Witches Now Outnumber Presbyterians in America as Number of Pagans Soar to 1.5 MILLION

Daily Mail UK ^ | 11/19/2018 | Ariel Zilber

[sevinufnine]

The number of self identified witches in America has soared in recent years to 1.5 million. A survey by Pew Research found 0.4% of Americans, between 1 and 1.5 million - identify as Wicca or Pagan, according to Quartz. That means there are now more witches in the US than there are Presbyterians who have around 1.4 million adherents. Experts believe that the explosion in the witch population is due to millennial women’s embracing of new-age spirituality, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Wicca, also called Witchcraft or The Craft, is a Pagan religion which emerged in Britain in the early 20th century. Wicca adherents praise nature and nature's gods and goddesses. They practice outside in parks, gardens or fields. They endeavor to achieve self-awakening through dancing, singing, chanting, and with the use of herbs and incense. Despite some depictions, it has no connections with Satanism.

[Terry L Smith]

If paganism was, ahem, recgnized, then why did the pagans have to sue the V.A., to have their symbol on a headstone?

[Terry L Smith]

The author of the article forgot to include the growing number of both active and veterans of our military, who are pagan.

[Terry L Smith]

Here is something else the author missed, but writing from a British standpoint, i can see why.

Going outside, to the park, to the woods, etc., means no brick and mortar taxes. No utility bills. Another thing unmentioned, no need for a 503c paper!
Pagans do not have an ecumenical heirarchy, as some people think. Nams may be known, but there are no bishops, or some such thing. Even names of notoriety, like Laurie Cabot of Salem, is not the final authority. The individual pagan themselves, are!

Now, if that is not a true American trait, prove it!

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[Terry L Smith]

Re: don’t say that it is good ...
Don’t say that in front of American pagan veterans, or their widows, whose husbands died protecting your right to practice your religion.