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Permalink Reply by Shine on November 24, 2010 at 10:17am

Yikes, that's bizarre. I've heard of atheism linked to satanism but I didn't know that there was a link to Wicca. Maybe it's a transitive association: atheism is (erroneously) linked to satanism which is linked to Wicca. Therefore, atheism is indirectly linked to Wicca?

Is the pendant a pentagram? I absolutely love pentagrams; something about their geometry has always appealed to me. I keep one around my rearviewmirror and I'm sure that it confuses a lot of people.

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Permalink Reply by M on November 27, 2010 at 2:46pm

I finally got him on the phone (he spends his winters snowbirding it), and he told me he thought I might find them interesting. I don't quite know if that means he thinks I'm Wiccan or if he's trying to broaden my religious horizons. However, one of the books is "Wicca for Dummies," which teaches how to cast spells, etc. I'm rather perplexed. I just thanked him and told him it's always good to keep informed on all religions for knowledge purposes.

And yes, Shine, the pendant is a pentagram. It's a really nice one with a raven resting on it-- I actually like it very much (I, too, enjoy the neat angles and the symbolism of them).

I don't think he was messing around, Adriana. He is very open-minded (he considers himself agnostic). I think perhaps he is still "finding his place." I am atheist. I'm beyond agnostic (though if you could prove god to me with good solid logic or a personal introduction, I'd be willing to go that direction): I'm atheist. I do not believe. He, however, has dabbled in Buddhism until he realized it was just another religion, godless or no, and then he kind of held himself there in agnosticism. He did say on the phone that he appreciates paganism's nature-based beliefs, but that in the end it's just as "silly as the rest of them" (meaning religions). So, perhaps he is projecting his search upon me because we like to purchase each other thought-provoking books for holidays and birthdays. I sent him Hitchens' book last year for his birthday. Perhaps this year he will receive "The God Delusion."

I'll get him to atheism yet! :o)

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