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Question for the oldsters: Were you impacted by the 70s - 80s Satanic Panic?

Started by danskmacabre, October 07, 2019, 06:09:56 PM

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Quote from: danskmacabre;1110020I've heard of Pokemon being viewed as Satanic by some of the more out there Christian groups, but not for some time now.
I've never heard of any groups having an issue with WoW, but that doesn't surprise me some have.

The Pokemon thing just seems super bizarre to me. Like, I can't envision how it could be perceived as in any way Satanic. I suppose maybe calling out your pocket monsters being somehow allegorical to demon summoning? Or the fact that there are spooky-looking ghost ones that could be demons/spirits?

Interesting. Might have to dig deeper into that one later.

Giant Octopodes

Quote from: danskmacabre;1110020I've heard of Pokemon being viewed as Satanic by some of the more out there Christian groups, but not for some time now.
I've never heard of any groups having an issue with WoW, but that doesn't surprise me some have.

To be fair for me personally it was more Warcraft I than World of Warcraft which I had trouble with, but considering the shamans, druids, warlocks summoning demons, undead, and so forth, I also would not be surprised if there were groups which raised a fuss regarding that as well.

danskmacabre

Quote from: Antiquation!;1110024The Pokemon thing just seems super bizarre to me. Like, I can't envision how it could be perceived as in any way Satanic. I suppose maybe calling out your pocket monsters being somehow allegorical to demon summoning? Or the fact that there are spooky-looking ghost ones that could be demons/spirits?

Interesting. Might have to dig deeper into that one later.

Yeah, seems Pokemon is training our kids in the arts of demon summoning.
https://filmschoolrejects.com/pokemon-satanic-panic

All good fun!  haha!

danskmacabre

Quote from: Giant Octopodes;1110025To be fair for me personally it was more Warcraft I than World of Warcraft which I had trouble with, but considering the shamans, druids, warlocks summoning demons, undead, and so forth, I also would not be surprised if there were groups which raised a fuss regarding that as well.

I did a quick google of Wow and Satanic panic type hysteria and a cursory Google search comes up with some hits about some Christian groups getting all worked up over WoW. heh.

David Johansen

Don't you guys know that the Muppets are a satanic plot to prepare children to accept the beast of Revelation?  Haven't you heard that Proctor and Gamble is secretly satanic and their moon logo is a spell?  You probably don't realize the Free Masons are a devil worshiping witch cult, though that one's a few hundred years older but still prevalent enough that I've seen Joseph Smith's masonic connections used to prove he was a devil worshiper.  Catholics are devil worshipers. Yoga is satanic.  Islam is satanic.  It goes on and on, really.  I've got a Catholic friend who married a Pentecostal lady and he's got a pretty good theory, "Stupid, scared Christians are more profitable than comfortable progressive ones."  It's a bit of an ugly theory but I suspect he's got it right.
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nope

Quote from: danskmacabre;1110034Yeah, seems Pokemon is training our kids in the arts of demon summoning.
https://filmschoolrejects.com/pokemon-satanic-panic

All good fun!  haha!
Huh. The More You Know!

Quote from: David Johansen;1110051Don't you guys know that the Muppets are a satanic plot to prepare children to accept the beast of Revelation?  Haven't you heard that Proctor and Gamble is secretly satanic and their moon logo is a spell?  You probably don't realize the Free Masons are a devil worshiping witch cult, though that one's a few hundred years older but still prevalent enough that I've seen Joseph Smith's masonic connections used to prove he was a devil worshiper.  Catholics are devil worshipers. Yoga is satanic.  Islam is satanic.
Holy shit! I had no idea. :eek: Gonna have to warn the local school system on these!

Egyptoid


EOTB

Quote from: Brendan;1108124the "ritual child abuse" scare that some ideologues and their useful idiots pushed on police departments across the US.

What a difference a few weeks makes!
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