There are a lot of parallels between paganism and christianity because it was the best way to convert simple people back in the day. Early christian leaders manipulated their religion in order to make it more appealing to the pagans.
Everything most folks know about wicca comes from the movies.
Yet, somehow, paganism is now less credible?
whoop dee do. I don't like most of those traditions either but either way those or pagan traditions, not this half-assed neopaganist crap. when I meet a real pagan I'll be genuinely interested in getting the first hand skinny on it but wicca is much like scientology, a cult set up a mere half century ago for emo outcasts that aren't cool enough to be goths.
why?
there's no more sense in thinking there's a goat god and goddess than thinking there's a jesus or an allah. 
hallowed are the ori
I think you're undereducated, or simply misunderstanding... You know how every religion has it's little offshoots of crazies.. like the Branch Dividians and the purple sneaker poisoned kool aid drinkers? I think you have to wade through all of the "Magick" stuff to get to the heart of wicca as a religion, unfortunately a lot of silly goth people with no belief in their own personal power have to rely upon their faith in the ability of a religion to have some sort of control on life.whoop dee do. I don't like most of those traditions either but either way those or pagan traditions, not this half-assed neopaganist crap. when I meet a real pagan I'll be genuinely interested in getting the first hand skinny on it but wicca is much like scientology, a cult set up a mere half century ago for emo outcasts that aren't cool enough to be goths.
why?
see, pagans can be cool. but people who think witchcraft is real?
hallowed are the ori
why?
see, pagans can be cool. but people who think witchcraft is real?
nope, both equally as strange
I can respect paganism as a religion even though I think it's still as ridiculous as any other religion, from the bible thumpers to the durka durkas to the greek pantheon to the myths of both feather and dot injuns. Wicca, however, has only been around for 50 some odd years. I don't give a hoot n hilly what they claim it's based on, it's still something invented recently and I'm going to treat it the same as scientology or the order of the jedi.
folks can believe whatever makes 'em happy, but I'm still gonna find it amusing
nope, both equally as strange
I can respect paganism as a religion even though I think it's still as ridiculous as any other religion, from the bible thumpers to the durka durkas to the greek pantheon to the myths of both feather and dot injuns. Wicca, however, has only been around for 50 some odd years. I don't give a hoot n hilly what they claim it's based on, it's still something invented recently and I'm going to treat it the same as scientology or the order of the jedi.
folks can believe whatever makes 'em happy, but I'm still gonna find it amusing
first of all, tens of thousands were killed. six MILLION died in the holocaust. bit of a difference. 
but in my eyes it holds about as much water as noah's ark
