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LaVey is better.

Supposedly he bedded both Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, so, I guess he is. They were both pretty much frauds.

The Catholic Church has been shedding members in the U.S. for decades. Both to atheism/agnosticism and to other denominations of Christianity. Additionally, once upon a time we* bred about as fast as Mormons, nowadays the church's bans on birth control tend to be sidestepped.

Of the eight kids on my family, I believe one is at least nominally Catholic. Even the ones who were married in the church (and thereby got their spouses to convert) tended to either drop out, go born-again, or joined their hubby's protestant denom. Two of us are atheists, another isn't practicing much of anything, I'd suspect he's now "one of us." His wife seems too smart to be a believer.

* I came to my senses at the age of about eight.

But you obviously don't know what you're saying! If you don't believe in Our Lord Jesus Christ, you can't be your own moral compass! You're just a Godless heathen atheist if you try!

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, just to make sure. Sarcasm doesn't carry over the internet too well.

EAT MY HOLY SHIT BATMAN!!

They both used their will to make of their lives what they wanted them to be. They certainly didn't have "magickal" powers, but they sure as hell were about the furthest thing from "frauds" that I could think of. They wanted to party with hot chicks, fuck, and get high. They did that.

Google "West Memphis 3" and you can experience the fear all over again! As hilarious as that site is, it unfortunately reflects a real phenomenon that exists in America.

Thanks for the article, though, CCV should be exposed for the bullshit nanny organization that it is. Ram-rodding morality law through local channels is detestable.

My parents belong to the Church of Christ. It's Protestant and non-denominational. Very strict but love and kindness are strongly emphasized. They talk a lot about how being a Christian is to be a living example of God's love. I think that's why they aren't douches. I've talked to them about some of these crazy Christians and my dad (who is a part-time minister) gets really angry about how the make Jesus and Christians look bad.

huh, holy shit. never thought i'd meet somebody else on SG who hails from the ultra-boring wing of christianity.

It's not boring. It's a black people church. It's a lot of fun. I like going. It's like in the movies!

heh, well, the white people version is boring as hell. it's the office cubicle of religions, i'm not even kidding.

And without musical talent, too.

Does God take your stapler? Because you could burn heaven down.

^^ He really can't fail.

i don't think a stapler colored in such a bawdy manner would have made it into the CoC in the first place.

I don't want to live in a world without red Swinglines.

neither did i!

...except LaVey was exceptionally musically talented. Among other things (about as many instruments known as Prince) he was, at the time of his death, the only licensed Theremin player in America.

Crowley, I have no idea about. I don't know what kind of chamber music matches poopin' on the rug.

what exactly are the consequences of playing a theremin without a license?

Meanwhile, I shall try (guiltily) to get back to the point of this thread:

The pseudo-respectable press. The Daily Mail, the Express, the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph. They systematically spin all news in the same direction, and lieobfuscate about it when their influence is commented on.

people lose respect for theremin players. that's why there are so few left.

It's a white people church too. Depends where you go. Very diverse denomination.

I beat up a Sunday school teacher with a bat when i was little, does that mean i'm going to hell?

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