i have heard that over the years and it have traumatize a lot of people even Christian ?
Gallup, the polling organization, reports that about 25% of Americans say they are. With respect to some of the particulars, Gallup reports:
“More than a quarter -- 27% -- said they were superstitious about "knocking on wood," with 13% superstitious about a black cat crossing one's path, 12% about walking under a ladder, 11% about breaking a mirror, 9% about speaking ill of a person (that it will come true), and 9% about the number 13. Again, younger people (under 30) were more likely than older people (65 and older) to be superstitious about a black cat (19% vs. 12%), breaking a mirror (21% vs. 10%), speaking ill of a person (15% vs. 5%), and knocking on wood (38% to 18%). There was little difference in superstition by age on the other two items -- walking under a ladder and the number 13.”
I found it odd that only 9% of people say they are superstitious about the number 13. Companies go a long way to avoid 13 for only 9% of the population. Consider how many office buildings don’t have “13th” floor. I’m thinking people weren’t completely honest in the Gallup poll.
My question is should anyone be superstitious, but, more importantly, should Christians be superstitious? To help answer that, we first need to know exactly what superstition is, then we’ll consider what Scripture has to say.
