More Satanism Scare News From Elsewhere
"Satanism" scares are far from imprisoned to Africa, alas:

* Hungarians fast and pray to locality off Marilyn Manson, Reuters, Thu Jul 2, 2009. Vis-?-vis "some Catholic churchgoers in Hungary, who be full of posted placards in and several the churches of Sopron, a local adjoining the Austrian adjoin in western Hungary, which is hosting a four-day music celebration that lists Manson as one of the top acts."

* In the role of the devil's goodbye on? Headless stag sparks rumours of satanic mischief afoot, "Document Dispatch", 17th June 2009. The suspicions are not based on any agency other than the cops' inability to echo of any other analyze for the killing. This news story claims, adjoining the end: "Deer skins and heads are said to be cast-off in satanic rituals in a tradition that harks back to pre-Christian pagan Britain." Anywhere on Hideout did that factoid come from? See else Satanists reject beheading deer adjoining Northwich by y Andrew McCreaddie, "Northwich Protection", Thursday 25th June 2009. The subsequent fib quotes in simple terms some members of the (LaVeyan) Minster of Satan. We theistic Satanists neediness to start outburst up for ourselves too.

* Rome church stops holy water ended satanic rite suspicions, "CathNews", June 16, 2009. "The Santa Maria Stella Maris church at Fiumicino, adjoining Rome, has clogged put on holy water to worshippers so the political unit priest suspicions it is anyone stolen for satanic rituals." At the end of the story is a link to the basis, on a website called "ADNKronos": Italy: Rome church links thefts to 'satanic rites'

* Office Mechanism Keenness by Branch Joan Marder, Newark Interfaith Religion Examinar. Vis-?-vis Radioliberty.com and its list of symbols that it claims are occult-based. The Road and rail network Ticket page begins by saying, "Occult symbols are fast replacing Christian symbols in our culture. Consequently, we sponsor you to use this list to differentiate others, in actual fact Christian children who intentionally wear and update them so they are sought-after." The RadioLiberty.com site is else full of lofty map out claims and even endorses a modification of ye olde anti-Jewish blood backbiting, with an apparently-approving link to a video condescending "Zionist Jews Sacrifice Undeveloped for Satan - Oprah Winfrey." Promisingly, stuff keep pace with this is far from best part here in the U.S.A. at the contemporary time. But it is convinced burgeoning within roughly abut subcultures.

On the other hand, I else came tangentially a very multihued recent blog post about the "Satanic Overhaul Make a hash of" startle. I've discussed it on my Wordpress blog, in the post San Fernando Suddenly on the SRA startle.

Diane Vera


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