Posted on 11/18/2018 7:51:47 AM PST by Simon Green
A report in the Christian Post contends that the number of witches (and Wiccans) has dramatically increased since the 1990s, to the degree that there may be at least 1.5 million witches in the United States, which is higher than the 1.4 million mainline Presbyterians.
"[T]he practice of witchcraft has grown significantly in recent decades; those who identify as witches has risen concurrently with the rise of the 'witch aesthetic,'" reported the Christian Post in October, citing data from Quartz, a Trinity College study, and the Pew Research Center.
Between 1990 and 2008, the number of Wiccans in the United States grew from 8,000 to 340,000, according to three religious surveys conducted by Trinity College in Connecticut. In addition, the Pew Research Center reported in 2014 that 0.4% of the population -- 1 to 1.5 million Americans -- "identify as Wicca or Pagan."
"It makes sense that witchcraft and the occult would rise as society becomes increasingly postmodern," author Julie Roys, formerly of Moody Radio, told the Christian Post. "The rejection of Christianity has left a void that people, as inherently spiritual beings, will seek to fill."
Roys added that witchcraft is especially attractive to Millenials because it has been "effectively repackaged."
"No longer is witchcraft and paganism satanic and demonic," said Roys. "[I]t's a 'pre-Christian tradition' that promotes 'free thought' and 'understanding of earth and nature.'"
Author and Christian radio ("My Faith Radio") host Carmen FowlerLaBerge, referencing the Quartz data, tweeted last month, "As mainline Protestantism continues its devolution, the U.S. witch population is rising astronomically. There may now be more Americans who identify as practicing witches, 1.5 mil, than there are members of mainline Presbyterianism (PCUSA) 1.4 mil."
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...and the witches are about as effective as the Harry Potter wand you can by at Wal*Mart.
Where’s Dorothy when you need her?
“Number of Witches in U.S. on the Rise”
You can tell just by looking at all the DemonRAT wymyn and their leader — Hitlery Rotten.
My guess is that there have been at least this many Wiccans in America for a long time, if not more. Wicca is an ancient belief system, historically observed only in the dark shadows of night, but the stigma has gone out of it for many individuals. With internet, it’s much easier to find someone else also interested in this or any other kind of ‘worship’.
On the net, there remains the option of anonymity if someone still doesn’t want it known that they now chose to ‘dabble’ in Witchcraft. That is one of the price tags of the (relatively) open and free internet. Almost anything can find safe harbor, even if just temporarily.
The preferred method is to tie a stone to them and throw them in a pond. If they float they are a witch, if they sink well, I guess they were okay.
There is the possibility that if they float they could be a duck but that theory had been disproven through settled science.
Romans 1:18-32 does seem sadly relevant.
Many times I publicly said to them "you guys are so crazy & radical that Osama bin Laden would feel very much at home here" to which they all laughed and happily agreed. And this was before he was killed.
And yes, most of these folk were sitting in the pews of churches on Sunday mornings.
Well! THIS “IS” The World...180 out from Heaven/Reality.
Fino.
Out of curiosity, what is the name of this church?
For clarification, the leader of the church was the Director of a school which did these practices, and the people who worked there were also members of the church.
I dated a Wiccan back in the 80’s. I found it to be a harmless belief then and now.
Much ado about nothing. Let them cast their spells and chant their chants if it gives them comfort.
It sure beats Islam in every way and Sunday too.
During its peak in the 1920s, the KKK claimed to have more than 1 million members. What wasn’t said that the average turnaround time before new members quit was one month.
Most new Klansmen were fairly stable, adult males. Most new witches are Froot Loops, losers, and teen boys who thing they can Goth their way into some girl’s pantaloons.
Can’t argue with that.
They will all be taken care of at the end times.
IOW...schizophrenia is on the rise.
You may think not, Ms. Roys, but it is what it's always been.
I googled “wiccan” and then my zip code and got no congregations. Then I did the same thing with “presbyterian” and got 3 churches.
Green doesn’t do her justice... Clashes with the brown of her sh*t for brains...
“...overthrowing & destruction of all the whites in the country...”
So... what happens when a WHOLE BUNCH of us with guns and other fun toys decide we won’t be overthrown and destroyed???
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