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1. Dubunk attempt # 1 Most Wiccans, who are knowledgeable recognize the age and the background of their religion. Gardner's studies have been well documented. Although he claimed to have been initiated into a centuries old coven, this cannot be proven. What we can prove is that he collaborated and borrowed heavily from Aleister Crowley and Helena Blavatsky of Thelema and Theosophy respectively as well as ancient practices of the Saxons, Germans, Norse, Celts, Greeks and Romans. Other notable sources would be Robert Graves and Charles Leland as well as Margaret Murray. Well as Margaret Murray's research has not stood the lest of time, Leland, while not perfect in his recantations, has managed to get many things right. This is why reputable Witchschools such as Witchschool.com use Leland's writings to this day. So John Parker's book is called At The Heart of Darkness: Witchcraft, Black Magic and Satanism Today. Not exactly an unbiased account of Witchcraft, huh. So let's stick to non biased sources shall we. 2. Debunk Attempt #2 Any Witchcraft that claims to be older than 1950 is highly suspect. Three words for you. Stregha, Voodoo, and Paupa, New Guinea. Try pre Christian. All three traditions are virtuially unchanged through time and can be traced hundreds if not thousands of years. Stregheria, for example is one of the oldest surviving forms of European Witchcraft and can be traced prior to the Christian infestation of Italy. The Etruscan civilization, whose Gods are well documented and bear close resmeblance to the Roman Gods, is the basis of the Stregheria religion. http://books.google.com/books?id=RvK3vJbBaGEC&dq=aradia&pg= PP1&ots=C5F5-YQn5W&sig=JL6xSZbPDauGm1eaTU0Qvv59tvg&hl =en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?q=aradia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 &rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&sa=X&oi=print&ct=titl e&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail The very idea that there is no Witchcraft tradition that is older than 50 years is absolutely silly in the fact that Leland wrote Aradia or Gospel of the Witches in 1899. Umm I'm not very good at math, but hey, I think that adds up to more than 50. But then, hey we're talking about a Christian that thinks 4.5 billion equals 6000. Not very good at math, or science for that matter. 3. Debunk attempt #3 Wiccans don't acknoweldge the Devil and or Satan. And we use deceptive schemes and word games to cover up our involvement with the devil. Lucifer=Light Bearer this is simply etymology. Lucifer's presence in the Bible only happens once, because it was an error, There are subsequent versions of the Bible that don't mention Lucifer at all and instead replace Lucifer with the Morning Star, Christians can understand this. Just to prove my point here's a website from a church with that very information. http://www.gospelcenterchurch.org/the_bible.html Jules Michelet Satanism and Witchcraft. Okay, first of all, you are quoting someone who was a sympathizer with the Catholic Church, secondly, his work has been largely debunked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism_and_Witchcraft Mastering Witchcraft, a Practical Guide to Witches, Warlocks and Covens Paul Huson, making a grave error in the title of his book obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. Also, I don't see how this is a Wiccan book. http://books.google.com/books?id=PAJGAAAACAAJ&dq=Mastering +Witchcraft,+a+Practical+Guide+to+Witches+Paul&ei=vRNyR-G1FZa siwGlgK1g 4. Debunk attempt #4 Upside down pentagrams used as Second Degree Initiations. The Horned God, is older than the idea of Satan. Christians made their devil look like the horned one in order to try and convert European Pagans. When that didn't work, they used force.