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)* Monistic: Divinity inseparable from everyday world |
| Dualistic: divinity separate 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 and Christian historical events | Seasonal and Lunar Sabbats |
| 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 discouraged except for "miracles" | Psychic abilities encouraged (magick) |
*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.
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