silvermoon17 asked this question on 5/16/2000:
I have been studing various wiccan traditions over the past few years. As of late, and after much thought, research, and reflection, I have decided to delve further into the craft. My friends and my mother know that I have been studying. Most of my friends respect this, and even want to learn more about wicca, but I get the feeling that my mother feels it's just a phase, and some of my "friends" are closed minded and call wicca "the devil's work" and tell me that I am going to hell. How should I respond to these comments? Then there's the rest of my family. You see, I was raised and Confirmed Catholic. As of now, most of my family sees me as a "bad Catholic". I don't want anyone to think that I am "bad", but I know that several of my relatives, would not understand, and would be hurt, and concerned by my explainations. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can solve these problems? Any help would be appreciated. Blessed Be.
Nakyra gave this response on 5/17/2000:
Merry Meet Silver Moon~ I have spent some time pondering the best way in which to answer your question. It has made me go back to the time when I had to come out of the broom closet myself. And I want to thank you for that. Since then, I have found this wonderful place on the internet that has a neat 'little' article about how a christian should preach the word of god to a pagan. It is written so that the christian can see our point of view before they shut down their humanly open and curious mind. I hope this helps. I am includeing this article copied straight farom the web page. I hope I am not breaking any copyright laws as I am including all of that info and web address also. If there is anything else I can do, please contact me again. However, due to a long awaited for vacation, it will be close to June before I can get back to you. This is a very lengthy response, and the server won't let me give that long of a response. So, just copy and paste the following web address... http://www.mbw-nv.com/spirituality/stories/pagan.htm
or try the site homepage at... http://www.mbw-nv.com/spirituality/
I hope it helps you in your quest.
Love and LIght my friend, ~NAKYRA~