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Christian Magic vs. Christianity-themed Magic

Recently, I came across an article purporting to be about Christian magic, but that is most certainly not about Christian magic. It seems that many people confuse Christianity-themed magic with Christian magic, and for this reason I thought I'd write a post discussing the difference. Christian magic and Christianity-themed magic are not connected in any way. Whether magic is Christian is independent of whether it is Christianity-themed, and whether magic is Christianity-themed is independent of whether it is Christian. Sometimes, you see methods of cursing others that incorporate the psalms. This can be considered Christianity-themed magic, since it makes use of a part of the Bible. However, this is not Christian magic. Jesus said quite clearly that we should love God and love our neighbors. This is Christianity. It is love. Are curses an expression of love? No. It does not matter how many Bible verses you incorporate into the curse, or how many saints and archangels you call upon

Why I Wrote an Essay Criticizing Homophobia

If you are a regular reader of my writings, you are probably aware that an essay of mine was recently published on the Falcon Books Publishing website. This essay, which criticizes homophobia, was shared by Tanya Robinson, the founder of Falcon Books Publishing, on several Facebook groups. From what I’ve been told, it seems like it caused a bit of a stir. As of now, I myself am not active on Facebook and was unable to see firsthand the reaction my essay evoked. However, Tanya was kind enough to summarize for me the most common remarks people made in their comments.  I think this discussion about homophobia is an important one to have, and in an ideal world I would have enough time on my hands to address each of the remarks, varied as they are. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world and my time is very limited. That said, there is one particular remark I just had to respond to, simply because I find it extremely odd. According to some people, it was pointless for me to write a