... Wiccan religion as, "entirely different from Satanism or the diabolical witchcraft imagined by the persecutors of past centuries, according to Encarta Encyclopedia Online." He then states, "Major Wiccan themes include love of nature, equality of male and female, appreciation of the ceremonial, a sense of wonder and belief in magic, and appreciation of the symbolism and psychological realities behind the goodness of ... 's perception of witchcraft. The last line of the article emphasizes this by a quote, "I don't believe in the Bible, but I don't want to ban it," from an anonymous Wiccan....

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