But the mentality you display is the same as those who thought random people in their village where doing witchcraft.. it's just minus the instant violence (thanks to the legal system). You, just like them, are accusing someone/something of either promoting or committing witch craft and whatever satan stuff regardless of it being completely known to be fantasy (not real). Take a look at the magicians being referenced or just the movies. These are all done by performers. Regular people who are trying to make a living off their talents, yet we have people here who are that uneducated that they think their is demons behind what they are doing - obviously these views are biblically based. Yet they likely see themselves in the list you just enumerated.
To me? That is just what it is, fantasy. Again, look at the people back in salem who thought one person was doing magic when they weren't. The only thing being pushed that is actually something to complain about is the SJW politics but the "black magic" is silly.
One of the dangerous things about some christians is that they are so full of themselves that they actually think they are all "God-linked" that there is no way for them to be talked to with any sense at all, regardless if their views are so absurd and poor in knowledge that Christianity just ends up being a bad religion to most people.
If indeed innocent people were being selected for no good reason to be slaughtered as a witch is obviously not the same thing as my claim that movies that promote the sin of witchcraft are not harmless (and they can influence you to do witchcraft yourself and or to do other sins).
First of all, I am not claiming to burn any witches at the stake today. Again, I said to you before I believe in the New Covenant's teachings on "Non-resistance" (as taught by Jesus). This means I do not believe in taking up violence of any kind while I am living out my faith here upon this Earth. So the comparison you make is not accurate.
Second, I realize that many directors, actors, film creators, etc. are not Satanists and nor do they practice real witchcraft themselves. I never said that they did so. I said that they are of the world and have worldly and sinful thinking because most of them do not profess to have a saving faith in Jesus Christ and in following Him.
Three, actors, and directors who make big budge Hollywood films are rich. So god is their money, and not the Lord Jesus Christ. Even if they claimed to be Christian, 1 Timothy 6 warns against those who think gain is godliness. Believers are exhorted to flee being rich and to chase after righteousness, instead. Jesus said a good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bring forth good fruit. The actors, and directors of this world (who are not Christian and not saved) are bad trees. They cannot bring forth good fruit by the works that they do for a real Christian's life.
Four, the concepts and ideas behind the movies that the directors and actors make are sinful or they are sometimes demonic ideas because the film creators think in sinful and worldly ways. They are not interested in serving Jesus Christ and nor are they interested in following His good ways, but they are interested in promoting cool amazing looking films that has some sinful things within them. Sometimes these sins are big in movies, and other times they are more subtle and small.
Five, was there ever a movie that you refused to watch that was too sick and disgusting? That is because they are pushing a particular sin that you don't like in your face. Sure, the sin did not actually happen in real life, but they are promoting sin that you can recognize in real life by their fictional work.
Six, you don't think it is fake when you are watching a movie. The whole point is to escape and think it is real temporarily. So the sins they are pushing upon you are real to you in that moment of time. Thus, they can influence you. A child can start to say swear words from a movie he thinks is cool. A man can touch to a scenes which promote scantily clad women or nude women in movies. They talk of adultery and fornication (sex before marriage) is almost common place in movies. So the concepts and ideas are demonic and can lead people to against what the Bible says if they are a new Christian and they don't know their Bible yet. I grew up watching movies, and my friends and I used to quote from them. Now, I don't quote from them because those quotes are sinful. Moving quoting promotes pride, sexual immorality, etc. I know the influence movies can have on people. My friends and I practically worshiped films because we would be talking and play acting the scenes of our favorite movies. Do you think we cared about the sins in those films? No. At that time of my life, I was of the world and sinful so it was not a problem for me to view that junk and to love it.
Seven, Jesus said narrow is the way that leads unto life, and not many. So when you say that many are turned off by Christianity that I promote from the Bible (See again: 1 John 2:15-17), I am not surprised that they are turned off. Jesus says pick up your cross and deny yourself and come follow me. Most are not willing to do that right away (but I know in time some will because they love Jesus more than this world or the sinful things of this world). Others are never willing to ever do that (and that saddens me greatly).
Anyways, I say this all in love and with the hope that someone coming across this thread may see where I am coming from with the Bible.
May you please be well (even though we disagree over the Bible strongly).
With loving kindness to you in Christ,
Sincerely,
~ Jason.
