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Today’s issues pertaining to the topic of astrology are composed of a wide range of disagreements regarding its destructive attitude as a rule, in addition to these practices that are said to be associated with it. While on the practical side of the field a person might be duly warned about such factors as undesirable people that claim to be knowledgeable in the area of astrology while in fact are nothing more than con-artists trying to scam curious or even desperate potential clients into shelling out cash for these supposed services. An equally-valid argument regarding the practice of astrology is that an individual may be prone to being reliant, and using it in a negative way, such as using “what the horoscope says” to justify negative behavior as well as characteristics which they should be trying to alter.

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Nonetheless, in debating arguments against the belief in and utilization of astrology, there’s nothing that holds more influence, than Christian Fundamentalism. Although both the Old and the New Testaments hold in depth references to the belief in and utilization of astrology, the basic interpretations of the topic are clearly varied from those references written in the Bible. Though the Biblical alludes to astrology, in different sections and situations, from unnecessary and generous to wrong to powerful, fundamentalism forces the concept that astrology is not just Blasphemous though completely evil and demoniacally-inspired.

Wanting to file astrology in similar terms as other forms of the occult and supernatural occurrences, Christian Fundamentalism considers and indoctrinates that practices as simple as reading a horoscope in the paper is a affair of exposing oneself to that which are known as demons. Fundamentalists consider that in utilizing astrology one is making oneself to be a conduit for demonic forces and, thus, open to all of the power and influence of Satan himself.

Fundamentalist Christians position astrology in the same category as they do both black magic as well as enchantment, associating the same damaging view to all of these subjects. They state that if a person dabbles with astrology, he’ll shortly discover oneself under the influence of a “strange, evil power” – ultimately becoming suicidal and not worried regarding the idea of their own demise.

A few scriptures within the Christian Bible might talk of the evil tendencies of astrology, for example, saying that an astrologer doesn’t possess the ability to rescue them self, let alone any other person. Also, while depending upon astrology a person’s attention shifts from his reliance on God, it is generally just the fundamentalist segment of the population which believes the entire concept to be wicked, and selecting to be controlled and guided by the devil. It may be interesting to note that the Bible itself, even where clearly establishing the possible-bad parts of astrology, don’t make any such connections.