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Entertainment|Sun, Sep. 14 2008 04:44 PM EDT

'Generation Hex' Authors to Expose Dangers of Wicca Online

By Aaron Leichman|Christian Post Reporter

The co-authors of an eye-opening book that informs and equips Christians – especially parents – about Wiccan and New Age teachings will be joining a public online chatroom to discuss their findings and answer questions about the growing religious movement.

Marla Alupoaicei and Dillon Burroughs, who wrote "Generation Hex: Understanding the Subtle Dangers of Wicca," are set to be the next guests on Abunga.com’s bi-weekly “Authors at Abunga” chat, which connects avid book readers with their favorite authors.

Since July, Abunga.com has been hosting its special chats every other Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET, allowing readers “to join with writers of family-friendly book genres without leaving their home,” as Abunga.com Chairman Lee Martin reported in an announcement.

One week prior to each chat, readers can visit the chat Web page to submit questions for upcoming authors. While questions will also be accepted during chats, all will be screened prior to being presented to the author.

Transcripts of each chat session are posted the following day on the “Authors at Abunga” chat page. Anyone who registers to be an Abunga.com community member can sign up to receive e-mail notification of transcript postings.

The next guests, Alupoaicei and Burroughs, had interviewed neopagan conference practitioners, travelers to Salem, Mass., and current and former Wicca followers before writing their book, “Generation Hex.”

“Generation Hex” was published as media reports have claimed the existence of more than 700,000 Internet sites for teenage witches and as Wicca stands as one of the fastest-growing religions in the United States. According to the authors, Wicca is projected to be the third-largest religion in the United States by the year 2012.

Angela Parsley, a co-founder of Refresh My Soul Ministries, said she found it surprising how popular the Wicca worldview is currently after reading “Generation Hex.”

She said she feels the new book by Alupoaicei and Burroughs is “very important because it helps Christians see those who practice Wicca through their worldview.”

“It also clears up some common misconceptions that many people believe about Wiccans,” she added in her personal blog earlier this month.

According to a media release, “Generation Hex” is “perfect for personal study or as a gift for anyone interested or involved in Wicca” and “identifies with the spiritual hunger of a generation seeking truth, authenticity, and hope in a fragmented world.”

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  • Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:58 pm Agree: 5   Disagree: 1

    The reference "Harm to None" extends from thoughts to words to actions. If one does not watch his or her words,they turn into words, and then words turn into actions. Why is it that people must try to hold domination from one faith to another? For example, after 9-11 and our country was hurting so badly... We weren't broken apart by religion or politics.. We were americans helping fellow americans. As a fellow American who honors the first amendment right to all people, I am not here to issue that dominance and I am not here to feel degraded either. I am here in defense of something that many people become easily confused about. I am here to help people understand that Wiccans and Pagans are entitled to be respected just as much as any other American born in this nation and are by the U.S. Constitution guaranteed their rights.

    As I stated in my previous post, there are several different sects of Paganism and Wicca. Many which either share likewise thoughts and show variation in certain aspects or practice.

    This same example would be such as the Catholics. They hold deep respect for the Virgin Mary, but on the other hand there are sects of Christianity that don't hold as much weight in the Virgin Mary as others would.

    Is that wrong? Of course, not.. Why? You all worship the same deity and have relatively similar practices.

    This same thought is applied to Wiccans and Pagans. Try again, wbmoore...

  • Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:21 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

    and yeah, i really do have a memebers only jacket, and i do wear it, which reminds me, fall is comming so ill be able to bust it back out of the closet!

  • Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:15 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

    but i love the 80s, is it wrong for me to still wear a members only jacket too, or wear my sunglasses at night?

  • Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:21 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

    "That reference of "Harm to None" extends from thinking badly about someone to actually hurting someone in any way form or fashion"

    Actually, the meaning of "harm" depends on with whom you speak. I knew Wiccans who believed it mean not thinking poorly about someone. I knew some who believed you could not pray for someone without their permission. However, I also knew some who believed it meant whatever was the lesser harm - so it would be ok to hit someone to avoid them or someone else being killed, while others believed to hit was harm they were not allowed to do even if it would prevent harm to someone else. Others believed it was ok to harm someone if doing nothing would do more harm. There is no one set of beliefs. Each has his/her own pantheon and rules to follow. Its a religion of relativity.

    And something I never thought about until I became a Christian was, why worship the created instead of the creator?

  • Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:25 pm Agree: 7   Disagree: 3

    I am going to make this as tasteful as possible. Does anyone remember why people came to America? One of the several main reasons involves religious freedom. Why were the early Americans so for this? They did not want the American people to know what it is like to be persecuted for their religious beliefs. Over time, America has become a melting pot of a variety of faiths and diverse cultures. The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights respects that. I am a proud Wiccan. I honor my beliefs and the beliefs of others. Everyone in this country and in the world is entitled to their own opinion. Please do not infringe on the right for someone to believe the faith they choose to believe just because you may not like it or appreciate it in the way the followers of that faith do. It is the right of that individual to decide what makes him or her spiritually content. Whether if that spiritual connection comes from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Wicca or Atheism is the choice of the individual. Religion is a personal choice to believe in something far greater than us.

    In defense of Wicca, I will say this.. There are just as many sects of Wicca as their are of Christianity. Each unique and adapting to their own cultural or social modifications.

    Wiccans follow two simple principles. The Wiccan Rede and Three Fold Law. The Wiccan Rede says "Do as ye will with harm to none". That refrence of "Harm to None" extends from thinking badly about someone to actually hurting someone in any way form or fashion.

    The Three Fold Law in the Christian connation holds the same weight and refrence to the Golden Rule. The only difference is that the Three Fold Law is extended to everything Wiccans do in life. If positive actions are made by a wiccan, the same positive actions will come in return three times more. If negative actions are made by a wiccan, the same negative actions will come in return three times more.

    I do not judge you for the ignorance all of you carry. I am neither angry nor hurt. All I ask of you.. If you are true Christians to please be religious tolerate of individuals of different faiths regardless if they are Wiccan, Muslim, Jewish,Atheist or any other faith.

    Please do not punish or judge Wiccans for wanting to worship the very beauty Christians admire the most about the world. That beauty lies within nature. Church for Wiccans lies within nature. That is where we feel most comfortable. All of you may feel the most comfortable at mass with a preacher discussing biblicial text. That is fine. For some people, the answers to the spirit are much more simplistic than complex.

    Once again,please do not judge me just because I am not like you. I come and speak the truth from my heart so that you will be kind to the true Wiccans like myself in the future.

  • Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:33 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

    argyle,
    I think because you used the word "rad". That is sooooooo 80's. LOL.

  • Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:23 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

    Andi get a thumbs down? for what? man some ppl are just really negetive these days...

  • Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:18 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

    Prophet, that story was rad...

  • Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:05 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

    igh,

    you're right. many, if not all, of them want to have power over their lives. They want what they want when they want it. Is this any different than the rest of us, before Christ? Heck, its not even different for many who have made a profession of faith.

  • igh »
    Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:57 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 3

    I think it has to do with wanting power. Power to get what you want, also direction in life. Pride seems to play a big role with these online sites, look at sylivia brown. Writes book after book, guests on montel williams and just seems to answer all there questions. People look to her and others like her for answers. They just accept whatever they say on Faith. Witches want to believe in being able to have POWER! Also have power over others. Kinda like bewitch type power on the old tv show. I think it's getting to that point.

  • Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:45 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 2

    Amen Prophet!

  • Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:24 pm Agree: 6   Disagree: 8

    Many years ago, a girl I dated used to visit a coffee house on a regular basis. She would always see a witch/palm reader there. And everytime my girlfriend walked in she'd start praying. And the witch wasn't able to do her "job". And the witch knew who exactly was the cause of it (well, not really. She knew it had to do with my girlfriend, but it's really about the Spirit of God inside my girlfriend.) After having this done repeatedly, the witch approached my girlfriend and told her that if she came in there one more time and disrupted her readings she would cast a spell on her. My girlfriend looked at her and said "I bind that spirit in the name of Jesus Christ." The witch's face turned pale, and she stammered "Fine, then I'll just do it now." But as hard as she tried she just couldn't say anything. Finally, she turned and stomped out of the place and never came back.
    That's the real power of our God.

  • Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:13 pm Agree: 7   Disagree: 4

    I used to be Wiccan. Its people seeking truth and being led astray by the enemy. Some Wiccans are really nice people. Perhaps its different now, but I had never met one who had not been hurt by the church before eventually turning to Wicca. I also realized that they have a 'rule' of not harming others but no real definition for what it means. Everyone I spoke with had a different definition. And many neopagans hung out with Wiccans but were not Wiccan. But they were, and are, in many different walks of life: teachers, police, sales, you name it.

    Pray God remove the blindness from their eyes that they might see the truth of who they follow and what they talk to (spirit guides), and recognize that Christ died for their sins and they need to repent and turn to God through faith in Christ.

  • igh »
    Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:44 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

    There are quite a few wicca/witchcraft sites. Alot now sell 'spells', kits, and even paying for the witches to cast a spell for you off there site. I don't know how many sites and rooms I have been to over the years, it keeps growing. I had a witch cast a spell on me once! She didn't like me witnessing.

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