Hilarious Anti-Skrillex Rant from Christian

Wolfman · 16th June 2012, 08:46 PM

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This article is just so full of amazing stuff that I really can't hope to cover it all, you just have to read it for yourself! A few prize tidbits:

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Skrillex, a Gothic icon and Lesbian fashionista whose name is Latin for “Homosexual Satan Wasp”, is the biggest act in Dubstep today

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Skrillex is the inventor of “dubstep” whose sole purpose is to provide a “drop” — common youth terminology for procuring and snorting drugs

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...that incorporates elements of Warhol-era rampant homosexuality and perversion, electronic “music” and lesbian-influenced haircuts

But my two favorite quotes are these, demonstrating this man's keen grasp of reality:

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Over 100% of homosexual gays listen to, or have listened to Skrillex in their life

and

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Skrillex fans are MORE likely to rob a gas station and set a retirement home on fire than 1000% of Christians

Full disclosure: I don't particularly like Skrillex, don't particularly like dubstep...but this article's freakin' hilarious!

ETA: It has been revealed to me, in subsequent posts, that this is a parody...I must admit that I got taken in, mainly cuz I grew up with people who would say things like this and seriously believe it.

Good Lt · 16th June 2012, 08:50 PM

I remember this same rant when the Beatles came to America.

It included this as well:

Wolfman · 16th June 2012, 08:58 PM

Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons).

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.

not_so_new · 16th June 2012, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons).

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.

WOW... I would say it is amazing that you know how to read let alone participate in advanced discussions.....

Great respect to you for your ability to overcome such an obstacle as this upbringing.

Beelzebuddy · 16th June 2012, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by TFA

As long as Skrillex wins Grammys and is accepted by mainstream media, he will claim souls for Satan and molest our children through his perverse philosophy of futuristic devil machine music.

I wish people would say such nice things about me sometimes.

Madalch · 16th June 2012, 09:21 PM

I call Poe, based on one of the linked stories:

"The Bible is Too Liberal"

Quote:

One of the rules I have for our household is that everyone must always have at least two copies of the Bible on their person. My wife naturally abides by this rule and has been faithful with ensuring our children do as well, even our girl off to California for her studies.

Quote:

About The Author
Bringing back morality one kneecap at a time.

Beelzebuddy · 16th June 2012, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Madalch

I call Poe, based on one of the linked stories:

"The Bible is Too Liberal"

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On further inspection of the site, I'm inclined to agree. The goatees/neckbeards of the two guys selling the book at the top of the site are far too feminine for this to be a respectable Christian organization.

jasonpatterson · 16th June 2012, 09:37 PM

Um, christwire.com is a trolling site. It's all satire.

keale · 16th June 2012, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons).

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.

WOW!!

Wolfman · 16th June 2012, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by jasonpatterson

Um, christwire.com is a trolling site. It's all satire.

Aw, damn...my bad.

Sad thing is, I grew up with people who'd definitely say things like this, and believe it!

Madalch · 16th June 2012, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by jasonpatterson

Um, christwire.com is a trolling site. It's all satire.

It took me a few minutes, but I gathered that. From now on, I'll stick to making fun of REAL Christian sites, like Landover Baptist.

Andrew Wiggin · 17th June 2012, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by Madalch

It took me a few minutes, but I gathered that. From now on, I'll stick to making fun of REAL Christian sites, like Landover Baptist.

You might also enjoy The Perry Bible Fellowship.

arthwollipot · 17th June 2012, 03:58 AM

Isn't Skrillex a character from Dragonball Z?

Multivac · 18th June 2012, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons).

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.

Jesus christ on a cardboard bicycle!

ToddH · 18th June 2012, 04:52 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons).

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.

Sounds about like my Pentecostal upbringing. Good times.

Cayvmann · 18th June 2012, 05:49 AM

These kids, with their clothes and their hair. Amirite?

Weak Kitten · 18th June 2012, 07:17 AM

Wow, I looked up Skrillex on wikki and the picture of him looks a lot like one of the young men I knew from Sunday school when I was a teenager, only with fewer piercings. He was a good person and a great contributor to the youth group.

Then again, I was raised Unitarian Universalist...

The Mutha · 18th June 2012, 08:12 AM

I was going to go tell The Dolly about all this a Skrillex is one of her favorite dudes and she loves DubStep. Lol on the parody!

Foster Zygote · 18th June 2012, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

I must admit that I got taken in, mainly cuz I grew up with people who would say things like this and seriously believe it.

Me too. Although I'm relieved that I never had to watch as my music was destroyed or go through an exorcism. There was one time when my cassettes were all out of order and I realized that my parents had taken them to listen to in the car in order to check for any Satanic influences. And I do remember hearing people like James Dobson and others rant about the rampant Satanism in popular music. I remember Jerry Falwell preaching that The Police were telling kids to murder everyone in their families with the song Murder By Numbers (still on of my all time favorite songs). I wondered how he could possibly have missed that the song was an acerbic satire about the way people use politics and nationalism to justify mass murder. It may have been the first time I heard an evangelical preacher say something that I immediately realized was just plain stupid. Looking back on it, I wonder if it wasn't my interest in music that first led me to doubt the authorities that I had been raised never to question.

Foster Zygote · 18th June 2012, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

How did they know when the demons had left you? Was it the slight squeaking sound?

AvalonXQ · 18th June 2012, 08:52 AM

Wait, so there was at least one person who read the OP quotes and didn't immediately recognize the parody? I'm genuinely surprised.

TimCallahan · 18th June 2012, 09:14 AM

I particularly liked this quote from the article:

Skrillex, a Gothic icon and Lesbian fashionista whose name is Latin for “Homosexual Satan Wasp”

Mr. Figs' idea of Latin is rather bizarre. Of course, if AvalonXQ is right, the parody might have been dreamed up by Skrillex.

Mehdimentio · 18th June 2012, 09:32 AM

Wow, this guy really knows his percentages.

epeos76 · 18th June 2012, 09:48 AM

Ah well. I really liked the idea that latin had a word for homosexual satan wasp.

AvalonXQ · 18th June 2012, 10:27 AM

Somebody really needs "homosexual satan wasp" as a title.

IMST · 18th June 2012, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by AvalonXQ

Somebody really needs "homosexual satan wasp" as a title.

On it.

ETA: Well, this is embarrassing. I seem to have misplaced the custom title please? thread. Anyone know where to find it?

Eudaemonic Plague · 18th June 2012, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons).

Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook].

Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.

This is the sort of thing that led me to believe (as a child) that the Southern Baptist Church was liberal. Heh. That particular church moved considerably to the right (I'm sure all the really good books in the library were removed) at some point after I was able to stop going, which disturbs me, since my mother has always swallowed the BS they pass out.

Skeptic Ginger · 18th June 2012, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by epeos76

Ah well. I really liked the idea that latin had a word for homosexual satan wasp.

I'm skeptical. I tried two translation sites and the word was unknown. And going from English to Latin only satan translated. Neither wasp nor homosexual had a commonly known translation.

I await other opinions.

Skeptic Ginger · 18th June 2012, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by IMST

On it.

ETA: Well, this is embarrassing. I seem to have misplaced the custom title please? thread. Anyone know where to find it?

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...t=custom+title

IMST · 18th June 2012, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...t=custom+title

Wow, that is not the thread I expected. I'm debating zombieing the hell out of it or looking again in Forum Help, where I think the more recent version was.

Madalch · 18th June 2012, 11:54 AM

Too late- I've already hacked into AvalonXQ's account and requested it for him.

(Just kidding....)

Skeptic Ginger · 18th June 2012, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by IMST

Wow, that is not the thread I expected. I'm debating zombieing the hell out of it or looking again in Forum Help, where I think the more recent version was.

You can start a new thread if you want. I think any of them will do.

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=42692

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=5445

Wait, here it is:

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...81#post1205681

64 pages long.

Totally weird, I see you have the wasp title already.

IMST · 18th June 2012, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger

Totally weird, I see you have the wasp title already.

I realized what I was doing wrong and managed to scrounge it up already. Just neglected to update any of my posts here.

Baloney · 18th June 2012, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Eudaemonic Plague

This is the sort of thing that led me to believe (as a child) that the Southern Baptist Church was liberal. Heh. That particular church moved considerably to the right (I'm sure all the really good books in the library were removed) at some point after I was able to stop going, which disturbs me, since my mother has always swallowed the BS they pass out.

Wait... does that stand for "Bible Study" or "Biblical Scripture"? Or did she hand out "Belted Spankings"?

AvalonXQ · 18th June 2012, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Madalch

Too late- I've already hacked into AvalonXQ's account and requested it for him.

(Just kidding....)

lol

Everyone knows I'd be the homosexual Jesus wasp.

AvalonXQ · 18th June 2012, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Baloney

Wait... does that stand for "Bible Study" or "Biblical Scripture"? Or did she hand out "Belted Spankings"?

Baptist Scatologicals.

Halfcentaur · 18th June 2012, 05:48 PM

They had an awesome Poe article about the evils of Skyrim as I recall.

16th June 2012, 08:46 PM	#1
Wolfman Chief Solipsistic Autosycophant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dongguan, China Posts: 11,809	Hilarious Anti-Skrillex Rant from Christian linky This article is just so full of amazing stuff that I really can't hope to cover it all, you just have to read it for yourself! A few prize tidbits: Quote: Skrillex, a Gothic icon and Lesbian fashionista whose name is Latin for “Homosexual Satan Wasp”, is the biggest act in Dubstep today Quote: Skrillex is the inventor of “dubstep” whose sole purpose is to provide a “drop” — common youth terminology for procuring and snorting drugs Quote: ...that incorporates elements of Warhol-era rampant homosexuality and perversion, electronic “music” and lesbian-influenced haircuts But my two favorite quotes are these, demonstrating this man's keen grasp of reality: Quote: Over 100% of homosexual gays listen to, or have listened to Skrillex in their life and Quote: Skrillex fans are MORE likely to rob a gas station and set a retirement home on fire than 1000% of Christians Full disclosure: I don't particularly like Skrillex, don't particularly like dubstep...but this article's freakin' hilarious! ETA: It has been revealed to me, in subsequent posts, that this is a parody...I must admit that I got taken in, mainly cuz I grew up with people who would say things like this and seriously believe it.
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16th June 2012, 08:50 PM	#2
Good Lt Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Satellite of Love Posts: 1,487	I remember this same rant when the Beatles came to America. It included this as well:
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16th June 2012, 08:58 PM	#3
Wolfman Chief Solipsistic Autosycophant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dongguan, China Posts: 11,809	Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons). Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did.
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16th June 2012, 09:21 PM	#6
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,701	I call Poe, based on one of the linked stories: "The Bible is Too Liberal" Quote: One of the rules I have for our household is that everyone must always have at least two copies of the Bible on their person. My wife naturally abides by this rule and has been faithful with ensuring our children do as well, even our girl off to California for her studies. Quote: About The Author Bringing back morality one kneecap at a time.
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16th June 2012, 09:37 PM	#8
jasonpatterson Philanthropic Misanthrope Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Space, The Final Frontier Posts: 2,180	Um, christwire.com is a trolling site. It's all satire.
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16th June 2012, 09:05 PM	#4
not_so_new Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,544	Originally Posted by Wolfman Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons). Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did. WOW... I would say it is amazing that you know how to read let alone participate in advanced discussions..... Great respect to you for your ability to overcome such an obstacle as this upbringing.

16th June 2012, 09:05 PM	#5
Beelzebuddy Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,715	Originally Posted by TFA As long as Skrillex wins Grammys and is accepted by mainstream media, he will claim souls for Satan and molest our children through his perverse philosophy of futuristic devil machine music. I wish people would say such nice things about me sometimes.

16th June 2012, 09:33 PM	#7
Beelzebuddy Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,715	Originally Posted by Madalch I call Poe, based on one of the linked stories: "The Bible is Too Liberal" [/i] On further inspection of the site, I'm inclined to agree. The goatees/neckbeards of the two guys selling the book at the top of the site are far too feminine for this to be a respectable Christian organization.

16th June 2012, 09:38 PM	#9
keale Muse Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 813	Originally Posted by Wolfman Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons). Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did. WOW!!
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16th June 2012, 09:51 PM	#10
Wolfman Chief Solipsistic Autosycophant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dongguan, China Posts: 11,809	Originally Posted by jasonpatterson Um, christwire.com is a trolling site. It's all satire. Aw, damn...my bad. Sad thing is, I grew up with people who'd definitely say things like this, and believe it!
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16th June 2012, 09:52 PM	#11
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,701	Originally Posted by jasonpatterson Um, christwire.com is a trolling site. It's all satire. It took me a few minutes, but I gathered that. From now on, I'll stick to making fun of REAL Christian sites, like Landover Baptist.
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17th June 2012, 03:29 AM	#12
Andrew Wiggin Master Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: A small planet named for its dirt. You'll find it filed under 'mostly harmless' Posts: 2,914	Originally Posted by Madalch It took me a few minutes, but I gathered that. From now on, I'll stick to making fun of REAL Christian sites, like Landover Baptist. You might also enjoy The Perry Bible Fellowship.
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17th June 2012, 03:58 AM	#13
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The other side of your screen Posts: 42,996	Isn't Skrillex a character from Dragonball Z?
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18th June 2012, 04:35 AM	#14
Multivac Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,927	Originally Posted by Wolfman Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons). Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did. Jesus christ on a cardboard bicycle!

18th June 2012, 04:52 AM	#15
ToddH Critical Thinker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heart of the bible belt Posts: 334	Originally Posted by Wolfman Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons). Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did. Sounds about like my Pentecostal upbringing. Good times.

18th June 2012, 05:49 AM	#16
Cayvmann Muse Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 578	These kids, with their clothes and their hair. Amirite?
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18th June 2012, 07:17 AM	#17
Weak Kitten Graduate Poster Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lost and lonely...will you be my friend? Posts: 1,722	Wow, I looked up Skrillex on wikki and the picture of him looks a lot like one of the young men I knew from Sunday school when I was a teenager, only with fewer piercings. He was a good person and a great contributor to the youth group. Then again, I was raised Unitarian Universalist...
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18th June 2012, 08:12 AM	#18
The Mutha thoroughly confused, but valiantly trying... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 1,504	I was going to go tell The Dolly about all this a Skrillex is one of her favorite dudes and she loves DubStep. Lol on the parody!

18th June 2012, 08:39 AM	#19
Foster Zygote Dental Floss Tycoon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge Posts: 14,393	Originally Posted by Wolfman I must admit that I got taken in, mainly cuz I grew up with people who would say things like this and seriously believe it. Me too. Although I'm relieved that I never had to watch as my music was destroyed or go through an exorcism. There was one time when my cassettes were all out of order and I realized that my parents had taken them to listen to in the car in order to check for any Satanic influences. And I do remember hearing people like James Dobson and others rant about the rampant Satanism in popular music. I remember Jerry Falwell preaching that The Police were telling kids to murder everyone in their families with the song Murder By Numbers (still on of my all time favorite songs). I wondered how he could possibly have missed that the song was an acerbic satire about the way people use politics and nationalism to justify mass murder. It may have been the first time I heard an evangelical preacher say something that I immediately realized was just plain stupid. Looking back on it, I wonder if it wasn't my interest in music that first led me to doubt the authorities that I had been raised never to question.
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18th June 2012, 08:42 AM	#20
Foster Zygote Dental Floss Tycoon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge Posts: 14,393	Originally Posted by Wolfman Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. How did they know when the demons had left you? Was it the slight squeaking sound?
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18th June 2012, 08:52 AM	#21
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853	Wait, so there was at least one person who read the OP quotes and didn't immediately recognize the parody? I'm genuinely surprised.
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18th June 2012, 09:14 AM	#22
TimCallahan Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,128	I particularly liked this quote from the article: Skrillex, a Gothic icon and Lesbian fashionista whose name is Latin for “Homosexual Satan Wasp” Mr. Figs' idea of Latin is rather bizarre. Of course, if AvalonXQ is right, the parody might have been dreamed up by Skrillex.
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18th June 2012, 09:32 AM	#23
Mehdimentio Thinker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 161	Wow, this guy really knows his percentages.
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18th June 2012, 09:48 AM	#24
epeos76 Critical Thinker Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 300	Ah well. I really liked the idea that latin had a word for homosexual satan wasp.
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18th June 2012, 10:27 AM	#25
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853	Somebody really needs "homosexual satan wasp" as a title.
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18th June 2012, 10:31 AM	#26
IMST If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,128	Originally Posted by AvalonXQ Somebody really needs "homosexual satan wasp" as a title. On it. ETA: Well, this is embarrassing. I seem to have misplaced the custom title please? thread. Anyone know where to find it?
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18th June 2012, 10:32 AM	#27
Eudaemonic Plague Thinker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 137	Originally Posted by Wolfman Hey, I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home where we were taught that any music with a drum beat was Satanic, because the drums summoned Satan. At 15 years old, I secretly purchased a U2 tape cassette, which I listened to covertly...but was discovered. My parents first doused the cassette in lighter fluid and burned it, during which the burning plastic made a slight squeaking sound...my parents announced that this was the sound of the demons escaping from it. I then went through a exorcism ceremony to have the demons cast out from my body (I went through a lot of exorcisms as a child, at least 6 a year, cuz everything was full of demons). Fortunately, the exorcisms were fairly simple...no holy water, no weird rites...well, other than two grown adults standing above me, waving their hands about wildly, screaming incomprehensible gobbledygook as they spoke in tongues, and "commanding the demons to leave this man's body in the name of JEEESUS, this boy belongs to JEEESUS, you have no claim on his body, in the name of JEEESUS be cast out, and return to the Lake of Fire!" [insert more gobbledygook]. Is rather amazing, in retrospect, that I turned out as well as I did. This is the sort of thing that led me to believe (as a child) that the Southern Baptist Church was liberal. Heh. That particular church moved considerably to the right (I'm sure all the really good books in the library were removed) at some point after I was able to stop going, which disturbs me, since my mother has always swallowed the BS they pass out.

18th June 2012, 11:03 AM	#28
Skeptic Ginger formerly skeptigirl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shifting through paradigms Posts: 40,560	Originally Posted by epeos76 Ah well. I really liked the idea that latin had a word for homosexual satan wasp. I'm skeptical. I tried two translation sites and the word was unknown. And going from English to Latin only satan translated. Neither wasp nor homosexual had a commonly known translation. I await other opinions.
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18th June 2012, 11:04 AM	#29
Skeptic Ginger formerly skeptigirl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shifting through paradigms Posts: 40,560	Originally Posted by IMST On it. ETA: Well, this is embarrassing. I seem to have misplaced the custom title please? thread. Anyone know where to find it? http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...t=custom+title
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18th June 2012, 11:43 AM	#30
IMST If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,128	Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...t=custom+title Wow, that is not the thread I expected. I'm debating zombieing the hell out of it or looking again in Forum Help, where I think the more recent version was.
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18th June 2012, 11:54 AM	#31
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,701	Too late- I've already hacked into AvalonXQ's account and requested it for him. (Just kidding....)
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18th June 2012, 01:09 PM	#32
Skeptic Ginger formerly skeptigirl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shifting through paradigms Posts: 40,560	Originally Posted by IMST Wow, that is not the thread I expected. I'm debating zombieing the hell out of it or looking again in Forum Help, where I think the more recent version was. You can start a new thread if you want. I think any of them will do. http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=42692 http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=5445 Wait, here it is: http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...81#post1205681 64 pages long. Totally weird, I see you have the wasp title already.
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18th June 2012, 01:32 PM	#33
IMST If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,128	Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger Totally weird, I see you have the wasp title already. I realized what I was doing wrong and managed to scrounge it up already. Just neglected to update any of my posts here.
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18th June 2012, 02:20 PM	#34
Baloney Muse Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: America! (F, yeah!) Posts: 666	Originally Posted by Eudaemonic Plague This is the sort of thing that led me to believe (as a child) that the Southern Baptist Church was liberal. Heh. That particular church moved considerably to the right (I'm sure all the really good books in the library were removed) at some point after I was able to stop going, which disturbs me, since my mother has always swallowed the BS they pass out. Wait... does that stand for "Bible Study" or "Biblical Scripture"? Or did she hand out "Belted Spankings"?
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18th June 2012, 02:27 PM	#35
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853	Originally Posted by Madalch Too late- I've already hacked into AvalonXQ's account and requested it for him. (Just kidding....) lol Everyone knows I'd be the homosexual Jesus wasp.
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