Christian Wire: Harry Potter is creating wiccans and sorcerers!

[Bluebear]

ABNER!!! ABNER!!!!!!!!!

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Through sorcery all nations were deceived-Revelations 18:23

To: Talk & News Radio Producers

Contact: Glenn Wagner, G Media Resource, 615-599-3114, [e-mail]

News Advisory, July 15 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Author and speaker Steve Wohlberg, author of Hour of The Witch, from Destiny Publishers, asks, "Did you know?"

-- Wicca witchcraft is the fastest growing religion in America, especially with teenagers. Wicca is the seventh largest organized religion in America Source, NPR, All Things considered.

-- Sorcery sells!! Wal-mart sells a complete section of books for spells, recipes and mixing potions. Visit www.walmart.com and type in "Wicca".

-- Since the release of the Harry Potter series, interest in Wicca materials, schools, spells has increased over 200%. --Retail Trends, 2004

-- Teens love witches! Spells and the spiritual sells. --Spelling Television Productions/WB Television. Television series and movies spread the gospel of Wicca witchcraft targeted to teen girls. Charmed websites promote and provide spells for teenagers.

-- Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is a world-renowned occultist, a master wizard, a practicing witch. His popular book, Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard (New Page Books, 2004), is now available on Amazon.com. In bold print the Grimoire says that its express purpose is to target the growing numbers of Harry Potter readers who have become interested in exploring real Witchcraft. Under "Acclaim for the Author," the Grimoire unveils its mission.

-- Harry Potter stories accurately portrays Wicca spells and rituals according to Wiccans and Wizards.

"To see the phenomenal response Steve Wohlberg garners from listeners quickly makes me understand that he is certainly on the right track, while being provocative, well-researched and unfailing in his ability to not preach 'at us' but let us explore the realm of things we may not understand. He, in fact, lights up the phones without psychobabble, rhetoric or hyperbole." -- Joe Benson, News Director, KPRL Radio, Paso Robles, California

"Steve was an absolute delight to have on our program. It is awesome to have a guest that first of all has a heart for our Lord and a desire to honor Him. Couple that with Steve's well researched book and his preparedness for our many callers, and you have the workings of a great show. Steve also made our job as hosts much easier as his responses were brief giving us opportunity to go to commercial breaks as necessary. He is a wonderful communicator and we will look forward to having him back on Point of View." -- Carmen Pate, Point-of-View, USA RADIO NETWORK

To book Steve Wohlberg for an insightful, well-researched and knowledgeable interview, call G Media Resource at 615 599 3114 or [e-mail]

http://www.earnedmedia.org/gmr0715.htm

[Teaser]

1. Good.

Always need more of those.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Seriously

[Rex]

2. It's true!

Why just yesterday I saw two witches on brooms collide above my house. Something must be done!

[Dragonfli]

39. If this is true you are a witness!

Did you see that jackass cut me off?:hi:
If so, I may need you to testify for me in court.

My deductible on that broom is really high and without witnesses I will not be able to sue him for my damages.

[derby378]

3. Yeah, I'm just so sure...

...that Wiccans point wands at enemies and yell Avada Kedrava at them all the time. Riiiiight.

[Bluebear]

12. oooh is that the correct spelling of "Abacadabra"?

You are enticing me to sorcery! ;)

[proud patriot]

4. and what exactly is wrong with wiccans and socerers?

:think:

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Rival companies

[giant_robot]

47. Indeed.

Wicca = love and respect for nature.

Christianity (as interpreted by fundies) = God made the earth for us to use as we see fit.

[GreenPartyVoter]

48. Among other things. As far as I am concerned, religions that are

espousing "my way or Hell's highway" are suffering from sibling rivalry.

[MountainLaurel]

67. Don't forget

Wicca = male and female have equal and complementary roles in spirituality and deity

Christianity (as defined by these fruitcakes) = because god came to earth as a man, men are superior in all things

[GeekMonkey]

13. They are mad because someone else's fiction might take over

And THEIR fiction is the only one they want you to believe.

[patrice]

6. People who are so threatened by Everything are Weak.

That's why they are so defensive and can't talk about themselves or others without getting angry about the differences.

[FreedomAngel82]

8. Oh brother

:eyes:

[KarenInMA]

9. I've always thought Bush was an anamangus

Half man, have jackass.

[rkc3]

25. Small point of correction - half monkey, half jackass.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

27. monkeys have beeen taught to ride bikes

jackasses fall off of those two wheeled hi tech things used by some urban postmen.

[GeekMonkey]

10. They also claim a magic man in the sky controls everything

So, let's consider the source.

[lvx35]

11. Christians are often threatened by fiction.

Such as when they flipped out about Dungeons and dragons in the 80's. Why are they so threatened by fiction, is it that the fear competition? I mean come on!

[GeekMonkey]

31. so they are threatened by their own religion?

their religion is fiction

maybe it's only OTHER people's fiction that bothers them

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[ktowntennesseedem]

14. Abner has already gone over to the dark side!!!

Wiccans and wizards and witches, oh my!!!

[kedrys]

15. Wal-mart? Really?

How uncharacteristically progressive of them... :wtf:

[KarenInMA]

18. it's the Bottom Line

Tomorrow, millions of people will buy this book in one day. They want those people in their store.

[kedrys]

22. I was being sarcasmic

I have a life-threatening allergy to hypocrites. :grr:

[KarenInMA]

42. oh. hee hee

*note to self*

Check batteries in sarcasm detector..

[Bluebear]

20. $$$ trumps Fundy hysteria! nt

[sinkingfeeling]

16. OK, if you Wicca folks can perform Harry Potter type magic, count me in!

[Dragonfli]

33. We will send a flying car for you immediately!

Or do you prefer to be picked up by broom?

[sinkingfeeling]

38. Oh the flying car please!!

[MisterP]

46. long as it's not an enchanted Hummer

[DinahMoeHum]

53. are we talking about the car or that other thing ???

:evilgrin::spank::evilgrin:

[Bluebear]

59. All this Hummer talk!

SEE what Harry Potter encourages?

[Viking12]

36. Me too!!!!

I'd love to be able to pull that shit out of my hat!

[MountainLaurel]

68. Well hell, I wish I'd known

My semi-pagan ass would have apparated that 45-minute commute to work rather than drive across the DC metro area.

[DanCa]

17. Well at least they have stopped giving me grief about dnd

But as far as Harry Potter goes Gandalf the Grey can cast circles around each and every one of them wanna be's and never wasses. :D JK

[Mojambo]

19. All Harry Potter is creating is a bunch of kids

that don't want to read anything, BUT Harry Potter.

I know quite a few kids who do nothing but read the Harry Potter books over and over and over.

Someone should tell them that it's okay to read other books too.

[Ilsa]

21. Yeah, this morning my son tried to ride a broom!

Oh wait. It never lifted off. He couldn't make it fly, just like waving that stick around didn't change anything either. Poor kid. He finally realized he's not a wizard.

I wonder what Jesus would say about these nutcases making a fuss over this while people all over the owrld go hungry and without shelter?

[Wilber_Stool]

29. As I remember

the broom I thought was a horse didn't gallop very well either.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. Note to Steve Wohlberg: Thanks for the free advertisement

Not necessary, but appreciated.

Love,
J.K. Rowlings.

Expecto Patronum!! :rofl:

(did no one learn from the PMRC?)

[Cleita]

24. So when does the neo-inquisition start?

Is it time to start burning heretics and wiccans again?

:eyes:

[KamaAina]

26. "Harry Potter stories accurately portrays Wicca spells and rituals"

NOT.

I've read most of the Harry Potter that's out there, and I've yet to come across anything to do with Wicca. Anything at all. Having known several actual witches over the years, I would know.

What a moran.

[devinsgram]

28. Could it be that maybe

the kids today are smarter, after all some of those right wing fundies scare the hell out of me.

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[htuttle]

35. She turned me into a newt!

...I got better.

[Bluebear]

37. *POOF*!!!

[mondo joe]

40. They should be ENCOURAGING young people looking to spirituality!

Too bad it's for the competition!

[noiretextatique]

41. curiously, wohlberg doesn't seem to grasp the concept of "fantasy"

but he knows how to lie with statistics:
"Since the release of the Harry Potter series, interest in Wicca materials, schools, spells has increased over 200%"
:eyes:

[htuttle]

43. I'm putting a curse on Steve Wohlberg RIGHT NOW!!!!!

I'm crushing his head! I'm crushing his head!

[johnaries]

44. "-- Harry Potter stories accurately portrays Wicca spells and rituals

"-- Harry Potter stories accurately portrays Wicca spells and rituals according to Wiccans and Wizards."

Nope! My ex was a Pagan who did spells all the time. the spells are actually "petitions", more like ritualized prayer.

I NEVER saw her wave a wand and yell "expelliramus" or whatever.

[DinahMoeHum]

50. LMAO !! The HP spells are more like a crash course in Latin. . .

than anything Wiccan.

Visit www.hp-lexicon.org and you'll know what I mean.

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/spells.html

And, hey, it's really quite a fun way for our kids to learn Latin, and thus, by extension, English.

Remember, Latin and Greek are the heart and soul of Western culture and language, and one cannot truly call him/herself literate until he/she has a knowledge of these far-from-dead tongues of yesteryear.


:think:

[freedom_to_read]

45. Good to see this self-sacrificing Christian

... doing what he can to fight the evils of Harry Potter by BOOKING HIMSELF A PAID SPEAKING TOUR.

[area51]

49. "Harry Potter is creating wiccans and sorcerers!"

Yep, I've read several of the Harry Potter books, & can now cast spells to affect people! </facetious> Some people need to get a life.

[noonwitch]

51. They said the same thing about "The Mists Of Avalon"

Although I would say that MZB's feminist novel about the women in the King Arthur legends did inspire a lot of women to explore wicca. It had that effect on me.

Harry Potter stories are fairy tales. Good wins over evil, smart kids with brave and strong hearts succeed, and friendship is about looking out for each other. "Sleeping Beauty" has elements of magic and evil, but I don't hear the looney right crying about that. Well, at least not yet.

Maybe they should put warning labels on the books, like on cds. I suggest paraphrasing the GNR one "This book is shock full of offensive images and words. If you don't like it, f&$@ off and buy something from the christian book section".

[Bluebear]

52. I'd love to see him review Lynne Cheney's "Sisters" nt

[XemaSab]

54. "Harry Potter stories accurately portrays Wicca spells"

As my British boss would say, "Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight."

There are times when you are torn between the desire to educate someone, and the desire to let them make an ass of themselves.

I'm choosing the latter course here.

[dbonds]

55. I remember learning my first spell to pick locks.

That and the cloak of invisibility has been a lot of fun. Oh and the endless hours of dueling practice with wands.

[XemaSab]

57. Alohomora

comes in handy when you lock your keys in the car.

When you lock your wand in the car, however, you're SOL.

[Bluebear]

58. I HATE it when then happens. nt

[mmonk]

56. Yes, such a demon haunted world

[johnaries]

60. And, once again, they mis-quote the Bible.

At the top of the page of the website, they have a quote:
Through sorcery all nations were deceived-Revelations 18:23

But Revelations 18 is talking about Babylon, and actually says:
"and light of lamp shall shine no more at all in thee, and voice of bridegroom and bride shall be heard no more at all in thee; for thy merchants were the great ones of the earth; for by <b> thy </b>sorcery have all the nations been deceived."

[lildreamer316]

61. GREAT catch!

That being the most damning part of the whole thing....sheesh! I'm glad we have ppl like you here; I don't have the patience to go look that stuff up.

[msongs]

62. gee whiz, the ROMANS said the same thing about early christians LOL n/t

[TimeChaser]

63. I just smile and tell them

that Harry Potter is nothing like real witchcraft and that I know that through experience.

They usually shut up.

[pointblank]

64. The only thing that is creating wiccans and sorcerers..

are the religious right fundy wackos themselves..They are hijacking a belief system just as Islamic 'turrarists' do.

Wicca and sorcery just are more appealing to kids than their crazy assed parents notions of Christianity..who can blame em?

[Ms. K]

65. Oh fer cryin' out loud...

Somebody smack me in the back of the head, my eyes are rolling around so much, the cats will start playing with them in a minute. And I have four cats, so that's a lot of claw marks...

My husband decided to have a pointless argument with me over tarot cards. I have a deck, he tried telling me that spirits attach themselves to tarot cards, and it wasn't a good habit to have.

I rolled my eyes all the way back in my head (I'm getting good at looking at my brain), and told him, "Yeah, and I guess Harry Potter books and Dungeons and Dragons are a couple of FINE habits for a nice Christian man like you."

He hasn't bothered me about tarot cards since then. Something about pointing out that his objections were just as ridiculous as objections to Harry Potter and D&D, I suppose.

Of course, the last time I got stopped by a couple of fundie whackjobs outside the local New Age bookstore (that's what THEY call themselves, a New Age bookstore, I prefer the term metaphysical myself), and were telling me how bad Harry Potter was, and I was going into a store that encouraged witchcraft and so forth, I just smiled sweetly as I walked in and said, "Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the coven!" Shut 'em right up, they were practically in apoplexy from that.

I love being able to do that to people...

[soup]

66. Amazon.com stirs the cauldron, feeds the fire

Received the following deeply encoded e-mail:

Hello from Amazon.com.

We're happy to let you know that we've begun preparing your order for
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" for delivery.

You should have the book(s) in your hands no later than 7:00 p.m. in
your time zone on Saturday, July 16. Most books will be delivered by
U.S. Mail, either with your regular mail delivery or in a separate,
special mail delivery. Some orders may be delivered by UPS.

Because our carriers are delivering hundreds of thousands of books on
that day, we do ask that you wait until 7:00 p.m. before contacting
customer service if you haven't received your order.

Although we're not requiring a signature, we still recommend that someone be home to accept the package, as the driver may not leave it on your doorstep if they don't feel it's safe to do so.

You'll receive our usual shipment confirmation e-mail after your package leaves our fulfillment center.

Thanks for shopping at Amazon.com, and happy reading!

--

Can someone translate the hidden message for me? I seem to have lost my sooper dooper genuine 3D decoder wand. Their fulfillment center? Gotta be something ominous.

--

edit for weird line breaks.. It's a sign!

[Cha]

69. Tough

shite!

[mtnester]

70. Riigght...and everyone of us who smoked da weed in High School

turned into lunatics and criminals...


now scuze me while I go find where I left my spaceship parked