Wicca Unknown to Majority of Americans

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[RandallS]

It's a Barna Group survey, but the results are still interesting:

Although some say Wicca is the fastest growing religion in the United States, most Americans still say they have never heard of the term before, according to a new survey released Monday.

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[Melamphoros]

It's a Barna Group survey, but the results are still interesting:

They are, but some of it (like Wicca isn't seen favorably in the South and Midwest) wasn't surprising.

[Juniper]

It's a Barna Group survey, but the results are still interesting:

I'm not much surprised by this. I think I actually prefer that it is still unknown, as opposed to there being a widespread negative view.

I doubt many people around here know what Wicca is. A friend of mine, whom isn't an ignorant person in the slightest, didn't even know what I meant when I mentioned the word Paganism.

[Artur]

It's a Barna Group survey, but the results are still interesting:

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Interesting indeed.  Fast growing and largely unknown do not need to mutually exclusive, however, depending on how you look at the data.  A small group that doubles in size every few weeks or months would be experiencing explosive growth compared to a very large group that only grows by a tiny percentage in the same time frame.

The additional findings of the survey were insightful as well.  Thanks for posting.

[RandallS]

They are, but some of it (like Wicca isn't seen favorably in the South and Midwest) wasn't surprising.

One good thing, only a very low percentage seem to hear "Wicca" and think "Satanism".

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