On the contrary, it has been precisely those
forms of religion believed
in one way or another to be antithetical to a secular world, and so vulnerable to «the acids
of modernity,» that have sprouted up
everywhere and have grown at an astounding rate; namely, fundamentalist religion
of every
variety; ecstatic, charismatic religion; esoteric, cultic religion; mystical, otherworldly religion; religious sectarianism that «opts out»
of society, its customs and its responsibilities — not to mention every possible
variety of the occult.