Jehovah's Witnesses and magic ... is some magic okay? where do you draw the line?

wannabefree

This question came to my mind today as I was cleaning with my handy dandy Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

With little to no effort put forth, this white little anomaly erases tea and coffee stains from your favorite mug and makes red kool-aid stains disappear from counter tops.

What kind of dark magic is contained in this soft, white, non-threating piece of foam rubber?

Is it okay for a Witness to purchase and use this magical device?

How would Caleb's mother explain the difference between her Magic Eraser provided by Mr. Clean (who looks like he could be a genie but supposedly isn't) and Sparlock?

Is it up to a person's Bible trained conscience to use this magical eraser or is it forbidden?

And what about mom's magic little pills ...

Hmmmmmm ... oh well, back to cleaning

Nathan Natas

Unfortunately, the Mr. Clean MAGIC Eraser doesn't employ REAL metaphysical Magic or the twisting of the laws of time and space, so it is OK for JWs, who are used to buying in to misrepresented products.

Examples of other misrepresentations that JWs are suckers for include "Faithful and disceet Slaves", "New Light", and a literal place where dead souls reside*.

In the case of the Magic Eraser, here's the secret of how it works: the white pad is a piece of melamine plastic foam. Melamine (melmac) is a pretty hard plastic, and in use the foam breaks down into little tiny hard abrasive particles. The abrasice particles remove a thin layer of the offensive mark. when you scrub with it.

*This one is a real killer, no pun intended. JWs will tell you that the bible teaches that we do not HAVE a soul, but that we ARE soulds. Then, when pressed, they will tell you that when you die, the soul that you do not have goes to a place called Sheol (I think that's in Korea) to await the resurrection. So remember, there is no hell but there is a heaven and when you die the soul that tou do not have goes to a literal place called Sheol (maybe it's not in Korea; it might be on the planet Alcyone).

MrFreeze

I wonder if they'll tell JW's not to go see Magic Mike because it has the word magic in it.

wasblind

double post,

Hey Simon can I get a refund on this wasted post ????

wasblind

Magic Mike is on my list of must see movies

when I return home, I'll fix me a snack out of Lucky charms

wish upon a star and cross my fingers, that I can get a

good nights sleep when I go to bed

wannabefree

Damn ... thanks Nathan for explaining the Magic Eraser ... however, I feel a slight emptiness knowing the truth about it, another small piece of fantasy taken from me.

WTWizard

Knowing the paranoia around Lucky Charms, I wouldn't be surprised if they had zero tolerance for anything with the word "magic" in it.

Of course, it is misplaced. If it wasn't for the unwanted filthy angels, I would attempt the ultimate in black magick--if they are going to make such a big deal out of the outskirts of magick, I shall explore the whole thing. And they can have their damn angels--Satan is not going to attack us after putting so much at stake in freeing us from Jehovah's tyranny.

Iamallcool

My JW Mom said it is okay to drink Yogi Tea, it is just a name.

carla

That's the beauty of having a convert jw, they never know all these little rules! I dunno, mine never got the memo on some of this stuff even after all these years. Not being a huge fan of my kids eating Lucky Charms we had them every now and again. Why? because I always thought I could gauge how die hard my jw was becoming. Will he eat the magical marshmallows or not? hmm, yep, never failed. His addiction to all things sweet trumped any jw rule!

Sadly, he did get the memo on movies, games and yeah, pretty much everything else.

jean-luc picard

I remember when Uri Gellar was considered as demonism, with dire warnings not to watch him on TVN

Nowadays, its amusing to see how he did his "magic" tricks.

Jehovah's Witnesses and magic ... is some magic okay? where do you draw the line?

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