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<p>Isn’t that the reason for every discussion on CC?</p>
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<p>I think you’ve got it right there. The newer and (I’ll use the word again) less popular your religion, the more people consider it a cult. Longevity plus good recruiting equals legitimacy. The Illuminati have been around forever, but their recruiting stinks, hence they are still a cult. 
The Mormons are doing all right considering how little time they’ve been around.</p>
<p>*think that religion and sex are private matters for many *</p>
<p>SPeaking of sex 
, I was googling Snoqualmie Ridge ( Barrons stomping ground) and Wicca & came up with some things that I would not normally associate with a planned community, not all the swinging takes place on the golf course.</p>
<p>When I lived in Austin I worked on the development of Steiner Ranch. JUst last night on HGTV a family was looking for a larger home there and I told my wife I had worked on it when it was first developed.
Guess we are too old to get in the Ridge action. But there are lots of attractive young couples there so I would not be too surprised.</p>
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<p>There are Wiccans in Lynchburg. I guess they followed you from Madison.</p>
<p>Yes, sounds like a fun group too. More Druid than Wiccan. Lynchburg does have lots of churches so one more is good.</p>
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<p>Today I asked my kids if they knew any Wiccans. My daughter knows one (from high school); my son knows zero. Hmm. Maybe they’re actually kind of old-fashioned.</p>
<p>My son had to write a college app essay about how he would contribute to diversity. Being an upper middle class WASA (would have been Protestant/WASP but turned Atheist), he had to resort to writing about how he grew up playing with Wiccan kids. Based on the Wiccans I know, I agree with Barron that it’s pretty unusual for someone in a high-profile mainstream career to have a major part of her life devoted to being a goddess.</p>
<p>That’s ALL I was saying. I hope she does not cast any negative spells on me for this.</p>