DoomsdaysCW<p>When the real <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WitchHunts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WitchHunts</span></a> begin, remember... Anyone the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> doesn&#39;t like is considered a witch! Just like in the 1600s! Piss off the proctor? You&#39;re a witch! Have more land than Goodie Smith? You&#39;re a witch! Are you a man with a husband? You&#39;re a witch!</p><p>Concerns Over Targeting of Pagan Community in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pickens</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a></p><p>By Manny Moreno | February 25, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: &quot;On February 18, a YouTube video titled &#39;Witches Be Crazy with Pastor Barry Vaughn&#39; was released by Kevin Harden of Gaining Ground Ministries. The video opens with Harden quoting Deuteronomy 18:9-12, which warns against practices like divination, sorcery, and necromancy.</p><p>&quot;Pastor Barry Vaughn and Harden discuss a recent witchcraft festival in Pickens and their efforts to evangelize at the event. Vaughn confirms his presence and states that he and others initially protested outside the venue, later entering the facility before being told to leave.</p><p>&quot;Following the backlash, Stillwater Christian Fellowship escalated its response through sermons, podcasts, and videos. Members called on pastors to &#39;chase the wolves out&#39;, a phrase that critics argue refers to witches, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a>+ individuals, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbortionRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AbortionRights</span></a> supporters.</p><p>&quot;Vaughn later clarified in a video that he does not promote violence but supports the enforcement of what he calls &#39;God’s law.&#39;&quot; [What about eating shellfish? Or mixing threads together? HYPOCRITES!]</p><p><a href="https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-</span><span class="invisible">over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/witchcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>witchcraft</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>witch</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pagans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pagans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurningTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BurningTimes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChristoFascists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a></p>