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No Such Thing As a ‘Christian Witch’ (or a ‘Pagan Christian’)

Published on October 29, 2023 By sirrahc

A few years ago, a young woman applied for membership to a Christian Facebook group I run. There were many reasons that I declined her application, but one of them was that she considered herself a “Christian Witch”. (Sounds like an oxymoron to me!) At another time, I read a thread in the “Christian Metal” […]

Western Problems in Identifying Demonic Activity

Published on February 10, 2019 By sirrahc

“Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.” — Eph. 6:11-12 (HCSB) Late […]

Reasons for Occult Revival in the Western World

Published on December 2, 2018 By sirrahc

“It makes sense that witchcraft and the occult would rise as society becomes increasingly postmodern. The rejection of Christianity has left a void that people, as inherently spiritual beings, will seek to fill.” — author Julie Roys, formerly of Moody Radio A recent article in The Christian Post discusses the dramatic rise in self-identifying witches […]

Witchcraft and Satanism in the Middle Ages through 20th Century

Published on October 28, 2018 By sirrahc

“Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.” — I Tim. 4:1-2 (HCSB) On January 8-11, 1975, an invitation-only symposium was hosted by the Christian Medical Society on the […]