I seem to recall (somewhere deep within my memory banks) a radio interview with a witch, who said something along the lines of what GHoST was saying - that it was the 'worship' of Earth power that was frowned upon. She also said that there was no such thing as a black witch! (something to do with how Earth energy is used - ie, can't be used for bad stuff).

I suppose that we could consider 'the force' as being witchcraft, as it utilises the same energies that the Jedi do...

But then, if that is the case, then Darth Vader shouldn't have had any powers..

Bah@legends and beliefs

I just think that it was a way of providing entertainment for the public, back in those days - dwarf-tossing, witch-dunking, and the odd bit of heretic stoning...

..thank fuck we got Playstations these days, eh?