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Today I rattled off a letter to the Sunday Edition -- the CBC's morning show. It was because they managed to have a half-hour about this new novel about the Greek gods must be getting along without worshippers after all this time.

It was quite clear from the discussion that neither the author nor Michael Enright's replacement for the day had any realization at all that the Greek gods still do have followers, and an increasing number at that.

I made my letter as polite as possible -- well, with one snarky comment at the end -- and mentioned both eclectic Wicca and Greek reconstructionism. I mentioned the case before the European court, where Hellenic Neo-Pagans are fighting the Greek Orthodox Church (which has veto power over such things) for the right to build a temple to Zeus.

It was a bit of a strange experience for me, because I've always tried to distance myself from those among my fellow Wiccans who take offence even at the Christmas decorations at malls. Yet at the same time, there's only just so many time you can hear gods you feel close to described as dead before you can take offence.

I'm trying not to turn into the sort who's so easily offended. But I can't help but think that if it had been the god of Abraham described that same way, they would've been flooded with letters, and possibly threats.

I'll listen next Sunday morning to see if they read it. They usually read readers' responses in the first or second hour.