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Really? so if a Pagan acts like a jerk that's a good reason to hate paganism?

BTW Im not implying that person nor you or anyone else acted like a jerk, but just pointing out that just because someone calls themselves X and acts like a jerk is no reason to hate the whole.

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Ah...a little more info. So you joined Wicca?

Nuts..when you said old gods, I was thinking Norse gods...I kinda figured you for one of them :heeheehee

For some reason Odin came to mind when you said "old gods"

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Technically HE did not claim that

It's our view that what people worship when they do worship gods are in
fact devils

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John,

Hi. :) It's been a few years since we've talked, even more since we met.

First, I want to admit that reading this thread has left me feeling stunned. Second, I'll get over it. :)

Third, I did leave Christianity and go into Paganism. If you ever want to talk, I'm more than available. I remember the emptiness I found within Christianity and the search for something more. Even more than that, I remember the depth of satisfaction and fulfillment I found within witchcraft. It completed me in a way nothing before had ever come close to. It kept me alive during a very dark time of my life. Now that I'm in counseling, I see even more clearly how much practicing witchcraft influenced me in a positive direction. It gave me a foundation, it provided support, structure, meaning and a richness of life I'd never found before.

Fourth, I did have an encounter with God that I could not ignore. It turned my entire world upside and continues to do so. I promise, if you do take me up on my offer, that my words wouldn't be empty repetitions of words and stories you already know. Anything I might say would come from a place of deep gratitude for the things God has done in my life. If you can accept that, I can more than accept your need to explore and discover. Mostly, I don't know if you have a safe place you can process everything...if you have a need to...how long you've been on this path, anything. :) I *can* be a safe person for you to talk to if you need one.

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So where are you now? Do you serve God through Jesus Christ? Or are you in witchcraft now?

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Reread my post.

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I know how to read. It left me feeling confused. Please explain point 4 a bit more clearly. Who or what is God to you NOW?

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J/K John.

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Many of us did the same. Welcome to the other side. ;)

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I'm sorry that you have yet to discover the amazing richness of God's grace. :( I hope that discovery comes soon, and that the extension of grace towards others that flows from it amazes you in its intensity.