AC Skeptic Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 My apologies to any Wiccens out there, I no absolutely nothing about that particular practice and have no desire to learn. But there is no such thing as magic, and there are no spells that are going to do shit or have any more affect then praying to an invisible make believe friend. IE, witches, as defined by crazy Christians, don't exist! That's my intro. My wife and I are closet atheists, hiding from her loving and otherwise seemingly wise and intelligent parents who are caught up in fundie bat-shit crazy Christianity. They live out of state so when my family visits I often don't have the time off or money to go along with them. We're obviously raising our children a whole lot different then my wife was raised, including how we view tv and entertainment. Being simple unbelievers, we aren't concerned with any material that would threaten our previous religion. My two daughters' favorite show is the Disney show, "Wizards of Waverly Place". It's a show about a family where the three children are wizards. It basically like any other sitcom geared towards tweens, about relationships and parents and sports and school and friendship, etc; its just that the story elements often include magic (its actually a pretty funny show as far as tween shows go). Anyway, if I'm concerned at all with this show, it is that my two children will idolize the lead character, Selina Gomez, who is the heir apparent to Hanna Montana and of course, always in danger of becoming the next Brittney Spears. My in-laws on the other hand.... So like I said, I wasn't there on this visit, but I heard that my wife let my kids watch this show with her parents present. And of course they flipped out. An indeterminate amount of time into the show, the mother-in-law screamed "THEY'RE WITCHES!" and the show had to be turned off. Who knows what my mother-in-law lectured my children on then. We have made a large effort to clarify to our children that people believe different things and that is okay, and that grandma and grandpa believe different things, but we haven't outright clarified we are no longer Christians and think those things are bat-shit insane. So conversations with grandma are very confusing. And come one, witches? Seriously? Jesus H Fucking Christ, GROW UP! ITS PRETEND!!!!!!!
Super Moderator florduh Posted October 27, 2010 Super Moderator Posted October 27, 2010 Yeah, it gets crazy! I remember once showing a new magic trick to my ultra-religious dad and his wife. The props involved 4 tarot cards, and when I took them out the both of them jumped up from the table, knocking over their chairs in the process. It was hilarious! It's funny about "witches" too. Christians equate them with Satanists, but most who self-identify as witches don't even believe in a Satan. Obviously, Christians have a problem separating fact from fantasy (though they hardly have cornered the market).
SilentLoner Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 I remember getting lectured about Harry Potter by my crazy catholic relatives. Good times - not.
SleeplessGhost Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 Don't worry, I doubt any pagans were offended. Believe me, there are plenty of fundies who think like that. Heck, my pastor found out I played magic the gathering and made me burn the cards because they were a part of witchcraft.
Vendredie Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 Beating a dead horse here, but a whole bunch of people at the last church got pissy when they found out my mother let me read Harry Potter. Only the insane have a difficulty knowing what is real and what is imaginary.
Vixentrox Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 Beating a dead horse here, but a whole bunch of people at the last church got pissy when they found out my mother let me read Harry Potter. Only the insane have a difficulty knowing what is real and what is imaginary. Hehe, well they are Christians and their god is imaginary.
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