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67. Damn fundies and their weird Satan fixation.

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 07:36 PM

Dec 2013

I was a kid in the 80s and I had a friend with a fundie mom who was constantly feeding him stories about the evils of Dungeons and Dragons sourcebooks (Did you know that they are completely impervious to fire!) I thought that she was weird and gullible, but it wasn't until I was in college (and the Wenatchee case started turning up in the media) that I realized that there were a large and powerful group of people in this country that literally believed that the devil and his agents were everywere, and were prepared to ruin lives and reputations to combat his influence.

Like the Akiki case, in Wenatchee, justice eventually prevailed, but not before completely fucking up dozens of lives, and turning the whole town into a pit of paranoia and suspicion that you normally only see in the more heavy-handed Twilight Zone episodes.

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Texas frees day care operator convicted of abusing children with satanic rituals [View all] jsr Nov 2013 OP

Those satanic allegations are almost always false BainsBane Nov 2013 #1

I remember that well. The prosecutors should all be in jail 7962 Nov 2013 #4

Yep, and Geraldo fanned the flames of that "satanic panic" crap too. Jamastiene Nov 2013 #7

I remember that crap 8 track mind Nov 2013 #9

Oh yes! That insanity. shenmue Nov 2013 #52

sue them until it hurts , until you own the city hall weissmam Nov 2013 #2

Wow, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #3

Excellent article here about this hysteria. Archae Nov 2013 #5

NO NO NO SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #29

There really hasn't been any evidence of "child abuse through satanic rituals." It was an urban Dash87 Nov 2013 #37

I am happy that you know everything SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #42

Sure. Buy S&P until 2015. That's when the world-, well let's just say don't make any long term plans Dash87 Nov 2013 #43

Good news and more links alp227 Nov 2013 #6

The appeals court decision in the second link doesn't look good for women's rights. alfredo Nov 2013 #8

ack! wrong link - I was looking for this story on the Austin American-Statesman site alp227 Nov 2013 #10

Sounds like a senior moment. ;) alfredo Nov 2013 #12

I was always skeptical about those stories Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #11

You can see it happening because it does happen jmowreader Nov 2013 #16

Or the horrific Dale Akiki case mainer Nov 2013 #39

The problem is the misguided belief that children never lie jmowreader Nov 2013 #53

Young children today are spared from being discredited as witnesses, as in this case. proverbialwisdom Nov 2013 #13

This is one part of the story ... SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #27

Rather than copy and paste the same reply multiple times in one thread... TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #36

That decreases the "PAY ATTENTION TO ME" volume, though Posteritatis Nov 2013 #51

It's a lame tactic. TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #54

I have an old friend who was a victim of bad therapists back when this was going on Marrah_G Nov 2013 #14

That is horrible! Imagine how many children were victimized in this way over the course Chemisse Nov 2013 #19

Exactly the same as the Salem witch hunts. Kablooie Nov 2013 #15

This has nothing to do with the witch hunts SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #30

I'm not alleging that child abuse doesn't exist or shouldn't be prosecuted. Kablooie Nov 2013 #35

A lot of them used hypnosis to bring out "suppressed" memories. Rozlee Nov 2013 #17

This is what I love the most about DU. SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #18

There are links to information posted on this thread. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #20

It is so sad that so many people have no clue. SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #21

Are you under the impression that I'm a proponent of "false memory syndrome"? ronnie624 Nov 2013 #22

You confirm my thoughts. SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #23

You should expand more on your thoughts. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #26

HERE YOU GO SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #28

I think I understand now. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #31

no I am not SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #32

Post some links to credible sources. n/t ronnie624 Nov 2013 #33

I am sorry that your google is broken SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #34

Your conspiracy theory is convoluted muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #44

you put a lot of words in my mouth SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #45

Since you repeat the 'conspiracy' claim' 4 times, and tell others to go to Google, muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #46

There are many people very happy that you fight their fight SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2013 #49

bwahahahahaha. cali Dec 2013 #58

bwahahahahaha? SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2013 #60

unpaid? No way dude! We get our checks...like 50 does! snooper2 Dec 2013 #64

If you think lame cut and paste crap will convince DUers, try again. cali Dec 2013 #55

Lame cut and paste? SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2013 #56

bwahahahahaha. I do so love your rank hypocricy, lambkins. cali Dec 2013 #57

Again - the insults SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2013 #59

Have you paid your dues yet? snooper2 Dec 2013 #65

You have it backwards. SLIAR is claiming that the memories are true, tblue37 Dec 2013 #61

I gathered that, later. ronnie624 Dec 2013 #62

No, you are not thick. The phrasing of his/her post was "thick," in the sense of being tblue37 Dec 2013 #63

LOL. People around here drinking the SRA kool-aid? That's a new one. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #24

Hi SoLeftIAmRight!!!! I just wanna say that I want you to contact me directly.... NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #25

self delete They_Live Nov 2013 #41

In virtually every one of these cases, media coverage was 100% against the accused. Dash87 Nov 2013 #38

A look back at the terrible Dale Akiki case mainer Nov 2013 #40

Thank you for that cpwm17 Nov 2013 #48

Holy Shit! FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #66

Damn fundies and their weird Satan fixation. cemaphonic Dec 2013 #67

What took them so long? cpwm17 Nov 2013 #47

Politics, basically Posteritatis Nov 2013 #50