You wanna see bashing? HERES your bashing!! *TDA*

I'm not really bashing anything just yet, just trying to explain a few things.

I've noticed a lot of Pagans and Christians are getting heat lately over so-called "bashing". Allow me to demonstrate:

Pagan posts story called "The validity of the Bible". In this post, the Pagan author questions the validity of the Bible and offers proofs to back up his OPINION that the Bible is largely false.

Christian posts a story titled "The horrors of ancient Pagans". On this post, the Christian author shows evidence of human sacrifice by ancient Pagans to their Gods, proving Pagans DID perform human sacrifice in ancient times.

Now, does this sound like bashing to you? I think not. I posted a debate for Steven which questioned the validity of the Bible and offered 4 or 5 questions for him to answer concerning Biblical Contradictions. This is NOT bashing, as anyone who knows me knows I have a good deal of respect for Christian theology and the ones who practice it (Its just the fundamentalists of ANY religion that bother me).

I never bashed ANYTHING, I just posted legitimate questions which deserve legitimate answers.

Now lets get down to the bashing. For example:

Pagan: The Christian religion is the most horribly flawed religion in the world! All this "Your going to hell, so NAH!" crap makes me sick! Who do these bozos think they are with their Jesus and their Bibles?

Christian: Well if I don't see those sinful Wiccans in Hell I'll pay for lying! How DARE they believe different than us? They'll be eating Satan Surprise in Hell for their sins!

See this? THIS is bashing. If a Christian told me the Goddess doesn't exist and I'm lost from Gods word, THAT is bashing. If I tell a Christian his/her whole religion is a lie and Christ never existed, THAT is bashing. Bashing has occured on BOTH sides, not all Wiccans do it, not all Christians do it, BOTH of us are guilty.

Not all Christians bash us Wiccans, just like not all of us bash them. Both sides have done it and both are guilty. REGARDLESS of what the ones involved in the religions want to say, Christians HAVE bashed Wiccans and Wiccans HAVE bashed Christians, I have seen it on both sides myself!

You want to question and scrutinize my beliefs? Go right ahead, but don't be surprised if I do it to you. Thats fine. Debating is good you guys, debating religion is fine also, but don't let it turn into another bash-fest, I've seen enough of that for one life.

For those that enjoy a good, DECENT debate, great for you! Your helping USM to re-gain its debating glory. For those that wish to bash or talk down on others religions, you may direct your whining to the nearest brick wall. Some still argue about Burning Times and what not. Guess what? I had ancestors burned there too! I had Christian ancestors persecuted for their beliefs also. What the h*ll are you trying to prove by whining over which religion got killed 600 years ago? All that mess is over,done, and finished. Remember it and keep it from happening again, yes. Debate it over and over and OVER again, no.

Both our religions have been persecuted, not just us Wiccans, not just the Christians. BOTH have been persecuted due to IGNORANCE, the same ignorance that will happen again if people don't open up their minds to other ways of thinking.

Sorry if this is so long and rambling..hehe.

Debate #1: What constitutes "bashing"?

Debate #2: Should we just let sleeping dogs lie?

Debate #3: Think I went over-board on my preaching?

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