Against my better judgement, I let Chase check out a Scooby Doo book from the library.  The book presented Wicca, Wiccans and witches in a very deceptive light and I was horrified as I was reading the story to Chase.  (Needless to say, story time ended without me finishing the story although I did go on to read it myself later).  I am very familiar with Scooby Doo from my childhood and part of me figured it could not be so bad since the supposed "ghost" in each story turns out to be a real person.

Boy was I wrong! And I learned a thing or two about trusting my better judgement.

Check out this description of a Wiccan from the book Scooby and the Witch's Ghost by Gail Herman:

Sarah was a Wiccan...a kind of medicine woman, like a doctor. 

 

Wiccans don't use ordinary medicine.  They understand the forces of nature-herbs and plants-and use them for healing.

 

The story also involved a singing group called the Hex Girls consisting of Thorn, Dusk, Luna along with a spell book and the actual recitation from the spell book.  It was amazing how subtly all this information was woven into what was supposed to be an innocent cartoon.  I imagine these are the kind of influences rife in public schools.

It is hard to believe and accept how diligent I will have to be to make sure that our family's values are not compromised by outside influences, especially while my children are still young.