The Church and Witchcraft.

It was an opening paragraph that startled me. I thought we were beyond this. It ended like this...

In this case it was the revelation that the guest speaker was a man representing a church in Dublin which advertised among its services a protection against witchcraft.

(The entire article)

For thousands of years we have fought against witchcraft, only recently has science overtaken fear and belief in witches has diminished.

Many of us want to believe in the paranormal, myself included. Most of us hold a healthy skepticism, demanding prove before we change our lifestyles and core beliefs. But we want to believe.

And I understand the fear of witchcraft, that feeling of vulnerability to a power you do not understand, and have no defense against.

Besides, it is easier to blame our misfortune on an evil entity rather than ubiquitous bad luck, or worse, our own foolish decisions.

Part of this story referances that the African immigrants to Ireland have brought a believe in evil spiritual magic. This man was probably using this fear to increase his church's membership. I simply wonder if it will lead to more fear and hatred than security.

Either way, I thought the article was worthy of note, and wanted to point it out.