Comparison of Christianity and Wicca

The following is the comparison listing of Christianity and Wicca prepared by Kerr Cuchulain, who is the Canadian Chapter Head for the Witches League for Public Awareness, in response to a request from a Christian minister who contacted the League.

Christianity	Wicca
Patriarchal/Paternalistic	Duotheistic (Goddess/God)*
Dualistic: Divinity separate from everyday world	Monistic: Divinity inseparable from everyday world
Resurrection	Reincarnation
Heaven: destination of Christian between souls incarnations	Summerland: resting place
Hell	No equivalent
Satan	No equivalent
Original Sin	No equivalent
Redemption Atonement Confession	Karma Threefold Law (evil returns uponthe perpetrator three-fold)
Hierarchy Authoritarian	No hierarchy Autonomy
Bible( scripture)	No equivalent **
Sabbats based upon Biblical and Christian historical events	Seasonal and Lunar Sabbats
Prophets Saints Messiahs	no equivalent
Generally daylight worship	Some worship nocturnal(lunar esbats)
Churches Temples	Circles cast where convenient usually no formal temple no size restrictions on small groups (covens) 3-13 people usual though congregations may be larger.
10 Commandments	Wiccan Rede "Harm none"
Psychic phenomena generally discouraged except for "miracles"	Psychic abilities encouraged (magick)

* Names vary from tradition to tradition. Different aspects of the Goddess/God have different names creating the impression that Wicca may be pantheistic.

** Wiccans use a book called the "Book of Shadows". This is a working notebook rather than a scriptural text.

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