CHRISTIANITY AND WICCA
By Rowan Moonstone
 
The following is the comparison listing of Christianity and Wicca that I 
mentioned in a previous message. It was prepared by Kerr Cuchulain, who is the 
Canadian Chapter Head for the Witches League for Public Awareness, in response 
to a request from a Christian minister who contacted the League. 
      
Christianity                               Wicca 
 Patriarchal/Paternalistic             Duotheistic (Goddess/God)* 
Dualistic: divinity separate          
Monistic: Divinity inseparable from everyday world 
Resurrection                          Reincarnation 
Heaven: destination of Christian      
Summerland: resting place between souls incarnations 
 Hell                                  No equivalent 
 Satan                                 No equivalent 
 Original Sin                          No equivalent 
 Redemption/Atonement/Confession/Karma/Threefold Law (evil returns upon the     
perpetrator three-fold)
Hierarchy/Authoritarian               No hierarchy/ Autonomy 
Bible (scripture)                     No equivalent ** 
Sabbats based upon Biblical           Seasonal and Lunar Sabbats and Christian 
historical 
events 
Prophets/Saints/Messiahs              no equivalent 
Generally daylight worship            Some worship nocturnal (lunar esbats) 
Churches/temples            Circles case where convenient, usually no formal 
temple, no  
size restrictions on small groups (covens) 3-13 people usual though
congregations may be larger.
10 Commandments                       Wiccan Rede Harm none 
Psychic phenomena generally           
Psychic abilities encouraged / discouraged except for (magick) "miracles" 
* Names vary from tradition to tradition. Different aspects of the Goddess/God 
have different names creating the impression that Wicca may be pantheistic. 
** Wiccans use a book called the "Book of Shadows". This is a working notebook 
rather than a scriptural text.