall reap"
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in the "three-fold law", which says whatever good or harm you
do shall return to you three-fold
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in living ethically as Jesus taught "Do unto others as you
would have others do unto you"
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in living ethically according to the Wiccan reed: "Do as you
will, and harm none"
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we do not believe in animal or human sacrifice
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we do not believe in animal or human sacrifice
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that there is a "priesthood of believers", meaning individuals
can directly approach God
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that all wiccans are priestesses and priests who do their own
rituals and speak directly to the Divine
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in ancient stories from the Bible which inspire our faith
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in ancient stories from our own and other cultures which inspire
our faith
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in a spiritual realm where there are "principalities, powers
and rulers of the air"
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in a spiritual realm where there are gods, spirits, faeries,
etc.
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in baptism, a symbolic immersion in water, for forgiveness
of sins
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in ritual bathing, before conducting rites, for purification
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that God called the creation "good"
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that creation is good
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that God is omnipresent
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that the Divine dwells in all things
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Many Christians believe...
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Many Wiccans believe...
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in holy days based upon a lunar calendar, such as Easter, Epiphany,
and Pentecost.
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in Esbats and Sabbats, which are sacred days and holidays based
upon a lunar calendar
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in having retreats and summer camps which are in the woods
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in holding our rituals in nature
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in the baptism or dedication of infants to God, called a"Christening"
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in dedicating infants to the Goddess, which is called a "Wiccaning"
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that human beings are called to be care-takers of the earth
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that we are to live in harmony with nature and respect it and
care for it
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that there is "neither male nor female... that all are one
in Christ"
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in the equality of women and men
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that male and female are both created "in the image of God",
therefore there nyst be male and female aspects of God
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that within the godhead of Divinity there is both female and
male, which we call the Goddess and the God
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in a future age of peace when the love of Jesus will reign
over all, called the Millennium
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in a future age of peace, love and harmony, where the balance
will be restored, sometimes called the Age of Aquarius
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we have a holy day in the fall called "All Saints Day", in
which we call to mind saints and special loved ones who have died.
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we have a holiday in the fall called Samhain, in which we feel
close to those who have died, especially loved ones.
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that death is not the end of life and we will be resurrected
and will live eternally
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that death is not the end of life and that after we die, we
live again through reincarnation
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in uniting a man and woman in a ceremony called a "wedding"
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in binding a couple together in a ceremony called a "handfasting"
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in doing works of compassion as Jesus did, helping the poor,
for all we have is a gift from God.
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in being generous and sharing what we have, being a part of
the community, for everything we have is a gift of the Goddess & God
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