It doesn't end well.
Posted on 08/14/2023 10:40:40 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Netty has been practising magic for 16 years. She cast a spell to get her current job in banking. She credits other spells with securing subsequent salary raises. She once used a spell to make her boss like her more. Another bagged her the love of her life, seven years ago. She still has the honey jar she used for it – into which she put herbs, a petition and a Corona bottle cap he’d discarded. (She assures me he knows about it.) Raised a Catholic, Netty has not completely reneged on the faith, nor does she see any conflict in casting spells and praying to saints. You might call her a Christian witch. You might be surprised to know there are thousands of them.
Organised religion is in decline. In Western countries, growing numbers are turning their backs on the Church. Thousands of churches shutter each year, faced with dwindling congregations and funds. The 2021 census on religion in England and Wales alarmed many: for the first time since its advent in 1801, less than half the population described themselves as Christian, down from 72 per cent two decades ago. Those ticking “no religion”, the second-most common response, soared to 37.2 per cent. The UK is now, statistically speaking, one of the least religious countries in the world.
Across the Atlantic, the story is similar. In 2020 less than half of Americans belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, the first time congregants slid below the majority in Gallup’s eight-decade study. The holy current in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe is flowing in the same direction.
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Spot on comment!
You mean like how the Gays use the Rainbow as a metaphor?
“... She credits other spells with securing subsequent salary raise...”
Why doesn’t she cast a spell to win the lottery instead of a measly raise? Just a bunch of mumbo jumbo.
It's not on the same level as Chronicles of Narnia, but I was still pleasantly surprised.
The only thing that irks me about the Potter books is when Rowling said that Dumbledore is homosexual. But that's not directly stated in the books. It was certainly no endorsement of that "lifestyle choice", in fact Dumbledore's refusal to deal with the man he had once fallen in love with has DIRE consequences for the wizarding world.
Lord Of The Rings Is A Christian Work
As for casting spells, this violates the first Commandment-and it is also putting yourself, and what you want, ahead of what God wants for you.
And the Bible plainly says not to have any part of witchcraft, black magic, fortune telling exc....
Lord Of The Rings Is A Christian Work
As for casting spells, this violates the first Commandment-and it is also putting yourself, and what you want, ahead of what God wants for you.
And the Bible plainly says not to have any part of witchcraft, black magic, fortune telling exc....
Very sad. You cannot profess a true belief in G-d AND practice witchcraft. The two beliefs are incompatible. G-d has said, “A sorcerer shall not be allowed to live (Exodus 22:17}”, so we know His opinion on the matter.
The uneducated become the gullible.
That’s because there is no such thing as magic, only the grace and will of God Almighty Himself!
In my opinion, the Harry Potter series is overrated as bleep 🤬! I prefer “The Chronicles Of Narnia” by the late great C.S Lewis or the Middle Earth stories of JRR Tolkien!
Amen!
That’s right!
That’s why messing with the occult is a very stupid, poor, foolish idea!
Well said.
Indeed.
It doesn't end well.
So Screaming Jay Hawkins was actually a Wiccan.
That’s correct, human beings aren’t meant to manipulate the universe, only God should have that power.
"Magic is not a fit study for princes." - Doctor Cornelius
You want to get to the top of the mountain. You can hike up; you can ride a bike or a motorbike; you can take the funicular railroad or a plane. But you can't do all of them at the same time. Not even two.
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