"Jd" <JDay123 at BellSouth.com> wrote in message
news:3d455fb5.8316576 at news1.lig.bellsouth.net...
> In alt.education Re: brain sizes: Einstein's and women's,
> Shadow Dancer wrote...
>> >"Richard C. August" <raugust at ptd.net> wrote in message
> >news:LzQ09.1253$Fl.136564 at nnrp1.ptd.net...> >> T9W,
> >>
> >> First of all, if Witchcraft isn't a religion, then why is the Church of
> >> Wicca (pronounced Witch-a) a licensed Non-Profit Group organized as a
> >> RELIGIOUS ORDER and based in Salem, MA?
> >
> >One, you mispronounced it. It is pronounced as it is spelled, with two
hard
> >C's. Second, you should really research what you talk about before
shooting
> >off your mouth.
> >
> >Wicca is a federally-recognized and accepted religion, and does not
> >necessarly incorporate witchcraft (another subject you and your "friends"
> >should research before shooting off your mouths about). Not all witches
are
> >Wiccans; not all Wiccans are witches.
> >
> >http://www.religioustolerance.org/ is a very good site for getting
> >information on many religions, including both Wicca and Christianity.
> >
> >Here is the page that will perhaps set you straight in your thinking:
> >http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm - from which I quote:
> >
> >"Wiccans generally consider themselves to be Witches, Neopagans, and
Pagans.
> >However, not all Witches, Neopagans and Pagans are Wiccans. The terms
Witch,
> >Neopagan and Pagan can also refer to followers of many other faith
> >traditions.
> >
> >Because of religious propaganda dating from the late Middle Ages, Wicca
has
> >often been incorrectly associated with Satanism. Wiccan beliefs and
> >practices are no closer to Satanism than they are like Buddhism,
Hinduism,
> >or Islam. "It seems to be necessary to preface every discussion of
> >Witchcraft with an explanation that, no, Neo-Pagan Witches aren't
Satanists.
> >The Christian anti-God, Satan, has no place in Pagan pantheons, either
> >mythologically or theologically." 3"
>> Hold on there a minute. You were telling me you only wanted to talk
> "secular and factual" in another posting yet here you are talking
> religion. I don't mind you talking about your religion but you are only
> applying the hypocrites rule of the double standard. Besides that,
> you're making women look like idiots when you do such things.
>> Jd
I was responding to Dick's question. You clipped the latter portion, where
I told him to take it elsewhere, just like I told you to.
Little child, stop bending other people's words to justify your pathetic
lack of reasoning.
The Shadow Dancer
