Witchcraft, Prayer, And A Season Of Spiritual Battle
The spread of occult themes and witchcraft in our culture is not subtle; it nudges normalcy into the strange and dangerous. As Christians we must name the spiritual sickness when we see it and respond from Scripture, not shock. This story cuts straight into why discernment matters.
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A piece published online detailed a paid curse placed against conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, and the words used in that piece shocked many believers. The writer admitted to seeking a witch on an online marketplace, describing petty harms and daily annoyances as the intended outcome. Those lines weren’t sly suggestions; they were a deliberate flirtation with darkness in plain sight.
“Now, is it ethical to curse a man I’ve never met? Probably not. But is it unethical to let him keep talking? Yes. So here we are, in the gray area,” the article read. “I want to make it clear, I’m not calling on dark forces to cause him harm. I just want him to wake up every morning with an inexplicable zit. I want his podcast microphone to malfunction every time he hits record. I want his blue blazers to suddenly all be one size too small. I want one of his socks to always be sliding down his foot. I want his thumb to grow too big to tweet. To ruin his day with the collective feminist power of the Etsy coven would be my life’s greatest joy.”
The journalist searched for “curse enemy” and paid for a spell, then reported being told the work “was successful” and that they would “see the first results within 2–3 weeks.” That exchange reads like a casual dabble, but Scripture calls every dabble with darkness dangerous. Evil does not always arrive as fireworks; sometimes it arrives as a slow, invasive belief that rituals and curses are harmless games.
“So, did my Etsy curses work? Time will tell,” it read. “The forces move in mysterious ways, and as the Priestess reminded me, ‘Spellwork is a collaboration between the caster, the client, and the universe itself. For now, we can only trust in the timing of the great unknown.” The writer added a final barb: “May the rash come swiftly.” Those exact words reveal a willful crossing of a moral line under the guise of satire.
Two days after that post, Kirk was killed, and the online piece was later removed. The timing created alarm, grief, and a sober reminder: spiritual things have consequences. When Christian families face targeted attacks, prayer and biblical clarity must be our anchor.
A Christian Response: Prayer, Discernment, And Boundaries
Journalist Megyn Kelly reacted with urgency, calling the behavior reckless and spiritually dangerous. “You’re playing with fire, messing with this stuff,” Kelly said. “There actually are demons in this world. Calling up the spirit world, in particular the devil’s spirit world, can actually have real-world consequences. It’s not something to mess with. Many Christians believe this. This is dangerous. It’s not a game. It’s literally evil.”
Kelly pressed the moral question harder: “Why torture a family like this — a Christian, believing family?” Kelly said. “Why do this vile thing to a young couple, parents to two babies living in accordance with the Gospel, deeply in love.” Her words cut through political noise and named the human toll of spiritual cruelty.
We should condemn the casual enlistment of demonic means to score points or provoke shock, and we should also offer the gospel as the true remedy. Christians are called to pray, to intercede, and to protect families with both pastoral care and common-sense boundaries. Speak truth, shepherd the hurting, and do not flirt with powers you were not meant to handle.
Let this be a wake-up call: the battle described in Ephesians is real, and our response must be spiritual and practical. Pray for grieving households, confront occult normalization, and teach younger believers how to stand firm. May we be bold in truth and tender in mercy as we face a culture that sometimes mistakes spectacle for courage.
We’ll leave you with Kelly’s full segment: