[codder too]

Here is the truth:Magic spells don't work......

Therein lies the problem with so many arguements, magic is real...it does WORK. If it didn't there would be no reason for the warnings of the Scriptures.

Wiccan is recognized as a religion by the US Government, and as such should be banned from the Public Schools along with its' holidays and BOOKS.

[PurVirgo]

Following logic, prayer in schools, bible classes, prayer at the pole, they should be banned too... are you with me??? </sarcasm off>

[js1138]

magic is real...it does WORK.

And Santa Claus and Peter Pan are also real. We should get together to oppose non-believers.

[KSCITYBOY]

Okay so you believe in magic. I don't, unless you consider a boob job on a skinny girl magic.

[Phantom Lord]

Therein lies the problem with so many arguements, magic is real...it does WORK.

Well then, it should be very easy for you to provide massive amounts of proof. Especially since MILLIONS of people have read the books and surely if it is recruiting them into witchcraft they have been casting these "spells" on other untold millions. And with all the 'takes' when producing a movie then the REAL SPELLS would have clearly taken affect on those they were cast on. There must be millions and millions of persons out there casting spells and being on the receiving end of said spells.

All I ask for is your evidence and documented proof of these "real spells" working and the outcome of their being cast.

[ThinkDifferent]

Therein lies the problem with so many arguements, magic is real...it does WORK.

Really? Then how come magical abilities have not been demonstrated by godless heathen scientists? Or is there a vast conspiracy to keep this forbidden knowledge under wraps?

Here's a theory: maybe the Bible condemns witchcraft and sorcery because it does not work, and thus anyone who claims to be a practitioner is a fraud.

[Question_Assumptions]

If it didn't there would be no reason for the warnings of the Scriptures.

There are many other reasons why the Bible might warn against magic -- not the least of which is that it doesn't work and God doesn't want people to get suckered in to the power fantasy that it provides. If you can understand why the government might warn people about pyramid schemes and why Carl Sagan, an atheist, spent so much time attacking astrology, you might understand why it makes sense to warn people away from things that don't work. They are dangerous because they don't work and lure people away from things that do.

[Nachum]

The only thing is that the witchcraft of the Bible and the witchcraft of Harry Potter are two different things. It takes the terms that we imagine of witchcraft and makes complete fun of them.

Not too far different than some comic book tales like Marvel's Dr. Strange, or DC Comics Wonderwoman. There are even some characters from Superman that are "supernatural". None of which are "witchcraft".