Allison Waldman of TV Squad (see link below) reports that a new study out of Great Britain blames “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and other shows like it, for tens of thousands of women quitting the church.

The study, also reported on by the New York Post (Buffy Made Women Stop Going to Church Study) was penned by sociologist Dr. Kristin Aune, who teaches at the University of Derby.   In it, Aune claims that the vampire slayer is one reason why an estimated 50,000 women a year are quitting the church.  As she puts it, "Because of its focus on female empowerment, young women are attracted by Wicca, popularized by the TV series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘,” [and] "In short, women are abandoning the church."

Yeah, right.  It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with what the Church is actually doing or not doing, could it?  No, let’s blame pop culture for our failings instead.  Sounds like a plan to me.

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It’s all Buffy’s fault! was written and posted by Allison Waldman on Tuesday, 26 August 2008.