Wicca Infiltrates the Churches.(Wiccan rituals gaining popularity in Christian churches) From: Insight on the News | Date: December 6, 1999| Author: Edwards, Catherine | COPYRIGHT 1999 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Feminist proponents of Wicca, or modern-day witchcraft, now can be found within the clergy promoting the cult of the Goddess in many mainline Christian denominations.

When Kathleen Ward Atchason left Wicca, or witchcraft, to join the Roman Catholic Church she never dreamed she would encounter witchcraft within the walls of Christendom. Atcnason lives in Salem, Mass., and still encounters practicing Wiccans in the community and on the street -- but in the church?

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