Does a religion have to be ancient to be real

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"Most religions common in the United States conceive of deity primarily as transcendent & male, a patriarch above the visible, created world. The primacy of a male God, with no reference to a female deity, legitimates the secular patriarchalism of western society." - SWR 306 Question: Do you agree? why or why not?
"Envisioning God as a woman changes a woman's relationships to her body, spouse or domestic partner, planet, children, spiritual community, & society" - SWR 307 Question: Do you agree? why or why not?
Does a religion have to be ancient to be real? Can you restore a lost religion? Is the restoration/recovery of pre-Christian European religions different than pre-Christian Native American religions? Can Wicca/Paganism exist apart from Christianity?

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