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Yr. Obdt. Svt. looks at the Church\u2019s teaching such matters as divination, seance, and trafficking with spirits. \u00a0Bottom line: Don\u2019t<\/a>. \u00a0Even if you don\u2019t believe in the devil, he believes in himself and he hates your living guts because you are made in the image and likeness of God who he hates even more. \u00a0He can\u2019t hurt God. \u00a0But he can spitefully hurt you, the one God loves so much he died for you. \u00a0You are living in a war zone, like it or not. \u00a0Don\u2019t get suckered by the evil one. \u00a0His one purpose is to destroy you, for spite\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"