Oh man, as much as I dislike fundamentalists....that might be even worse. You wouldn't be able to go anywhere without hearing The Smiths. You'd always have clove cigarettes around. Granted the plus side is that they leave you alone and don't force their beliefs on anyone....but still...can you imagine how many times Charmed would be on a day? I don't think I could handle that many Wiccans. Having a few is cute. Having a majority........I seriously could not handle the music.
I doubt it. While there may eventually be a much larger population of Noe-Pagan followers (not just Wicca) than currently exists, I don't think we will ever become a majority in this country.
not with the Christians pushing you down. I just hope people who are atheist will "come out" so we have more evident numbers. Many don't share their beliefs for they are afraid of being judged, which happens a lot.
i doubt it people won't tolerate it as for many other forms of paganism either nor would satanism or LutheranismSmr islam or whatnot this country is pretty much a christian nation that seems to be here to stay oh well it's a nice food for thought question though lol
They are a growing belief system. Plus... I just read about the Wiccans in the military that die in Iraq, etc., and can't get their belief emblem on their headstone... sad indeed.
I see vicunas as more positive than Christianity or Islam.
I doubt it, but it would be lovely, honestly.. Wiccans respect the beliefs (or lack thereof) of others, they honor nature and the earth.. they have awesome parties, and are all around cool people. As a pagan, I'd enjoy that immensely.
I doubt it. Wicca as it's generally practiced today is a path that requires a lot of thought and dedication from its members; it's not a "go to church one day of the week and it's all good" religion. Each member functions as a priest/Essa, and most people simply aren't cut out to be priest/eases.
On the other hand, a mutation of Wicca that has the clergy/laity distinction might become very popular. It will be very interesting to see what the next few decades bring.
I am afraid so. It grew about 1600% in the 1990's according to an ARIS study.
"what if it does"
Well, I'm already on their poop list. Yikes! Seriously, anytime in any country where Christians are in the minority, they are persecuted. Wiccans have a strong anti-Christian bias, so it's not hard to imagine what would happen.
I think what Christians need to do is begin to educate people about the real origins of Wicca. These books are a good start:
Crafting The Art of Magic by Adian Kelly ( A Wiccan "Tradition Head")
The Triumph of The Moon
Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton ( A History Professor at Oxford University, and not easily dismissed.)
Witchcraft and Demonology by Montague Summers
The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology by R.H. Robbins
The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why An Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future by Cynthia Eller
The Genocide of Women in Hinduism By Sita Agarwal
Occult Bondage and Deliverance by Kurt Koch
Cracking Da Vinci's Code by James Garlow
http://usminc.org (best info on Wicca anywhere)
http://spiritwatch.org
"11. As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the history of the Craft, the origins of various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our present, and our future. "
[Note this was written years before Kelly, Hutton, and others wrote their books. Wiccans had a collective cow when their history was exposed as fake. Most of them still can?t seem to accept it]
I think it will be cause Americans are getting tired of getting of a Sunday morning shoving in a stuffy room getting told they are all going to hell and pressured to part with money they don't have and then on top of everything not feeling the connection to the Devinne that is the whole reason for belief
will wicca eventually be a majority in america?
