Essay On Wiccan Witchcraft

In America, .03% of Americans reportedly practice New Age Pagan religions, including the Neo-pagan Earth-centered Wiccan religion (PewResearch). Today “witch” and “witchcraft” has over a dozen different meanings. Witches are often depicted in movies, television or books as those who practice fantasy magic like author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter or the powerful demon fighting witches on the television show Charmed. Christian religions and the Bible often cast witches and witchcraft as evil and associate it with Satan. However, Wicca is one of the fastest-growing religions within the United States. Centuries of misinformation have led to great misunderstanding of the Wicca beliefs, and practices in America. Wicca is a relatively new and modern world religion. Gerald Gardner is credited as the founder of

Today, Wicca is also largely associated with satanic practices, but is different from the Satanism and the Church of Satan. The Wiccan religion, however, encourages peace love and religious tolerance within their plea. Wiccans also condemn satanic beliefs. The Wiccan Rede also forbids witches from harming people as well as themselves, unless it is in self-defense. The fears of witchcraft often lead to persecution and violence in America. Fragment> The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1962, which led to the death of nineteen men and women (Law2). Many witches have come out into the opening with their practices in recent times with increased religious acceptance in America. Most Wiccans are younger women, but also includes women of all ages as well as men. Many live in eastern Massachusetts, southern California and a few other cities that promote religious tolerance (Robinson). Wicca are still attempting to be apart of the American religion landscape. Wicca stands out among typical American religions because it is polytheistic versus