POPULARIZING
THE OCCULT

Topics: Entertainment; Influence; Occult; Satan; Television; Witchcraft

References: 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 2:24–26

Great Britain’s Pagan Federation, which represents druids and witches, says the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina the Teenage Witch have fueled a rapidly growing interest in witchcraft among children. The organization averages one hundred inquiries a month from kids who want to become witches. In September, the federation appointed its first-ever youth officer to counsel young people.

A spokesman for the federation said his group is filling a spiritual need, picking up the baton dropped by the Christian church.

—Tracy Dawn, Plugged In (October 2000)