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What Should Christians Know about the Origin and Uses of Tarot Cards?

What Should Christians Know about the Origin and Uses of Tarot Cards?

Tarot cards have been debated for centuries, with Christians calling them everything from witchcraft to family games. As Sarah Pulliam Bailey noted in an article for the Washington Post, they’ve even become popular as a Christian additive to other spiritual activities.

But just what are tarot cards? Where do they come from? Are they always used for occult activity? If not, should we still worry about people using them?

While much about tarot cards is mysterious, we can answer many of these questions.

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Disney's Haunted Mansion Features 'Strong Occult Worldview,' Movieguide Warns

Disney's <em>Haunted Mansion</em> Features 'Strong Occult Worldview,' Movieguide Warns

Movieguide, a faith-based family entertainment organization, is warning parents to stay away from the latest Disney film, Haunted Mansion, due to its “unbiblical” content that deals with the occult.

Fear Strikes UK Community after Remnants of Suspected Occult Ritual Are Discovered near Local Church

Fear Strikes UK Community after Remnants of Suspected Occult Ritual Are Discovered near Local Church

A United Kingdom community is worried after finding remains of what looks to be a suspected occult ritual in a national park.

Why the First Step into the Occult Is so Dangerous

Why the First Step into the Occult Is so Dangerous

The occult is horrifically popular today: the TikTok hashtag #WitchTok has 20.5 billion views, while psychic services is an industry worth $2.2 billion in the US. By contrast, the Bible emphatically rejects astrology and horoscopes (Jeremiah 10:2), mediums and fortune-tellers (Leviticus 19:31; Micah 5:12), seances (Deuteronomy 18:10-12), and worship of Satan in any form (Matthew 4:10). The reason is simple: the first step into the occult opens the door to all that lies behind it.

Pastor Greg Locke's Church Burns Harry Potter Books, Occultic Materials in Massive Bon Fire

Pastor Greg Locke's Church Burns Harry Potter Books, Occultic Materials in Massive Bon Fire

Last week, controversial pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, held a "burning service" after his sermon. During the burning service, church congregants threw items deemed by the church to be related to the occult into a large bonfire.

Man Finds Freedom through Christ after Being Involved in Satanism, the Occult for 33 Years

Man Finds Freedom through Christ after Being Involved in Satanism, the Occult for 33 Years

A former Satanist turned pastor recently told Christian entertainment journalist Billy Hallowell how he found Christ after being involved in Satanism for more than three decades.