'World Religions Paper\r'

'World Religion topic (Rough Draft) By: Allison Workman The godliness that I sire chosen for my report is Wicca. Wicca is the religion of Witchcraft also referred to as the Craft. on that point be many myths that ar associated with the Wiccan religion. Witches do non action ride brooms and they argon not â€Å"bad or shuddery” people. In fact most beldames are normal people we come in contact with any day. I shit learned many interesting facts in my weeks researching this religion.\r\nAt this time my settle chide and interview have not been finish due to family medical problems with my source. However, the interview and site visit are both plan for April 3, 2011 I give attempt to supply a summary of those by mid(prenominal) week next week for review. match and Contrast Wicca and Christianity are actu ally sort of similar in many ways. However, at that place are vast differences in the beliefs of the parties as well. both Christianity and Wicca have a toke n that is prominent within the religion.\r\nChristians have the mar that represents the death of Jesus to wash extraneous the sins of mankind. Wicca’s symbol is the pentagram. Despite the reports to the remote the pentagram is not the symbol of a hellionist; in fact Satan does not even exist in the Wiccan culture. The pentagram is the symbol of the four elements (water, air, fire, earth) and the sprit which draws them all together. Both religions have groups that venerate together. Christians augur these congregations and they usually meet in a Church.\r\nWhen a group of witches gather to piety the group is referred to as a Coven and they largely practice outdoors though not always. Some Covens will gather at the home of the High Priestess to worship. Meeting places will differ from Coven to Coven. Many of the Ethical and loving views of these religions are similar as well. The Wiccan Rede is â€Å"If it harms none, do what you will”. Christians generally try to make out by the Golden Rule. â€Å"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.\r\nThese two phrases have a similar meaning. Both religions take that women and men are equal in value as human beings. Both religions also accept women in lay attractionship roles. All Wiccan religious groups hope that women should hold religious leadership roles as well; some denominations of the Christian faiths are accepting of this, but others still conceptualise that men should be the religious leader of the family/church. The number of differences between these two groups is more than larger that the similarities.\r\nOne of the most leading light is that Christianity is a monotheistic religion and Wicca is a polytheistic religion. While Christians worship God. The Wiccans worship the God and Goddess simultaneously. The Wiccan religion is all most balabance so the worship of the God and the Goddess signifies the balance, though the primary focus to a witch is the goddess. Witches accept homosexuality completely where Christians believe that homosexuality is a sin. Christians worship every Sunday and Witches worship on the 13 full moons of the years and also perform rituals on the Sabbats.\r\n'