Witchcraft, is it evil?

[RoyWM]

Witchcraft, Is it evil? 

Well I know what the bible says about witchcraft.  In that sense it doesn't matter all that much if I think Witchcraft is evil. For example, I might go to see a movie with witches and regard it as just entertainment, but other Christians might consider me sinful for going to see such a movie.
Is witchcraft evil though?  I think yes, if it is believed in and practiced by people.


A witch named Naomi asked me, "If you think WitchCraft is so evil, do you think the children of Witches should be taken away? Should the local Youth Services be called in to make sure the kids are not coming to harm? Should Pagans not teach their kids the Pagan Beliefs?"

My answer: No, I don't think their kids should be taken away unless it is genuinely proven that the kids are being harmed. For example, if the children are participating in dangerous rituals involving fire and blood sacrifice. Or if it can be proven that the children are being brainwashed to the extent that their behavior becomes a threat to the general populace.


Naomi asked, "I'm really wondering what some of you think we do to/with our kids. Do you think we are hurting them by not taking them to church?"

My answer: I think there are different types of witchcraft practiced in this country. Some would be considered satanic like the family down the road from me that has been reported as conducting animal sacrifices and killing the pets of neighbors. Although these people have not been charged to date, perhaps there is some justification for taking action in the interests of their children. But it is easier to get away with dangerous behaviors in the country.

Naomi then asked me, "Should we be monitored as parents?"
My answer: I think I answered that earlier. No, I wouldn’t monitor you unless you are harming your kids.

 

 

[Christian Dave]

Yes witchcraft is evil!

 

[Didymus]

in this country witchcraft is considered a religion. as long as there are no human sacrifices witches are protected by the law. i think witchcraft is evil because they worship satan.

 

[Eudaimonist]

What is witchcraft?

 

[Lord-Rashid]

Yes, Witchcraft is evil. The Bible is clear on what Witchcraft is and that a believer should not seek out those that speak to the dead or give out prophecy. It may not be "evil" meaning that it comes from the devil or something like that but the Bible says to stay away from it. Don't take that to mean that medicine is evil or anything like that. The Bible primarily refers to "Necromancy" and Fortune telling. Some people might have a natural gift for talking to the dead like John Edwards but he isnt a Christian. I know a lot of Christians who have interesting "gifts" like that but they choose not to practice since the Bible says it is wrong.

 

[Annabel Lee]

Today at 10:26 AM Didymus said this in Post #3

in this country witchcraft is considered a religion. as long as there are no human sacrifices witches are protected by the law. i think witchcraft is evil because they worship satan.

Witches do not worship Satan. The Wicca religion has nothing to do with Satan worship.

 

[Christian Dave]

also what about hypnotism?
Is that evil?

 

[D. Scarlatti]

BEHOLD!

THE VERY FACE OF EVIL!

 

[Firscherscherling]

Satan and satanism falls under Christian belief. The association was made by the church to defame pagans.

Also, the misperception of wicca as being about sacrificing people is absurd. Is the process of Kosher slaughter of animals ritual sacrifice. Its the act of circumcising your male child a blood ritual (technically, I think it is)?

I think folks are confused about whether witchcraft is sinful, or whether the all of the made-up stuff is sinful.

 

[D. Scarlatti]

Didymus said
i think witchcraft is evil because they worship satan.

I don't think even Satanists worship Satan.

Satan is a Christian guy.

[Plus he's not a bad hockey player.]

 

[Aradia]

Yeah, ummm, I'd have to go with Scarlatti. Laveyan Satanism specifically proclaims satan as nothing more than a symbol (and also forbids animal sacrifices). Other forms are similar. Very few "satanists" believe in god, hence they don't believe in satan. Devil-worshippers (what I call the "satanist stereotype") are nothing more than rebellious poseurs, usually teenagers, and usually utterly clueless.

It's amazing that people jump to conclusions without ever knowing what the **** they're talking about. Crack open a *different* book once in a while! You might just learn something! *gasp*

My book can beat up your book! Nyah nyah! How childish.

 

[Eudaimonist]

Today at 01:57 PM D. Scarlatti said this in Post #8

BEHOLD!

THE VERY FACE OF EVIL!

Aaaaaaaaah!

 

[Annabel Lee]

Today at 10:57 AM D. Scarlatti said this in Post #8

BEHOLD!

THE VERY FACE OF EVIL!

Darrin was just married to a witch.
The real FACE OF EVIL would be his wife, Samantha Stephens and his daughter Tabitha.
I mean you just *know* when they twitched their pert little noses that they were conjuring up SATAN AND HIS DEMONIC IMPS OF HELL!!

 

[Stormy]

Do they possess WMD?

 

[RoyWM]

Today at 12:30 PM Annabel Lee said this in Post #6

Witches do not worship Satan. The Wicca religion has nothing to do with Satan worship.

I hear that a lot from unbelievers, particularly those who subscribe to the relativistic theory of the Universe; that there is no absolute truth and the correlary humanist philosphy "If it feels good do it as long as it doesn't hurt me". 

Believing Christians know that the worship of any other god than the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is satan worship.

 

[Firscherscherling]

Wow. All non-Christians are Satan worshipers.

Strong statement.

You tryin to get folks riled again?

 

[Eudaimonist]

Today at 03:05 PM RoyWM said this in Post #15

Believing Christians know that the worship of any other god than the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is satan worship.

(sigh)

 

[Arikay]

Oddly enough, a large group of wiccans are Vegibletarians because they dont believe in killing animals.

Oddly enough, animal sacrifices cant completly be consider satanic, because in the OT animal sacrifice was a way to get closer to god.

Oddly enough, as others have mentioned satanists dont worship satan (but there is a specific reason why they called themselves satanists).

But, yeah, I dont think witchcraft is evil.

 

[euphoric]

I also hear that witches eat babies, sacrifice puppy dogs, stomp on kittens for fun and juggle human heads as an act of worship.  They are clearly evil.  Further more I have even heard reports that they engage in sexual activity outside of the God-ordained institution of the missionary position.  We must kill them all before they defile our children!

Good grief, get a hobby and stop spending so much time trying to tell other people who they do and don't worship.  I would think that this kind of holy trash-talking would get old after a while.

-brett

 

[Neo]

Today at 01:21 PM RoyWM said this in Post #1

Some would be considered satanic like the family down the road from me that has been reported as conducting animal sacrifices

How do you know that they're Satanic? Maybe they are imitating characters from the bible:

Leviticus 16
1 The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the LORD . 2 The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
3 "This is how Aaron is to enter the sanctuary area: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on. 5 From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
6 "Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. 7 Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 8 He is to cast lots for the two goats-one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat. 9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to be used for making atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat.
11 "Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. 12 He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. 13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD , and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the Testimony, so that he will not die. 14 He is to take some of the bull's blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.
15 "He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull's blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. 16 In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 No one is to be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel.
18 "Then he shall come out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. 19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
20 "When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. 21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites-all their sins-and put them on the goat's head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the care of a man appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert.
23 "Then Aaron is to go into the Tent of Meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there. 24 He shall bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his regular garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people, to make atonement for himself and for the people. 25 He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
26 "The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp. 27 The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and offal are to be burned up. 28 The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.
29 "This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work-whether native-born or an alien living among you- 30 because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the LORD , you will be clean from all your sins. 31 It is a sabbath of rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. 32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments 33 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the community.
34 "This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites." And it was done, as the LORD commanded Moses.