Unveiled Artist
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That's not true. The Wicca religion was not a native religion like the Native Americans it's new. Peep in my UU church which is Pagan claim it as Pagan.
I've been taught at church there are 2 different definitions or 3 definitions of Pagan. The actual original definition of Pagan is people from the country.
Also some believe if you believe in multiple Gods you ate earth based or Pagan so that would include Hinduism.
Some people define Paganism as any religion at all outside of the Christian Judeo Muslim belief system.
Paganism with an upper P are religions like Heatherny, Wica, Druid, and other Eureopean religions.
paganism with a lower case p I am referring to indigenous religions that are native to that land.
For example, Roman Paganism is a Pagan (upper case) religion. Christianity has paganism in it because it is not a religion that is native to the land. It's a mix of religions and pagan traditions but I haven't read about christian history so much to know which Pagan (big P) traditions are specifically in Christianity.
When Christians speak of paganism, they aren't speaking of Wiccan, Druid, Heatherny, etc. They are speaking of what they think pagans/idengenous traditions believe and they define it all as polytheism and worshiping people and statues.
That could be in some Pagan religions. I am not a Pagan, I'm a pagan; so, I wouldn't know.
The cap P is thanks to @Quintessence for describing the differences.
In my words, Christians are referring to indigenous faiths anywhere around the globe not European traditions prior to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.