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I recently read that only 20% of Wiccans were completely public about their religion. I myself fall under the "only close friends know" category. I was wondering if you would like to share your experiences and reasons if you have kept it a secret or not, and the easiest way to tell people without being subject to racial abuse.
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You can't be subject to racial abuse due to your religion. That would be religious intolerance, not racial intolerance.
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I have some extremely Christian friends and they have made their views on anything alternative quite clear! It does amaze me that they are completely tolerant of any other faiths but Wiccan or Pagan. I wish I was more confident and able to challenge them occasionally but I do wuss out I'm sorry to say!! I do have a couple of friends though who enjoy reading cards with me and if we were'nt so far apart we'd have a coven! I have snuck in a few rituals with my Christian chums without their knowledge - they shared mulled wine and sabbat biscuits at Yule!- but it was all done very subtley and in no way breached their own convictions. Apart from the close friends I'm happy to keep it to myself for now. Who knows exactly what the future holds though? I've been reading up on Cosmic Ordering and the writers are absolutely certain that things will change and within our life time. Here's hoping!
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I know exactly what you mean! One of my best friends is a EXTREAMLEY religous christian and it's hard sometimes in R.E and stuff, she looks at me like she expects me to be a christian and that it's wrong that I'm not one. Also there is another girl I sometimes hang around with (well I don't anymore after what she did) who is even more devoted to her christian believes and she once looked inside my notebook and she read my spell log and rituals and stuff and she TOTALLY freaked out about it and the next day (the best friend I talked about at the top) came and told me this other girl had told her mom all about it and her mom always glares at me now! So I just keep off the subject of religion it saves a lot of trouble sometimes!!
Hope I helped, and I didn't babble on too much!
Brightest Blessings!
The 13 year old.
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Well im glad to say i am edging my way out of the "broom closet" lol. It's pretty hard for me to be completly out of the broom closet as i do go to a Convent Catholic girls school and they would proberly chase me with sticks and fire.
however comming out has taught me people are curious and it's good to teach people about Wicca. Most people who i tell are generally interested and want to know more. However my best friends didn't take it well at all. one of my friends even burst into tears and was begging me to stop because "id go to hell". but now shes totally accepting and so are my other friends who now wouldnt have me any other way :)
it is extremely hard comming out. but i think the best thing to do is just be honest. i meen telling 17 of my friends at the same time was proberly one of the scariest and tormenting days ever. but now its made me more happy and at ease :0)
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Maybe beacuse i am older i have never hidden what i am or me beliefs. I have been practising for over 30 years and have never had any problems with anyone. Mostly people are interested in what you do. Maybe i have been lucky or just have a lot of tolerant friends and relations! Mostly the easiest way to tell people is straight out and if anyone has a problem with it remember it is their problem not yours. Love and light )0( xxxx
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I tell people if they ask. I'm not ashamed of it. I don't mock other people's religion and they don't mock mine. I went to venezuela a couple of months ago, and me and another girl were comparing my shaman stone to her St Christopher pendant. It was fun.
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