2nd Class Citizens

2^nd Class Citizens

A while ago I started to wonder why I react so strongly to Christians trying to join Wiccan, Pagan or Druid Groups aside from the obvious. Christianity demands allegiance to one god only and all three of these religions are multi-deity, regardless of whether you consider the deity an actual being, thought-form or energy. Hence, they are NOT compatible. There is no way you can make them compatible.

But, it turns out there is another reason best expressed in Laurell K. Hamilton's new book, “Dead Ice”:

“They're either Christian Witches who are okay with being second class citizens in their own religion as long as they play by very strict Church rules, or Fluffy-Bunny Wiccans, or another New Age flavor of witches.

'I know Wiccan is a modern word for witchcraft as a religion, but what's a Fluffy-Bunny Wiccan?' Brent asked.

Fluffy-Bunny neopagans seem to believe that there's no such thing as bad energy or evil magic; as long as they don't mess with it, it won't mess with them. It's the equivalent of civilians who think that nothing bad will happen to them as long as they don't go into the wrong neighborhood or hang out with dangerous people. Neither group wants to believe that evil lurks in good neighborhoods, too, and predators of all kinds hunt the good with the bad folk sometimes.”

We do not need Sheep in our religions because we know that your innate goodness is no protection once the gates are open and the veil is lifted and all that takes is intent to petition something higher (which translates to more powerful) than yourself. That is called prayer and of particular danger is a prayer circle or group. The only protection in this world is knowledge. That is why when the pleas for help arrive, I usually reference a few good books or articles and walk away. I AM not doing your work. The only way you are going to learn is to do it yourself. Park in a bad neighborhood with a nice car and your Godliness or Holiness is of no protection for your wheels. You will return to a car on blocks. In the real world of energy, it may be an attractant just like a light attracts moths and the wasps that eat the moths. You will be stung.

We do not need people who will blindly follow but those who will fight beside us. We do not need second-class citizens of any form. If you don't have the strength of character to be your own person, go to one of the faiths that needs a lot of cannon fodder to protect their priest class. Our priest class is able to protect themselves or they wouldn't be priests, they would be blathering idiots.

Second-class citizens are only needed by those on a power trip and anyone or thing that attempts to make you one is not one of the good guys. True leaders empower, they don't take power from you. Try not to be fooled.

And you might want to pick up “Dead Ice” by Laurell K. Hamilton, an Anita Blake vampire hunter novel. This one is heavy into Voodoo and has a lot of adult content so be fore-warned. She does her research unlike some authors in this field and she walks the walk. She is the real deal.