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Voices of  Orthodox Women
The Scholars and the Goddess
by
Charlotte Allen

The January 2001 edition of The Atlantic Monthly contains a fascinating article on the goddess movement. 

Some interesting quotes:

"Historically speaking, the 'ancient' rituals of the Goddess movement are almost certainly bunk."

"In all probability, not a single element of the Wiccan story is true.  The evidence is overwhelming that wicca is a distinctly new religion, a 1950's concotion influenced by such things as Masonic ritual and late nineteenth-century fascination with the esoteric and the occult."

"Practicing Wicca is a way to have Christianity without, well, the burdens of Christianity."

You may read the entire article on The Atlantic Monthly's web site