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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do Wiccaans refer to themselves as witches?  I don't see how believing in a spiritual duality and feeling a connection with nature makes one a "witch".  How do Wiccaans even know what witches are?  Honestly, why choose such an in your face and loaded term?  [/quote]

Not all Wiccans practice magick, but those who do call ourselves witches. [b]We know what witches are because we come from a long line of Pagan religions[/b]. I personally have a huge fascination with earth based religion history.

We choose that term because we don't care about its connotation to you. It's the most apt descriptor, your comfort or inconvenience be damned. [/quote]

I seriously doubt that practitioners of ancient Pagan religions referred to themselves as witches.  Perhaps it's a term Wiccaans only use to describe those who engage in spells, but again why even refer to the Wiccaan version of prayers as being spells?   
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That is an incredibly specific semantics question that I have no control over. I refer to spells as spells because the word for casting magick in English is 'spell'.

Why do Christians refer to the ritual of eating Jesus's flesh and blood Communion? Why is the Passover feast in Judaism referred to as a seder? [/quote]

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