Atheists can be very hypocritical when it comes to religious matters; especially when it comes to religion.
A good example of this is Harry Potter. Harry Potter is based on Witchcraft and the Occult. Yet many Atheists will defend Harry Potter products and try to pass it off as secular. Atheists will say that the Harry Potter books are educational. If that is the case, then why do they reject Christian books that are also educational? They do the same thing for Halloween which is an official religious holiday of Wicca.
Why do Atheists try to pass off stuff from Satan, Witcraft, or the Occult as secular?
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A good example of this is Harry Potter. Harry Potter is based on Witchcraft and the Occult. Yet many Atheists will defend Harry Potter products and try to pass it off as secular.
That's because atheists don't believe that witchcraft exists or that the occult has any power. It's like a story about Martians - they believe there are no aliens living on Mars, so any story about them is pure fiction.
Atheists will say that the Harry Potter books are educational. If that is the case, then why do they reject Christian books that are also educational?
What Christian books are atheists rejecting? Can you be specific here? I've never seen atheists object to reading Christian books as novels in school or even teaching the Bible as literature. That's exactly the same way that they promote the Harry Potter books: as literature to increase vocabulary and reading skills, not as textbooks.
I don't see the hypocrisy here. The treatment is exactly the same in both cases.
Why do Atheists try to pass off stuff from Satan, Witcraft, or the Occult as secular?
Because they find the stories or the holidays entertaining, and they sincerely believe that those things are indeed secular. Having a Halloween dress-up party doesn't mean that they believe in the occult, any more than the fact that they may have a Christmas tree and exchange gifts on December 25th means that they believe in the divinity of Christ.
That's because atheists don't believe that witchcraft exists or that the occult has any power. It's like a story about Martians - they believe there are no aliens living on Mars, so any story about them is pure fiction.
Atheists don't believe in God either, but they still acknowledge Christianity as a religion. I don't see why they don't see Witchcraft and the occult as the same thing.
What Christian books are atheists rejecting? Can you be specific here? I've never seen atheists object to reading Christian books as novels in school or even teaching the Bible as literature. That's exactly the same way that they promote the Harry Potter books: as literature to increase vocabulary and reading skills, not as textbooks.
Atheists will approve of the Bible and other Christian literature away from public school while allowing books on the occult and witchcraft.
Because they find the stories or the holidays entertaining, and they sincerely believe that those things are indeed secular. Having a Halloween dress-up party doesn't mean that they believe in the occult, any more than the fact that they may have a Christmas tree and exchange gifts on December 25th means that they believe in the divinity of Christ.
Sorry, but the occult and things associated with it are not secular. And Halloween is an official religious holiday of Wicca and Satanists. I know many Atheists celebrate Christmas and Easter while not acknowledging the divinity of Christ, but they should not try to block these things from the public square either. It's a lot more than holidays though. 35% of heavy metal songs have satanic stuff in them
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