[@CaughtInTheRiddle] Except that's wrong, since early Christians had a clear denomination between good magic and evil magic, which the evil magic being known colloquially as "sorcery". Sorcery, specifically, was things like consorting with the devil, and is banned under the Ten Commandments. It did not include charms, wards, homeopathic medicine, and other minor supersitions, which were considered a benign form of magic. In fact, Jesus and the Apostles are occasionally referred to as "magicians" in some texts, for their power to work miracles. And then past that you have Judeo-Christian hero figures such as King Solomon, who bound demons and spirits to serve him and create his kingdom. Moses is also referred to as a "magician" or "wizard" (actually an old phrase meaning "wise man", fun fact) in several apocryphal texts, and is portrayed as being able to create miracles even without the aid of God. In one variation of the myth he's actually so damn hardcore that God has to send down a chariot and bodily grab him and take him to Heaven becuase Moses just outright refuses to die. That's not even getting into the fact that one could very easily reinterpret all those things as holy miracles even if they did subscribe to a Salem-style burn-the-witch philosophy. Frankly it seems like you all just have some kind of grudge against Christianity, which I don't really get. Judeo-Christian legends and scripture are actually a very in-depth and fascinating mythology and I'd suggest reading up on it if you have the time.