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Alright, this file was written back with v2.0 of the website..  I've only gone back and made a minor tweak to the answer of one or two of the questions since then.  I apologize for the lack of updates, but heck, no one's asked me any other questions since then.
Q. What is a Pagan?

A.  I thought I'd start with something hard.  This is a very difficult question to nail down a perfect answer.  This is because so many people have so many different personal answers.  I will, of course, supply my personal opinion.  What I believe a Pagan to be is anyone who follows a path based on the ways of the Earth.  Wicca is the largest (and most well known) Pagan religion.

Q. Neo-Pagan?
A. Pretty much the same thing.

Q. Are you a Satanist?
A. Ha, you're funny!  You need to believe in the Christian God to believe in the Christian devil, hence we are not Satanists.  Wiccans and many Pagans worship a God and a Goddess who do not represent "Good" and "Evil" but instead masculinity and femininity.  Oddly enough I've gotten some debates on this entry in the FAQ.  You see, there are two (count them, 2) religions that call themselves Satanism.  One is the obvious that I usually describe.  There is another, less direct school of thought, but can someone explain something to me?  Why name yourself after a diety if you aren't going to worship it?  Just seems common sense to me.

Q. What does "An it harm none, do as ye will" mean?
A. This is the short version of the Wiccan rede (It is also commonly phrased as "And it harm none, do as thou wilt" in some cases) that many Pagan's go by as well (like me).  It means do what you want, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone.  The Wiccans also have a "Three-fold rule" which says that whatever you do, comes back to you three times which pretty much enforces this.

Q. What is the "Burning Times"?
A. For hundreds of years, people who were declared Witches were tortured and killed.  There have been estimations ranging from 25,000 to 9,000,000 deaths that took place.  We must repeat the words "never again".  The problem is, as Neo-paganism and Witchcraft grow, paranoia from the right-wing grows.  If we are not ever-vigilant in our prevention of the stereotypes that plague our people, it could happen again. It may be noted that most killed in the burning times were not witches, but rather accused of being so. It doesn't matter. They were killed by the people of the time because of fear about our people, therefore, they must be honored, and it must be seen that this doesn't happen again.

I recommend seeing this site:

The Killing Of Witches

Beware of any site that claims to be the "Official" Burning Times site, this is rather impossible considering there is no one out there to deem a site "Official" or "Unofficial", for no one holds legal control of the truth.

Q. What is the whole Pentagram deal?
A. A pentagram (the symbol, Pentacle is the Object itself) is the traditional symbol of Wiccans and most Pagans and is NOT an evil symbol.  It is one of protection.   The five points each stand for a part of nature.  Here they are (In clockwise form from the top)

                            Top: Spirit
                            Top Right: Water
                            Bottom Right: Fire
                            Bottom Left: Earth
                            Top Left: Wind
 

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