PAMPHLET: Christianity, Cults & Occult

This glossy, easy-to-use 12-panel fold-out chart contrasts the origins and key beliefs of Christianity with 11 movements with a wide range of occult connections. A bestselling pamphlet, Christianity, Cults, and the Occult, takes a focused look at Freemasonry, Kabbalah Centre, Wicca, Satanism, Spiritualism, Santería, Voodoo, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Rosicrucianism (AMORC), Astrology and Horoscopes and Eckankar. It helps Christians understand their own beliefs more clearly. It also explains the basis of the occult, a list of occult terms with definitions, and Scriptural warnings against the occult.
Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 33" long. Fits inside most Bible covers.

Many teenagers and adults know at least one person who has been involved with some sort of occult practice, whether it be reading horoscopes or being interested in astrology. A Barna Group survey reveals that nearly 75% of all U.S. teens have dabbled in some form of psychic activity or witchcraft. People enjoy discussing this topic and the pamphlet will equip them to know how deal with the occult when it confronts them in their schools or neighborhoods. Christianity, Cults, and the Occult explains why people are attracted to occult groups like the Kabbalah Centre including the influence of celebrity followers such as Madonna and Demi Moore.

It's time to know what's behind these cults and the occult, because it helps Christians understand their own beliefs better. For each of the 11 movements with occult connections, the pamphlet addresses these topics:

Origins (founders, dates, headquarters)
Key writings
Key beliefs
Occultic practices
Affiliated organizations
Symbols and photos
News and controversies

More than ever, Christians need clear, reliable information on what they believe when the occult is being discussed. This up-to-date comparison chart provides the information believers need to understand, to pray, and to offer help.

These are the 11 cults examined in Christianity, Cults, and the Occult:

Freemasonry
Kabbalah Centre
Wicca/Neopaganism
Satanism
Spiritualism
Santería
Voodoo
Theosophy
Anthroposophy
Rosicrucianism
Eckankar

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Occult themes, supernatural beings, witchcraft, and spell-casting, are part of American culture – including movies (such as Underworld, The Sixth Sense, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), television programs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ghost Whisperer), books (Harry Potter, Goosebumps), and video games (Doom, The Darkness). But these themes also bring fear and uncertainty into the lives of Christians. More than ever Christians need to know that God is more powerful than the supernatural forces, spells, and powers that are touted in the media.

Many American youth (73%) have engaged in at least one type of psychic or witchcraft-related activity, beyond watching a TV show or movie, or reading their horoscope.
The Barna Group reported on the most common types of occult behaviors:
Using a Ouija board and reading a book about witchcraft or Wicca - 30% of teens
Playing a game featuring sorcery or witchcraft elements - 25% of teens.
Participated in a séance- 10% of teens
Casting a spell or mixing a magic potion - approx 8% of teens
Having one's palm read (30%)
Having their fortune told (27%).
Visiting a medium or spiritual guide (9%).
Consulting a psychic (9%).

Paul Carden, general editor, is a longtime specialist in the field of cults and new religions around the world. He is the executive director of the Centers for Apologetics Research (CFAR) in San Juan Capistrano, California, and general editor of Christianity, Cults & Religions. He is former co-host of the “Bible Answer Man” radio program. He speaks and writes extensively on the topic of “Confronting Cults on World Mission Fields. Paul has devoted nearly 30 years of his life to cult-related research and outreach in Latin America, Africa, eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. In 1980, Paul joined the Christian Research Institute (CRI) under its founder, Walter Martin. For six of his fifteen years at CRI Paul served as a missionary in São Paulo, Brazil, and for six years he co- hosted the live, nationwide “Bible Answer Man” radio broadcast alongside Ron Rhodes, Robert M. Bowman, Jr., Kenneth Samples, and other noted apologists. During his time at CRI he was also the ministry's director of international outreach and a senior editor of the Christian Research Journal (1989-1995).