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Allow me to clarify: Wicca has absolutely nothing to do with Satanism.

Many people believe that Wicca is connected with Satanic beliefs because of the numerous similarities between the two. However, there are also several aspects of the faith that connect it to other religions as well. The Satanic link is nothing more than old, poorly clothed Christian battle cry 'burn the heathen!'.

Both faiths use the Pentacle as a symbol of the faith, however Satanism inverses the position of the symbol. This may not seem significant to a Christian; however, consider what the Nazi adoption of the Hindu Swastika did for the perception of that symbol.

More to the point, the Satanic adoption of the Pentacle is the fault of the Christians. You see, the Pentacle also was once a Christian symbol.

In the early era of Christianity, it was common practice for the Church to adopt (or 'baptize') Pagan symbols, so that new converts might be allowed to keep their totems, holidays, and practices as members of the new religion. For example, the Christmas Tree (were there pines in Bethlehem?), May Day, and even Christmas Day itself (the Bible tells us that Jesus was born in the Spring, but late December celebrates the return of the Sun/Son). So too was it with the Pentacle. It was decreed by the Church that it should come to represent the five wounds of Christ.

Later, in the middle ages, many Popes began to break from the old ways, considering some certain items of Pagan origin to be unclean (S'atan - Arabic for enemy of God. Arabic itself was considered an 'unclean' language, so was used to describe items and practices affiliated with what the Popes believed to be artifacts of anti-Christian sentiment). Thus 'Satanic', in this sense, means 'banned from the Church'.

In this way, the Church literally handed the Pentacle off to the Satanists. So, to put things in perspective, it is Satanism that has its roots in the ancient Pagan faiths, not the other way around.

People, and their symbols, beliefs, and ways of worship, were assimilated into the growing Christian faith, then cut loose a few centuries later. Satanism began, among other reasons, because of this early schism. Certain ideas were cast out of the faith, and their adherents along with them. Pagan -> Christian -> Satanic.

However, it should be noted, in all fairness, that the chief difference between Satanism and Christianity today (for the most part) is that Christians believe Jesus should be worshiped, while Satanists believe that Jesus

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