Protecting Your Teen from Todays Witchcraft: A Parents Guide to Confronting Wicca and the Occult by Steve Russo

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Teens are in search of spiritual answers, but adults can't make them believe in God—teens today want to discover their own answers. Protecting Your Teens From Today's Witchcraft gives parents the hard facts about Wicca, tips on recognizing its influence in a teen's life, and solid, practical advice for guiding their kids in the right direction while still allowing them to come to their own conclusions.

Lorraine Squires - VOYA

With witchcraft drawing an increasing share of the media spotlight, teens and their parents may find themselves with questions about magick, spellcasting, and Wicca. Depending on the depiction of witches that they see in various books, movies, and television shows, they might believe that Wicca is a harmless diversion, an earnest religion, or actual devil-worship. Russo, an evangelical Christian minister, claims that his books offer the truth about the Wiccan religion. The title aimed at teens, What's the Deal with Wicca?, follows a basic pattern. In each chapter, Russo discusses an aspect of Wicca that might attract teens-for example, the flexible belief system, feminist tradition, or environmentalism-and then uses the Bible to argue that each aspect is better served by Christianity. The book wraps up with a discussion on the historical accuracy of the Bible and a reiteration that Christianity is the one true path. Protecting Your Teen from Today's Witchcraft uses much of the same structure-in fact, large portions of the two books are identical. This title for parents takes a broader look at teen culture and spirituality, warning parents about the full gamut of dangers to their teens' souls, from violent videogames to the use of guided imagery in the classroom. There is also a guide for parents on communicating with their teen children about spiritual matters. The author clearly intends these two titles to be the only resources that a reader needs to learn about Wicca--in each book, he includes a Wiccan glossary, an explanation of various Wiccan symbols, and a list of Wiccan holidays, in addition to his clear and easy-to-follow guide to each of the Wiccan religion'scomponents. He also describes different types of rituals, such as candle magic and circle casting, and outlines the Wiccan Rede and the Threefold Law. It is very clear, however, that these books are meant to convince readers that Wicca and witchcraft are wrong and will lead to eternal damnation, and that establishing a relationship with Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation. This bias leads to some skewed interpretations of Wicca. For example, Russo makes much of the practice of worshipping different aspects of the deity, claiming that it means that Wiccans are creating their own gods, a drastic simplification of the Wiccan view of the Goddess and God. Whether or not these books are useful in a library will depend on its patron base. Although they are not suitable as reference works on Wicca, they might be sought out by concerned Christian teens and parents. VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J S A/YA (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed book recommended for Young Adults). 2005, Bethany House, 222p.; Glossary. Source Notes. Appendix., Trade pb. Ages 11 to Adult.

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• ISBN: 0764201352
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Pub. Date: September 2005
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