[quote=@ThisIsFine]
The witch hunters will undoubtedly be based on religious persecution of witches, for the most part. The major driving force for their hatred of witches and magic will most likely be religion fueled. However, there can always be those who feel they have been personally wronged by witches and may use that. That's not to say that because those individuals follow xyz religion that they are representative of it as a whole, as just about every religion has bad people that use it as an excuse to do bad things. And there can always be good guy characters from religious backgrounds that show the "good side", you know? 

Now some of the witch lore may be loosely based on irl pagan and wicca ideas, but I can't vouch for the accuracy. 

And whether or not individual characters will have feelings one way or another about any irl religion is up to the creator. One of my characters, for example, has unflattering opinions about humans and that will probably extend to their religions as well. 
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This is quite perfect.