Hour of the Witch to Precede the Next Potter: How Parents Can Keep Their Kids from Being Bewitched
Wicca Witchcraft is becoming one of the fastest growing religions with teenagers in America. Hour of the Witch answers the question as to if parents should be concerned.
Shippensburg, PA (PRWEB) April 10, 2005 -- A misfit, orphaned
boy-turned-sorcerer has captured hearts all over the globe in the seemingly
harmless phenomenon known as Harry Potter. With J.K. Rowling’s sixth Harry
Potter book releasing this July, millions of children will once again be
gobbling up the magical adventures of this character and his friends.
But are these harmless fantasies? Is there more behind the Harry Potter
movement, as the controversy that surrounds this series suggests? Could sinister
spirits be lurking behind the best-selling books?
Hour of the Witch:
Harry Potter, Wicca Witchcraft, and the Bible (April 1, 2005, Destiny Image
Publishers, ISBN# 0-7684-2279-5, $13.99) by veteran author and media personality
Steve Wohlberg scrutinizes these popular tales from a spiritual perspective. By
thoroughly examining the first five volumes in the series, noting other books on
the subject (both for and against), as well as holding them up to the test of
the scriptures, Hour of the Witch demonstrates to Christian parents how an
overwhelming fascination with the “fictional” Potter is leading to a huge
increase in the real-life practice of Wicca Witchcraft (one of America’s fastest
growing religions, as reported by National Public Radio).
“This is what
we believe: no witchcraft is good witchcraft,” said Destiny Image Director of
Marketing Don Nori. “We have a strong desire to reach and educate as many people
as possible with the message of The Hour of the Witch.”
While Christians
may know that the practice of witchcraft is biblically forbidden, many feel that
fictional sorcery, séances, and spells woven throughout the children’s tales can
not do any real harm. Wohlberg thinks they can, and this experienced author has
done his homework to prove it. Hour of the Witch clearly demonstrates the
long-lasting impact that images of witchcraft can leave on impressionable young
minds, and the dangers involved.
“It is very important, as the media
entertains with witchcraft, that believers and non-believers are educated in
order to be knowledgeable about what the scriptures say in regards to this
subject,” Nori said.
Coordinating with an intensive publicity campaign is
the newly developed website www.hourofthewitch.com that provides information and resources
about the dangers of witchcraft. Additional materials will be available this
fall from the American Tract Society.
Steve Wohlberg hosts the nationally
syndicated radio show World News and the Bible and is Speaker/Director of
Endtime Insights Radio and TV Ministry. A TV producer and author of ten books,
Wohlberg is highly respected for his Christ-centered teaching and
straightforward style. He resides with his wife Kristin in Paso Robles,
California, and can be contacted at e-mail protected from spam bots.
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