'Witchcraft' Murders Cast A Gruesome Spell

Washington Post ^ | November 28,2001 | SAO LUIS

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In his mind's eye, the image of what Jose Antonio Serra saw in a burned patch of jungle on the Amazon's edge is still chillingly fresh -- not because the murder happened just seven weeks ago, but because there are some things a father can never forget.

What he found, a short walk from his family's mud hut, were the remains of his 13-year-old son: a figure on its knees, head buried in the dirt, genitals and middle figure removed with cuts that looked almost surgical. In shock, Serra noticed an odd detail: The mutilated body looked diminished, even shrunken. Then he noticed the gash in the boy's jugular vein, and realized that his blood had been drained.

[Phantom Lord]

Perhaps you don't see a difference between Harry Potter and Cinderella, but I do

I guess it depends on the amount of evil and magic in your eyes wether or not it is evil and the work of satan. Rumplestiltskin was considered a satanic work when it was written. How do you feel about it?

[Aquinasfan]

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter."

Christians are obligated to tell the truth. And if someone deliberately, crudely, blasphemes, then a Christian must operate under the presumption that such a person is not in a state of grace, that such a person is a "son" of Satan.

That does not mean that Mr. Vega is beyond hope. But it is our obligation to urge him to "repent and believe," not make excuses for him.

[Britton J Wingfield]

that's exactly what lexcorp said, paraphrased.

IOW: "When I do it, it's good, when you do it, it's bad."

[Phantom Lord]

Son of Satan or Son of God. No middle ground? What about those that don't believe in either? Me, not being one of them.

[Ward Smythe]

But it is our obligation to urge him to "repent and believe," not make excuses for him.

Well, I would agree with you there. But do you really think calling him the spawn of Satan is the way to "urge him to repent and believe?"

[justshutupandtakeit]

No arm slicing true enough.

But there was the obviously Satanic character of the fairy godmother (what could she have been but a witch?) who cast spells (clearly not a Christian) over mice and pumpkins and created fabulous fashions from rags. Does this not rise to the level of worrisome evil?

What is on the right-thinkers proscribed literature list nowdays anyway? Has their vigilance slipped or is older occultism less of a problem?

[Aquinasfan]

Out of curiosity would that also apply to my vasectomy?

Yes.

My wife and youngest son who almost died with her last pregnancy would like to know.

Your son almost died in your wife's last pregnancy? Like a still-birth or miscarriage? I don't see how that would change anything.

[gumbo]

Notice that the obscene self-mutilation in Harry Potter is an attempt to gain power

What self-mutilation scene? Not challenging you, I've never picked up a Harry Potter book (and don't want to) - just want to know what you're referring to.

[Ward Smythe]

I don't see how that would change anything.

Because of her problems with high blood pressure, he came 10 weeks early. Actually it was worse for our first son when she almost had a stroke.

If you really believe that my vasectomy is self-multilation then I'm wasting my time arguing with you about anything.

[Aquinasfan]

IOW: "When I do it, it's good, when you do it, it's bad."

It's good to obey God, who is all good. It's bad to go around God through the occult to get what one wants.

[Phantom Lord]

Any thoughts on post #140? Thanks in advance.