How do I say that witchcraft is bad without seeming like I'm trying to change her?

How do I tell my good friend that messing around with witchcraft is dangerous? She said that she has tried to move things but could only make them vibrate. From what she's told me, she had a pretty dis functional family which includes a step mom and step sister. She loves coming to my church but lately hasn't been allowed to. What should I do?

Nothing. How would you like it if some witch told you that Christianity was bad? I'll bet you'd get pretty worked up - most of them do.

I have been through that phase as a teenager.

It is VERY dangerous. Pray for her that God will open her eyes to the truth about Ti's stuff.

Tell her you are concerned for her and that even if she doesn't believe in Jesus, that if she really GTE's deep into this that weird things and even bad things will start to happen and it's a downed road. Tell her that plenty of people have experienced evil things after messing around with the occult.

I will also pray for your friend. Good l UK honey.

I can make things vibrate by stamping the floor too :-)

She if full of it. She did not make anything vibrate. Sorry, but people have been trying to do that for years and no one has been able to do it successfully. Let her be, she is a liar.

Ok - first rule of trying to change somebody: DON'T tell them "it's bad." Tell them you are concerned; tell them you are worried - in short, tell them how you FEEL. If you say something is bad, that's a judgment, and it puts all the blame on her. If you say, "I'm worried about you" then the message is about you, and doesn't end up saying that SHE is bad (or stupid, or foolish, or anything else).

Second - you can only express your opinion - you will never, EVER be able to change anybody but yourself. You can say you are concerned, but you can't decide for her - and quite frankly, you don't have the RIGHT to decide for her, even if you could.

Be there, be a friend for her, listen, and say what you feel. The rest is up to her.

Tread lightly - like you are walking on eggs. You will need to be very subtle about the things that need to be warning signs. She is in a bad situation, and it is only going to get worse for her until she gets steered in the right direction.

Witchcraft isn't bad, that is just your opinion of it. If she finds comfort in that belief system then leave it alone. Do you want her to tell you that believing in God (and Devil) is bad?

You ARE trying to change her!

Lots of people "mess around with witchcraft". For some people, it's a religion. And let me tell you, your friend is disillusioned with it if she thinks that "moving things" is all there is to it. It's more about meditation and being at peace with you self. Your friend has the wrong idea. It sounds like the is looking for an escape. Wicca is only dangerous if the soul of the practice is in it for the wrong reasons.
Keep trying to get her to go to church, or encourage her to read up on the craft more before she does anything else. Might not have been the answer you were looking for, but that's the advice I can give from personal experience.

Anything that you don't have an understanding of is scary. But messing around with stuff that you don't know much about is even worse. Unless you are educated in such things I don't think it is a good idea to be involved in them. Then again, if she wants to do that then so be it. (it could be her way of rebelling against everything right now) and she might just need to figure stuff out on her own. Is she trying to do harm with it? Or is she just interested in the occult and the supernatural there is a huge difference.

your believe and your friends believe are to two different thing she thinks it's o.k. to do witchcraft and you don't . that is find , please don't try to change your friend . our difference is what makes us unique. I'm pretty sure if you never knew what she did at home , you'll never question your friendship with her , so dint do it now she still the same person you meet at school ----- or where ever ! she that same girl and that shouldn't change.

"Messing around"? How arrogant can you be? How do you know she doesn't feel the same about you "messing around" with Christianity?

Just because your way works for you, doesn't mean it will for her. Stop looking down your nose at your "friend" and accept her for who she is, or find a new friend who DOES go to your church.