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My Letter to the Editor of World Net Daily

01.04.08

Greetings,

This letter is in response to the letter that was written to worldNetDaily by the so called Dr. Ivy, regarding his stand on Wicca VS. Witchcraft…  the part that he didn’t care to elaborate on is that even though true… he is not an out and out Satanist, but much to his own eternal hurt he is a “Change Agent” of his very own father Satan.

Just because he doesn’t claim to worship Satan, doesn’t mean that by the very demonstration of his speech and actions proves he is indeed… whether he believes it or not, is a child of Satan.

John 8:44

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

KJV

For his beliefs parallel the beliefs of Seeker Friendly/Transformational/Emerging/New Spirituality/New Gospel/Contemplative Prayer teachings and practices promoted by the “New Age” which is the age old  plan that Satan has a mind to pour onto the scene here in the year 2008, such as has never been seen before in our world, down to the fact that no matter what name a false religion is called by, the inner workings behind the façade is still Satan’s master plan to take over the world whether it be through the “false Christ” of the Muslims who is the Mahdi or the “false Christ” of the Buddhist who is “Maitreya” or by the Satan inspired manmade appointment of “Mary” as co-redeemer with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  

It all still points to a “force” that expounds on the fact that there is soon coming a one world Government, with a leader who will claim to be the “World Teacher” who has come to lead all humanity  to “God” and for those who do not believe this deception there will be a “Day of Declaration,” where you will either turn your life over to Satan through this false Christ or Anti-Christ (by paying allergens to Satan himself through the receiving of the “mark of the beast”)  who teaches that there is no sin, no hell, no one and only begotten son of the one and only true and living God… and that there is… no God!, but rather  that we are all gods.

This false Christ or shall we call him the antichrist that he is and will be, will spew that there is no need for salvation because if you have never sinned, you have no need of a savior or salvation!

1 John 1:8

 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

KJV

 1 John 4:2-3

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

KJV

2 John 7

7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

KJV

The label that is attached to Wicca, Witchcraft, Satanism, and even those who call themselves the “Mother Church” and who are all in reality no more than “Change Agents” of Satan himself, are the same that organize, rule and are a part of many Satan inspired manmade organizations that are manned by Satan himself and are master deceivers which come under the heading of the fatal plan of Satan for those who will be caught in it’s webb called “The Course” and doctrine of The New Age.

Rev 19:20

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

KJV

Rev 20:10-15

10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

KJV

John 14:6

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

KJV

Col 2:13

8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

KJV

This to all that will hear it, and is spiritual food for thought. May the Lord bless thee and keep thee! 

Shalom and Blessings,

Pastor Dana

Wicca

A predominantly Western movement whose followers practice witchcraft and nature worship and who see it as a religion based on pre-Christian traditions of northern and western Europe. It spread through England in the 1950s and subsequently attracted followers in Europe and the United States.

Origins and beliefs

Although there were precursors to the movement, the origins of modern Wicca can be traced to a retired British civil servant, Gerald Brousseau Gardner (1884–1964). Gardner spent most of his career in Asia, where he became familiar with a variety of occult beliefs and magical practices. He also read widely in Western esoteric literature, including the writings of the British occultist Aleister Crowley. Returning to England shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Gardner became involved in the British occult community and founded a new movement based on a reverence of nature, the practice of magic, and the worship of a female deity (the Goddess) and numerous associated deities (such as the Horned God). He also borrowed liberally from Western witchcraft traditions. Following the 1951 repeal of England's archaic Witchcraft Laws, Gardner published Witchcraft Today (1954), founded his first coven of followers, and, with input from its members, especially author Doreen Valiente, developed modern witchcraft into what today is known as Wicca. It spread quickly to the United States in the late 1960s, when an emphasis on nature, unconventional lifestyles, and a search for spirituality divorced from traditional religions were especially in vogue.

Covens, which ideally number 10 to 15 members and are entered through an initiation ritual, sometime align with one of many coven associations. As coven members master the practice of magic and become familiar with the rituals, they pass through two degrees of initiation. There is a third degree for those who wish to enter the priesthood. In Gardner's system priority is given to the priestess, and leaders in the Gardnerian community trace their authority through a lineage of priestesses back to Gardner's coven.

Despite variation within the Wiccan community, most believers share a general set of beliefs and practices. They believe in the Goddess, respect nature, and hold both polytheistic and pantheistic views. Most Wiccans accept the so-called Wiccan Rede, an ethical code that states “If it harm none, do what you will.”

Wiccans believe in meditation and participate in rituals throughout the year, celebrating the new and full moon, as well as the vernal equinox, summer solstice, and Halloween, which they call Samhain. Wiccan rites include invoking the aid of the deities, practicing ceremonial magic, and sharing a ritual meal.

Most controversial to outsiders is that Wiccans call themselves witches, a term which most Westerners identify with Satanism. As a result, Wiccans are continually denying any connection with Satan or devil worship. Wiccans have also attempted to establish ties with other polytheistic (Hindu) and nature-oriented (Native American) religious communities.

Later developments

By the 1980s there were an estimated 50,000 Wiccans in western Europe and North America. Although the growth rate slowed by the end of the decade, Wicca gained increasing social acceptance and diversified to include numerous variations on Gardner's original teachings and rituals. Moreover, new Wiccan groups emerged independent of the Gardnerians, including one led by Alexander Sanders (1926–1988), the Dianic Wiccans who saw Wicca as a woman's religion, and the parallel Neo-Pagan movement, which also worshipped the Goddess and practiced witchcraft but eschewed the designation witch. A major controversy developed in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, when a faction of Wiccans broke with Gardner's notion that clothes inhibited magical workings and chose not to follow his practice of worshiping in the nude. Instead they donned ritual robes, claiming pre-Gardnerian sources for their beliefs, and called themselves Traditionalists.

As Wicca and Neo-Paganism moved into their second generation, belief faded in the notion that Gardner had inherited a set of witchcraft rituals and practices that had been passed on through a tradition with unbroken ties to pre-Christian paganism. Although many Wiccans once cited the work of Margaret Murray, including The Witch-Cult in Western Europe (1921) and her article “Witchcraft” published in the 14th edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (1929), in support of their belief in the ancient origins of their religion, they now generally recognize that Wicca began with Gardner and his associates.

As the 21st century began, Wiccans and Neo-Pagans were found throughout the English-speaking world and across northern and western Europe. Two international fellowships, the Pagan Federation and the Universal Federation of Pagans, now serve the larger Wiccan/Neo-Pagan community.

Additional Reading

J. Gordon Melton and Isotta Poggi, Magic, Witchcraft, and Paganism in America, 2nd ed. (1992), provides an overview of Wiccan literature. The best survey of the movement is Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon, rev. and expanded ed. (1986, reissued 1997); and entries on the major Wiccan groups in North America appear in J. Gordon Melton, Encyclopedia of American Religions (1999). On the British phase of the movement, see J.L. Bracelin, Gerald Gardner (1960); and Doreen Valiente, The Rebirth of Witchcraft (1989). Helpful volumes on North American Wicca include Aidan A. Kelly, Crafting the Art of Magic (1991– ); and the several volumes published in the series Witchcraft Today and from Llewellyn Publications, the major publisher of Wiccan literature in America.

Sightings taken from the Online Ecyclopedia Britannica

The letter that generated my response  

Wiccan high priest rips WND

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59524