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Jessy169

(602 posts)
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 12:00 PM Dec 2013

A Christmas Speculation: "Christian" Republicans are in fact Satanists [View all]

Yet these latter are the things that a great many Republicans, and in particular a great many of those Republicans who claim to be motivated by their Christian faith, have been pursuing in practice, if not always advocating in theory. If they’re deriving their commitments from a religion, it’s pretty clearly not the one taught by Jesus. Many people have made this same point in recent years, but it doesn’t seem to have occurred to any of them that another religion that’s active in today’s America does teach all the things the GOP supports. That religion, of course, is Satanism, and more specifically the version of it taught in Anton Szandor LaVey’s The Satanic Bible.


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As the number of devil worshippers in evangelical churches and the Christian end of the Republican Party increased, though, their most pressing need would have been some surreptitious way to signal their involvement to those who shared their convictions, without believers in the Christian gospel being any the wiser. Coming up with a Satanic shibboleth that would be instantly recognizable to other devil worshippers, but completely opaque to devout Christians, might seem like a tall order, but it’s one that seems to have been met with aplomb.

Yes, this is where we discuss Ayn Rand.


http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/
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Too long a read, but good points. DetlefK Dec 2013 #1
Yep, too long to read for me too Jessy169 Dec 2013 #3
that was a most excellent read! thanks for sharing n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #2
UR most welcome! Jessy169 Dec 2013 #4
very interesting, and worthwhile, reading. niyad Dec 2013 #5
I'm Paul Ryan... alterfurz Dec 2013 #6
Ah, thanks, that corrects my IIRC. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #22
and IIRC, it was in the Reagan era when the GOP re-oriented their logo stars... alterfurz Dec 2013 #24
IDK... I've tried to ignore 'em until it became impossible. Like Stephon King's Langoliers... freshwest Dec 2013 #28
Please do not defame Satanists by calling them Republicans. OnyxCollie Dec 2013 #7
+1 MNBrewer Dec 2013 #10
Read it all, and am going to read the other articles there. Interesting perspectives. Re: the GOP: freshwest Dec 2013 #8
Unrestrained capitalism destroys life, as does unrestrained Republicanism Jessy169 Dec 2013 #15
Agreed, and those of other parties that chant their mantras are too. A view that leads to death: freshwest Dec 2013 #19
Watch out! Be careful! Jessy169 Dec 2013 #21
Correcting the LeVey quote: freshwest Dec 2013 #23
Oh snap cinnabonbon Dec 2013 #9
Actually are . . Richard D Dec 2013 #11
Bah, why would you insult good Satanists that way? n/t malthaussen Dec 2013 #12
My favorite part: Jessy169 Dec 2013 #13
read that a short while ago... magical thyme Dec 2013 #14
You must be referring to Jessy169 Dec 2013 #18
Yup. nt magical thyme Dec 2013 #26
Exactly I have used the same thesis for several years. gordianot Dec 2013 #16
good read..thanks for posting madrchsod Dec 2013 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author ewagner Dec 2013 #20
Does this mean we can replace "just like Hitler" with "devil worshipper"? Scuba Dec 2013 #25
Hope for a better new year polynomial Dec 2013 #27
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