House of worship
Valley residents take alternative spiritual paths
while shunning traditional churches

Michael Clancy
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 18, 2004

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Joan Robinson-Blumit of Phoenix turned away from what she termed to be male-dominated churches and embraced Wicca, an earth-based, non-Christian belief system that emphasizes female elements of God and the significance of natural life.

"I come from a Christian background and I still believe in God," she said. "But leaving 'church' meant leaving the whole patriarchal scene for a kinder, gentler, more balanced faith expression. 'God' lost the 'he-only' status years ago."