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New Post 8/4/2006 3:02 AM
User is offline Ammon
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Some Interesting Facts 

I came across a couple interesting facts the other day with regards to the growth of Wicca as a religion, it is currently estimated that the number of Wiccans double every 30 months, although this sounds almost negligible, it is a tremendous growth rate for any religion, at the same time Wiccans are increasingly becoming more public with their religious identity, their beliefs and practices, as a result Wicca is slowly but surely becoming a more public religion, with more and more people learning about it, which has the effect of increasing growth even more, at the same time the number of adults identifying themselves as Christian, is declining by about 1 percent per year, and has been doing so for a while.


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New Post 8/5/2006 5:47 AM
User is offline Matthew Daymond
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Re: Some Interesting Facts 

Hey Ammon.

That is most certainly true about the growth of Wicca. I dont have the reference and the stats on me now, but Wicca is noted as the fasted growing religion in the United States. In the 1990's, it saw a major growth in the amount of people calling themselves Wiccan. Whether this is just a fashion craze, or these people are truly sincere about their beliefs remains to be seen, but there is no denying the the growing awareness and popularity of the belief system. I will put the reference and the statistics that i on the site have as soon as i get hold of them.


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New Post 8/10/2006 12:36 AM
User is offline Joey Botes
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Re: Some Interesting Facts 
Greetings Bartimaeus and Ammon,

Truely, this is most interesting. I think people admit to being "different" in their beliefs because things are changing. In South Africa, Paganism is recognized as a religion. I think it is now just more openly admitted to than years ago.

Looking forward to reading the statstics when you provide them for us Bartimaeus.

Have a blessed day,

In love and light,

LunaRiver

"Do what you believe, and believe what you do."
 
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