Okay, let’s start off with one of the funniest mistakes this gal made in her post: Carol’s Blogs: Christians, Wiccians, Witchcraft…Is Satan real?. If you take the time to read this, you will note that she refers to Pan as a half horse, half man. Okay, I want to see that image of Pan. I do not think I have ever seen Pan depicted thusly.

Another issue she has is with the whole idea of Samhain. She seems to have latched onto the idea, that has been proven inaccurate, that Samhain is the name of a deity and that Halloween is based on his worship that included blood sacrifice. Uhm, no. Identifying Samhain as a Celtic Death God is one of the errors associated with Halloween. Almost all stories about the origin of Halloween correctly state that Halloween had its origins among the ancient Celts and is based on their “Feast of Samhain.” However, a writer in the 18th century incorrectly stated that Samhain was named after the famous Celtic “God of the Dead.” Many religious conservatives who are opposed to Halloween, Druidism, and/or Wicca picked up this belief without checking its accuracy, and accepted it as valid. No such God ever existed. But, it has become a nearly universal belief, particularly among conservative Protestants.

She points to the Peace Symbol and calls it a broken upside down cross. Uhm, right. I wonder if she drives a Chrysler. After all, they have the same emblem.

Almost all stories about the origin of Halloween correctly state that Halloween had its origins among the ancient Celts and is based on their “Feast of Samhain.” However, a writer in the 18th century incorrectly stated that Samhain was named after the famous Celtic “God of the Dead.” Many religious conservatives who are opposed to Halloween, Druidism, and/or Wicca picked up this belief without checking its accuracy, and accepted it as valid.
No such God ever existed. By the late 1990’s many secular sources such as newspapers and television programs had picked up the error and propagated it widely. It is now a nearly universal belief, particularly among conservative Protestants.
Modern-day Samhain is the day when many Wiccans believe that their God dies, later to be reborn. [Wicca is a Neo-pagan, Earth-centered religion.] Thus, Samhain is not a God of death; it is actually began as a yearly observance of the death of a God.

Another thing she is against is the practice of martial arts. Again, she is out of her element. Martial arts masters teach that learning these techniques does not in itself lead to violence. In fact, most teach that violence is never the answer to anything and should only be used as a last resort or in defense of ones self and others.

I could go on about this gal for a few thousand more words, but I think I’ll end here.

Do not follow the mob, think for yourself.

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