http://www.theindustryexposed.com
This guy who is only 21 has put together over 60 short videos about the link between the music industry and its magical working on our culture. He started this over a year ago. I’ve been following his youtube channel.
Another interesting website is wwww.thegoodfight.org. His is more christian oriented and he has some good info on some of the older music.
One more website is http://www.davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr93.html
This guy has put together a fascinating read on the history of laurel canyon and the birth of the hippie generation.
If you guys know of more websites similar to the ones I listed above, let me know. I love this stuff. Its more validation about Ephesians 6 and the prince of the air
]]>“Both Christ and Dracula deal with blood and eternal life. Vampirism is, as Renfield makes clear, the antithesis of Christianity. Whereas Christ shed his blood so that his followers could have eternal life, Dracula shed his followers’ blood so that he could have eternal life; Dracula is a reworking of Christianity according to the canons of Social Darwinism. The monster is simply the inversion of Christianity that was taking place throughout Europe as once again the Enlightenment was implemented through one of its pseudo-scientific ideologies. … In a satanic way typical of the reversal of Christian order that the vampire creates, man achieves immortality through immorality and by infecting others—that is, through lust. Christianity exalts love; vampirism—Darwin’s survival of the fittest pushed to its extreme—exalts the hunger of desire.”
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http://blessedresistanceradio.podomatic.com/entry/2010-07-11T19_25_56-07_00
Contrast with Communion. Many following Christ left Him when He said that we should eat his flesh and drink his blood. They also took him literally and missed his meaning. Without a prohibition against drinking blood, many more pseudo-christian cults would have used real blood in their rituals. The blood becomes the fixation instead of He who shed blood for us, Christ as our Passover Lamb.
Transubstantiation also takes the whole matter literally and misses the point. Same problem with parables and prophetic (spiritual) imagery, divorced from God and Christ. Compare idolatry, by focusing on the apparent, what’s behind it all is missed.
The other side of course is what Russ Dizdar would point out about ritual sacrifice.
As for sugarcoating wickedness, we all like engaging stories. I have this ongoing inner debate about whether fiction (and entertainment in general) is an artificial substitute for real relationships? Similar problem as with blood and idols, fixating on the obvious substitute… likewise pornography. All of which artificially stimulate emotional responses. We’re too often junkies for cheap substitutes that bring a temporary fix.
It takes a lot to tell the life story of one of the missionaries or martyrs. In the general area of “overcoming darkness,” who’s story should be told? If still living, that’s a problem. Perhaps someone like Derek Prince? Perhaps the whole story doesn’t have to be told? As audience, we get a peek into your lives. It’s somewhat one sided of course. It might help to give more backgrounders or bios for your segments, whether interviews or exposés.
Take for instance Corrie Ten Boom. The last 5 years of her life in her 90s tell an important story (The 5 Silent Years). It works both ways. We need to see those defining moments where the wicked meet their fate and what brought them there — on a personal level. There’s no doubt plenty of material on Rick Warren. Of course, it’s all a bit intense to convey in brief. Hence our penchant for cheap substitutes. But my point is “the story,” which is “engaging,” and framing others within snippets of their life story giving a glimpse of the sweep of their lives.
Let’s expose the methods of the enemy for a bit. We all know the stories of the ancient roman and greek gods. The point is that we know their stories and character. The True Blood and Twilight and Being Human method today is the same, putting a human face on abomination. Same for Angel and Buffy or Carnivale. As if to say “the wicked aren’t so bad — we all need a friend to trust.” I’m thinking of the Buzzard Song from Jungle Book… “Friends to the end.” Perfect snare for those that grow up starved for relationship buried in media. The bait is the same as gangs offer, a substitute family, with strings attached.
Look at the names: “Being Human” and “True Blood.” The message and seduction is that the artificial even cartoon life is more real than most of our relationships. It’s a siren’s song.
How about a couple of shows where you each interview the other. You’re real examples of committed relationship in Christ. I’d hope that extends to other couples in your areas of interest. Why PID for instance? How’d you get into the “coming out of darkness” area?
(no worries about a long or detailed response or even timely response….)
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