Not surprising. It’s an easy-way-out approach to religion.
When you don’t have to work for a living, you have a lot of free time on your hands.
Yawn- These people were not Christians to begin with- (Note, there may be a few young true Christians who delve in it out of ignorance- but most are not true Christians- never were) True Christianity remains strong- back in 2012 in the us 45% identified as born again Christians specifically
http://wordunplugged.com/forty-five-percent-born-again/
worldwide there are approx 2.1 billion ‘Christians’ (I’m sure this includes those who have not accepted Christ as Savior but who call themselves Christians anyways)
There are about 7.5 billion people in the world- so a little less than 1/3 of the world claim to be Christian-
So stories like the article don’t really mean anything=- all it means is that unsaved kids, who are not of the elect, now think it’s chic to be a wiccan or witch or warlock or whatever- nothing new under the sun-
Comic books tend to foster paganism.
Great interview tactic: Engage an idiot in comic book discussion. If they are fluent, pass them up.
Just another sign of the End Times and the imminent return of our Lord.
Impotent Christian, go along, get along, churches that fail to stand for anything aren’t likely to have much moral authority.
A pope who espouses communism in mixed messages?
An Anglican church that is subordinate to Islam? (BTW, Islam is far too rigid and rigorous to for millennials.) Protestants who bend to every government social program without looking at the soul more than the body?
Paganism is religion in search of faith and structure.
The allure of a cult like appearance makes it shine.
Paganism will loose luster when it fails to provide the immediate gratification millennials crave, but will Christians find and practice their faith or be Christian in name only?
But can they dress as Wiccans for Halloween?
Not just hippie lefties either, I’m afraid. The European rightwing has neopagan cliches that are becoming more and more prounounced. Wouldn’t be surprised if the same threads are coming up over here.
The seventies revisited. This stuff cycles through culture. I’m old enough to remember the New Age movement of the late 70’s-early 80’s. Wicca, astrology, past life regression etc., etc. It goes back to two old sayings, “When you don’t belie e in something you’ll fall for anything” and “If God didn’t exist man would have to invent him.” If you want throw in religion being the opiate of the masses from our good friend Mr. Marx. People need to believe in something to make life worthwhile and tolerable. Mainstream Christianity fails to understand that.
Witchcraft is demonology. Not hard to see where America is heading with govt as God. It’s good for business, though.