July 30
/Christian Newswire/ --
ChristiaNet.com, the world's largest Christian portal with
twelve million monthly page loads, recently asked, "Is reading a
horoscope a sin?" President of ChristiaNet, Bill Cooper, stated,
"Christians should avoid all forms of evil especially any forms of
witchcraft."
The majority
of Christians, regardless if they chose "Yes", "No" or "Unsure",
believed putting one's faith in horoscopes is a sin. 61% of the
1,186 polled answered "Yes" that it is a sin. In this group's
opinion, the simple act of reading a horoscope means the reader is
relying upon something other than God for guidance in their life.
Many Believers had comments like "Only trust in God" and "God is in
control." Others in this group considered horoscopes as a form of
witchcraft or idolatry.
The remaining
thirty-nine percent of the participants chose either "No" or
"Unsure". The comments from these two groups reflected a type of
dualism on this topic. They considered reading horoscopes just
entertainment provided the reader does not believe or act upon the
message. They determined whether this form of entertainment is a sin
based on the motive or attitude of the reader. One participant said,
"It's just for fun, I don't take it seriously." While another put
the burden of discernment upon the Holy Spirit by saying, "If the
Holy Spirit convicts you, then you should not do it."
The Bible
states in Deuteronomy that divination or consulting with enchanters
or witches is an abomination to God. In the Book of Acts, Paul
encountered a girl who had a spirit of divination in her. She was
telling people's future for money until Paul cast out the evil
spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. While many Christians felt that
it's acceptable to read one's future as long as the motive is pure,
the Bible clearly prohibits the act regardless if the motivation is
for entertainment or real decision making purposes.
To expose
different types of sinful entertainment, ChristiaNet has just
released a series of
Free Entertainment Tracts. Using the latest interactive ecard
technology, ChristiaNet has made it simple to share these funny yet
informative ecards with friends and family.
