Florida-based Liberty Counsel has learned Orange County Public Schools is allowing a weekly “Witchy Wednesday” segment during morning announcements at one of its high schools. The first weekly segment, a prerecorded video, was created by a student who is presumably a witch. That segment aired Sept. 10.
Well-known Orange County, home to Orlando and Walt Disney World, is home to 2.6 million residents. The public school district there serves over 200,000 students in more than 200 schools.
Mathew Staver, who leads Liberty Counsel, tells AFN the first “Witchy Wednesday” segment encouraged students to use spells, based on the phases of the moon, to find “enlightenment” and “healing.”
“They're going through the date of the full moon, and what to do, and how to create things that are spells and how to engage in spells,” he warned.
Staver and Liberty Counsel obtained a script from the first segment in which the unnamed student tells classmates about a “Light of Insight” they can obtain through witchcraft.
“Its purpose is all about inviting clarity, wisdom, and light into your life,” the student promises.
The practice of witchcraft leans heavily on nature, such as the moon, and animals such as cats, owls, and toads.
However, former witches such as Ashley Jones and Julie Lopez, who are now born-again Christians, have described the darkness and evil they encountered when dabbling in magic and the occult.
Staver says Liberty Counsel is making several demands from the school district, including an opt-out allowance for students who don’t want to be exposed to witch.
Citing court rulings that protect students’ rights, Liberty Counsel is also demanding the school allow Christian students to share their faith.
“If they're going to open up this forum for this kind of so-called ‘Witchy Wednesday,’ they need to open up the forum for Christians that want to share the gospel. You can't have it one way,” Staver insists.
The letter to Orange County schools can be read here.
