
[Christian Post]
A third of Americans say they believe in ghosts, a pre-Halloween poll found. The same proportion, 34 percent, say they believe in unidentified flying objects, according to the poll by the Associated Press and Ipsos, and 23 percent say they have actually seen a ghost or believe they have been in one’s presence.
Those most likely to have experienced that are single people, Catholics and those who never attend religious services. Three in 10 have awakened sensing a strange presence in the room.
Nearly half (48 percent) believe in extrasensory perception, a drop from the 66 percent who said they accept ESP in a similar question asked by Newsweek in 1996. Those with a higher education were found to be more likely to accept ESP – 51 percent of college graduates compared to 37 percent with a high school diploma or less.
Nineteen percent believe that spells or witchcraft exists. Urban dwellers, minorities and lower-earning people are more likely to believe in spells and witchcraft.
Read about it here.
[From me]
I don’t believe in ghosts but I do believe that the occult is real. I had an experience with my roommate Rob in college that we both are convinced was occult. We both had the same “dream” on the same night in separate bedrooms. We both felt like we were being tied up and we were watching ourselves from above. Coincidence? I don’t think so. He is a pastor of a church in North Alabama and I’m in the ministry.
My father has ministered to dozens if not hundreds of people involved in the occult. He has removed demons from people through the power of the Holy Spirit on many occasions. Satan is real and one of the ways he stays under the radar is by making people seem like kooks that believe he is real.
What do you think?