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Man has been investigating the unknown for thousands of years, and it took a bible-thumper to discover what the rest of us already knew?
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That witchcraft, divination and occultism are wrong in the eyes of God?
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I am a Christian, always have been.
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That seems unlikely considering your position.
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I am also an ordained minister, twenty-four years now. It disturbs me that you lump legitimate investigation in with satanism and demon worship.
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As an ordained minister, you should know that the Bible says nothing about the spirits of the living roaming the earth. You should also know that it says much about evil spirits that the LORD occasionally employs to punish the wicked.
Isaiah 19:14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
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These people are seeking out proof of life other than that which we can see, feel, and hear.
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What does the Bible say about humans dabbling with spirits?
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Can you give physical evidence of the existence of God? If so, you're the first. I certainly cannot, yet I do believe in Him. Some people, however, are naturally curious. Some people need to be shown or to experience things for themselves.
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I don't need to play with a Ouija to know that evil spirits exist. I have the Bible.
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If finding ghosts is wrong, well, I seem to recall a fella from my earliest biblical teachings. What was his name? Oh, yes...the Holy Ghost. Sometimes known as the Holy Spirit.
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How can you compare spirits of evil and demons with the spirit of God? That's just plain silly.
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I suppose that popular fiction like the Twilight movies and Harry Potter movies are promoting belief in the occult, too?
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Of course they do. Do a Google search for "Harry Potter evil" and you'll quickly see we are no where close to the only ones who believe that.
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There is a saying that "God must love stupid people, He made so many of them." Well, Rev. Osborne, you must be his absolute favorite.
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Considering you profess to believe in God, perhaps you should look in the mirror before making statements like that.