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> > Wicca, whose history may date back to thousands of years before Christ
> > on an island just off Greece (But I can't spell the name - Mycenea ?)
> > originally started as a monotheistic, matriarchal religion based on a
> > deity called the Great Goddess or Great Mother.
> 
> Although these people were rather conspicuous followers of the Mother, it`s
> not at all clear they invented the idea.  Moreover, I for one am glad that
> their rituals have gone out of style.

	Why are you glad their rituals have gone out of style. I  can think
of only two reasons why a ceremony would be objectionable. One is that human
sacrifice was involved. If it is that, then it should be noted that there is
no evidence that it ever occurred there (though, on rare occassion, an animal
was sacrificed). As far as is known, the sacrifice usually consisted of grains
and fruits.
	The other reason maybe be that the rituals may have had some sexual
content in them. This is most probably true in many, but not all, of them.