by Emmett Smith

A British newspaper article dated last June 16 discussed the upsurge in paganism and witchcraft in the U.K. over the past decade. The article credited television, the internet, environmentalism and feminism as partially responsible for the increase. It stated that the number of visitors to Stonehenge had roughly quadrupled since the mid-nineties. I believe Britain is at least a generation ahead of the U.S in achieving a truly secular society. But the U.S. is certainly headed in that direction.

Multiculturalism insists that all of these different belief systems are equally valid, so those who believe that the Bible is absolute truth and that Jesus is the only way of salvation are not readily tolerated. We’ve all heard the statement that there are no such things as ghosts. But if you look to scripture you won’t find that idea at all. Instead, both Old and New Testament scripture simply forbid the Godly person’s involvement. And that includes learning about these things.

Christians must resist absorbing popular culture. In fact, our real challenge is to influence our culture for the better.

Thus says the LORD: "Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, for the customs of the peoples are vanity” (Jeremiah 10:2,3).