34 Ouija Board Occult Gateway? The history and controversy (Part 1)

Apologetics Profile

In this episode Daniel Ray and Brady Blevins discuss the Ouija Board, a controversial best-seller made by game and toy maker Hasbro®, from a Christian perspective. Some of the questions they address include:

• Is this a mere game or toy "for entertainment purposes" only?


• Why did the inventer argue in court that communicating through his "talking board" was actually a religious practice?


• Could it actually be a tool of the occult that allegedly allows a medium to contact the dead (necromancy), a practice clearly forbidden in the Bible (Deut. 18:10-12)?


• Why did it take an IRS lawsuit appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court for the Ouija to be classified as a game?

BONUS LINKS: Here are some additional resources:

• Ouija Board Profile by Dr. Brady Blevins: www.watchman.org/Files/Profile_Ouija.pdf

• Occult Profile by James Walker: www.watchman.org/profiles/pdf/occultprofile.pdf

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* Introduction audio excerpt courtesy "The Home of Horror," Paranormal Witness (Season 1 Episode 5): A family's use of a Ouija board brings an evil entity into their home, YouTube, July 17, 2019: https://youtu.be/lucRKtuCjtU