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As summer comes to an end, what offers more wholesome fun than the local agricultural fair? Bring the family. Wander through the exhibits of prize pumpkins and tomatoes. Sample the homemade baked goods. Let the kids ride the bumper cars and the ferris wheel. Watch the oxen pull. Listen to the bluegrass music. See the local witches dance.
Wait. Witches? At the local fair? Doing their dances on the midway near where the children buy cotton candy and take pony rides?
Yes, that’s what the program said. As we prepared to submit our sourdough bread and our honey to the judges, we learned that a group of witches would be dancing nearby. The organizers of the fair assured us that it would be a lighthearted show, all in fun—a bit spooky, maybe, but nothing “dark.” But the web site of these local witches included a reference to “Lord Lucifer.” Suddenly you realize that what is presented in fun is only a short step removed from something very, very dark.
As I write, on the day the local fair opens, I am still not sure what to expect. Are these “witches” just ordinary women who happen to enjoy playing at Halloween games all year round? I hope so. (And because I do not want to cause unmerited trouble, I’m not identifying them or the fair at which they are appearing.) But if they are innocent, they are playing a dangerous game. Intentionally or not, they may be opening the doors to the occult, even to direct dealing with “Lord Lucifer.”
Continued below.
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Wait. Witches? At the local fair? Doing their dances on the midway near where the children buy cotton candy and take pony rides?
Yes, that’s what the program said. As we prepared to submit our sourdough bread and our honey to the judges, we learned that a group of witches would be dancing nearby. The organizers of the fair assured us that it would be a lighthearted show, all in fun—a bit spooky, maybe, but nothing “dark.” But the web site of these local witches included a reference to “Lord Lucifer.” Suddenly you realize that what is presented in fun is only a short step removed from something very, very dark.
As I write, on the day the local fair opens, I am still not sure what to expect. Are these “witches” just ordinary women who happen to enjoy playing at Halloween games all year round? I hope so. (And because I do not want to cause unmerited trouble, I’m not identifying them or the fair at which they are appearing.) But if they are innocent, they are playing a dangerous game. Intentionally or not, they may be opening the doors to the occult, even to direct dealing with “Lord Lucifer.”
Continued below.
Dancing with the devil
Suddenly you realize that what is presented in fun is only a short step removed from something very, very dark.
www.catholicculture.org
