Samhain: Coming soon to your neighborhood?
<http://jesusbewith.us/?p=662>http://jesusbewith.us/?p=662 By Ben Fisher - Jesus Be With Us Published October 30th, 2008 <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=0&f=/c/a/2008/10/29/HODV13LCBM.DTL> Deborah Oak Cooper, a Reclaiming witch, looks over her altar. T San Fran Chronicle: Deborah Oak Cooper, a Reclaiming witch, looks over her altar. This weekend, Oak Cooper will celebrate Samhain. Witches are so, middle ages, right? Midnight rituals … communicating with the dead … spells … summoning spirits … hexes all old school, right? How’s that saying go, “What’s old is new and what’s new is old!” Today’s headlines would have you think the Gospel of Jesus Christ is old news. Remember that Gospel originally meant “Good news” in Old English. It was news (new information!) and it was good! Why have I come to this conclusion? Take a look. Samhain is back with a vengeance. Originally, Samhain was the Celtic New Year, a pagan holiday celebrated hundreds of years ago at the end of the harvest, but with overtones of a day of the dead. Today, Samhain is celebrated near Halloween, All Saints Day, or the first frost depending on which pagan you talk to. And it is new to so many people who are rejecting Christianity for the pagan religion du jour. So, why is this important to Catholics? Two reasons. Samhain is of Satan A Samhain Altar A Samhain Altar Pagans go to great lengths to lecture Christians that pagans don’t worship the devil, but worship nature spirits, or Mother Earth (Gaia), the Goddess, or the universal good spirit, yada yada yada. They practice “white magic” not “black magic”. That terms like “God” or “Jesus Christ” or “Satan” have no meaning in their religion; their religion is an orange and Christianity is an apple; you can’t compare the two. But we know different. There is but one God. There is but one savior, Jesus Christ. And there is one pretender to God’s throne: Satan. The Satan who we know: 1. Wants worship owed only to God (<http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/matthew4.htm>Matthew 4:8-10). 8 Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, 9 and he said to him, “All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.” 10 At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’” 2. Will use any deceit to get get that worship (<http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/john/john8.htm>John 8:44) He (Satan) was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 3. Disguises himself as goodness or an angel of light (<http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2corinthians/2corinthians11.htm>2 Corinthians 11:14) And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. 3. And uses this Earth as his domain (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). 3 And even though our gospel is veiled, it is veiled for those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they may not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. If pagans, witches, warlocks, neopagans, earth worshippers, etc. are to be taken at their word that they are not of God or Jesus Christ nor asssociated in any way with Christianity, that leaves only Satan behind the light and false goodness they believe they are worshiping. Samhain is coming to your neighborhood [] Earlier in my lifetime, Satan had to be satisfied working in the background, tempting people in private a bit of hidden marital indiscretion here a bit of thievery or murder there a black Mass whispered about. Now, Satan is out in the open, parading proudly. Don’t believe it. Murder out in the open? Yup, abortion. Marital indiscretion? Paraded proudly on every television and movie screen around. Black Masses? Still whispered about, but coming soon enough. The start is the rise of neopaganism which will end bet on it in open, outdoor worship by millions of Satan. Don’t believe that? Below is the ‘family friendly’, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/28/HODV13LCBM.DTL>agenda of this weekend’s San Francisco Samhain Festivals. San Francisco was once the safe-haven of sodomites who have now spread their agenda to our court houses in marriage and to our public schools in the guise of “diversity education”. How long before our children are taught in public schools that Satan is equivalent to God, as gay marriage is equivalent to real marriage? Before reading the agenda, remember God’s admonition to the Jews (Deuteronomy 18:10-12): 10 Let there not be found among you anyone who immolates his son or daughter in the fire, nor a fortune-teller, soothsayer, charmer, diviner, 11 or caster of spells, nor one who consults ghosts and spirits or seeks oracles from the dead. 12 Anyone who does such things is an abomination to the LORD, and because of such abominations the LORD, your God, is driving these nations out of your way. Coming to soon your area and schools: the neighborhood coven and public-school Satan. Prepare for it. Prepare your children to stand against it. And pray to God to end all of this evil. Pagan celebrations (in San Francisco this weekend 10/31/2008, from San Fran Chronicle) Here are three local Samhain celebrations that welcome public participation this weekend. All are alcohol free and family friendly. Friday Come as You Are to Samhain: Potluck Dumb Supper (Dinner With the Dead) and ritual honoring deities of the Otherworld. 7 p.m. supper. 8 p.m. ritual. Bring a clearly labeled dish to share or your own brown-bag meal. $10-$20 sliding scale. Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Main Hall, 1924 Cedar St (at Bonita), Berkeley. Saturday NROOGD Public Samhain: Crafts, divinations, honoring the dead. 7:30 p.m. doors open. Ritual at 8. Suggested donation: $10-$20. No one turned away for lack of funds. San Mateo Unitarian Universalist Church, 300 E. Santa Inez, San Mateo. Reclaiming's 29th Annual Spiral Dance Ritual: Reclaiming's largest ritual. 6 p.m. doors open. Ritual at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $20-$100, sliding scale; 60 and older and 15 and younger, $10 and up. No one turned away for lack of funds. Kezar Pavilion, 755 Stanyan St., San Francisco. Take a closer look There's no clearinghouse for all of the nation's covens, sects, affiliations and practitioners of paganism, and Google can take one on quite the meandering exploration. Search "spiral dance ritual" on YouTube, and try these resources to learn more. AncientWays.com: Ancient Ways Book Store keeps a bulletin board and binder, and, in February, presents the annual PantheaCon, which brings together many practitioners of paganism in San Jose. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. 4075 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (at 41st Street). Cayacoven.org: The Come as You Are coven of many cultures is an example of the many choices available for Bay Area pagans. This group of 250 is celebrating Samhain on Friday night, with a potluck Dumb Supper and ritual in Berkeley. Cog.org: Covenant of the Goddess, a national umbrella for Wiccan congregations and practitioners, calls Berkeley home. Communityseed.org: Community Seed is an active pagan center in Santa Cruz that is holding its Samhain celebration Saturday at the city's Masonic Lodge. It has events year-round. Reclaiming.org: Rooted in magic and Goddess worship, this San Francisco group seems to be one of the largest and most organized. SacredWell.com: This is one of the newer metaphysical shopping spots, and the fledgling Web site has a blog about magic and other pagan issues. 536 Grand Ave., Oakland. Starhawk.org: The author and political activist is the best-known witch in the Bay Area, and her frequently updated site contains information and events related to all of her passions. <*}}}>< <http://www.fathercorapi.com/election.aspx>An Important Message from Fr. Corapi <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
