On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 06:34:08PM -0500, stuart wrote: > > First of all, 'wicca' is some bullshit thought up by a delusional old > man less than 75 years ago, the only persecution of wiccans the world > has seen is when they get made fun of in high school.
Don't know where you got this idea from, the First Papal Inquisition in 1232 was specifically for witches and sorcerers. And a bit later, in the Burning Times (1450-1700 roughly) the church burned and hanged hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women witches or alleged witches. But witches (wiccans) predate history and are found in most ancient cultures around the world. > > Second, the Romans had an incredibly difficult time in Great Britain. > They managed to traverse most of England, but Ireland they barely even > visited. And Scotland, well, they were so scared of us they built walls > to keep us out. :) > > You give too much credit to the Romans. Catholicism worked so well > because it is a virus, and conversion was often forced upon heathens by > their fellow countrymen. > Whether by the Romans or their fellow countryman matters little, it was the Roman Church just the same doing the forcing, which was the point. -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com We are now in America's Darkest Hour. http://www.oshkoshbygosh.org hoka hey!
