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 THIS is what passes for “NEWS” in America today?
Would explain why the Dems won the House I guess
Concurrently, the number of idiots in the USA rose at the same rate...
Doesn’t ABC have a morning program with five of them sitting around a cauldron?
And they all vote for socialist cocktail waitresses.
My ex-wife was and still is.....
And THIS is what passes for “NEWS” in America today?
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Ironic that someone with your tagline would not find this story significant and newsworthy.
More than there are Episcopalians.
How can you tell which witch is which?
The real question is, “Is their a corresponding rise in the newt population?”!
“Ironic that someone with your tagline would not find this story significant and newsworthy.”
Only if apples compared to oranges is “irony”, in your opinion.
If you STAND for Christ, you won’t fall for the myth of “witches”.
Next they’ll be shouting “Trick or Treat”.
Only 1.5 million, no WAY!!!!! That’s not even possible, I know scores of women that are total ... wait. You said witches?
Never mind.
Is there any confirmation from a more reputable source.
Hillary Rotten Criminal and Nancy Pelousy are their leaders.
Not in any way.
What we are seeing in Broward County explains how Democrats won the house.
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