Wow! This Halloween, stores are decked out like never before. Have you noticed that Halloween is now a SEASON, not just a DAY like it used to be?
This year, for the first time, I saw that some stores have "Countdown to Halloween" calendars that look just like Christmas advent calendars. Also, today at Target, I decided to roam through the Halloween aisles to try to find a candy dish that wasn't too creepy looking. I started down one aisle and saw some of the scariest display stuff ever. An array of gargoyles and freaky skulls stared me down. I also saw for sale a "coffin sofa cover" that you can put on your couch to make it look like a coffin. And then, next to one of the gargoyles, was...
A SATAN HEAD.
Yes, a Satan head that would have given me nightmares as a child. It looked like the picture of Satan that was in the children's Bible that my mom used to read to us. It had horns and lightbulbs in the eyes that lit up red.
I felt torn. On the one hand, I didn't want to even look at it. I felt sick inside. Then I thought, I should buy it and get rid of it so no one else has to see it. But of course, I couldn't justify purchasing such a hideous item. Then I thought, I really should write a letter to Target and tell the management that I'm disappointed that they would carry such a thing.
All this to say, folks, that if you are still in the dark about the fact that witchcraft and darkness are taking over our culture, please WAKE UP!!!!!!
Our book Generation Hex shares the truth about our culture's spiritual trend toward witchcraft. Most Wiccans and witches are NOT Satan worshipers in a literal sense, but he still is leading many away from God's truth. In Generation Hex, we interacted with Wiccans and pagans in a way that creates open dialogue and seeks to build bridges of understanding from Christians to those of pagans faiths. I hope each of you reading this post will choose to read the book and be informed about the influence of Wicca and witchcraft in our culture, especially among young people.
The Bible says that Satan masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). As Christians, we need to be able to recognize and counteract his evil and destructive work in the world.
Blessings-
Marla
Amen!
ResponderEliminarHere is why this Christian doesn't celebrate Halloween. Maybe my reasoning will resonate with you!
" All this to say, folks, that if you are still in the dark about the fact that witchcraft and darkness are taking over our culture, please WAKE UP!!!!!!"
ResponderEliminar*Sinister laughter* We pagans are getting stronger all the time.... :)
I had a blessed Samhain last night. Being with my fellow pagans and witches i was such a great feeling. We had a big circle going, with music and laughter and the divine god and goddess at hand blessing us. Much much better than attending any church service that any christian can put on!!!!!! I have been to a christian church and all sit their with guilt in their eyes looking around to see if anybody is judging them. at pagan service we all attend together by joining hands. no one is sticking a book in your face telling you how weak you are( as if we are in AA).
ResponderEliminarI am so grateful to know that my faith is strongly growing and is never going away. so all you Christians can write all the books you want, even if your are writing in good contents about us. I see an America where wicca is well respected in all communities with a wiccan church in every area by the middle of the century!!!
As long as we have the 1st amendment as our biggest ally, Wicca will be freely practice without persecution.
in your book, you talk about a christian parents has a right to raise there kids christian and keep wiccan books from them. Yes they have the right to do that and no wiccan would try to convert a child from a christian family.
but if the show were on the other foot and your christian child befriended a wiccan kid from a wiccan family, you christians would see no problem trying to convert that child to christianity with no respect to the wiccan parents. it's a double standard!!!!
by the way i am voting obama, palin scares me, with the rest of the evangelicals lurking in washington wait to push their agendas on people who don't see it their way.
Hiya Rev Mike,
ResponderEliminarI see that you have been introduced to 'churchianity' and do not quite
get the difference between that and actually following Jesus. I hope that
you will one day understand.
mark