Anti-Wicca book = nothing new

Ok so as some of my twitter friends know I've been reading one of those anti-wicca books today - I've read several over time and if that's how they feel and they feel strongly enough to not only put it into words but also get it published, then more power to them, in that respect. Sadly, like many of them, this one has little respect for anyone or anything that/who doesn't agree with his way of thinking. Oh and his "facts" leave much to be desired on occasion.

He clearly has issues with girls/women/females wanting to empower themselves and with their taking issue with the male dominated hierarchy of mainstream Christianity - well it IS male dominated and hierarchical. "What's with all this girl-friendly stuff?"

Apparently "Wicca is a fashion-trend statement' - never realized I was a fashion trend setter lol Ok I'd never call myself Wiccan to anyone in the pagan community who understands what Wiccan is or isn't but I get called it a lot by mainstream culture and people and it's not SO far off that it's totally wrong from their perspective. It works as a label and a conversation starter. Although oddly enough most of my on pagan friends just call me the witch anyway. Go figure.

Just so we all know, Wicca is bogus, it's a creation of the devil, it leads to hell and damnation, etc, etc. Same old same old. Although as a Wicca 101 this book has sections that work! For someone denouncing Wicca and witchcraft as false and evil he does a decent job of giving teenagers (his professed intended audience) a basic guide to 101 Wicca.

Ok and now I'm tired of this - there's nothing new, nothing different. He is, like many others, trying to enforce his beliefs on others and to disrespect and denigrate the beliefs of others. I might waste time reading it and possibly even exchanging conversation about it - Mari - but I'm sure not going to lose any sleep over worrying about whether or not I'm being 'deceived by Satan'. And I still care about the earth and environmental concerns even if he sees no need to because his God will take care of everything.

question is, if his faith is as strong as he professes then why is he so threatened by the fastest growing religion in north America? And by women. And by freedom of choice. Suddenly I find myself wondering if he is an advocate of surrendered wives?

Oh and FYI being able to quote the bible means nothing to me, I took 5 years compulsory religious knowledge in school so I know my bible too - maybe not without looking, but well enough ;)