{"id":2594,"date":"2015-11-22T14:46:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T20:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2018-01-21T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T22:10:38","slug":"p-i-d-radio-112215-laughing-jack-and-the-black-knight-decoded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/2015\/11\/22\/p-i-d-radio-112215-laughing-jack-and-the-black-knight-decoded\/","title":{"rendered":"P.I.D. Radio 11\/22\/15: Laughing Jack and the Black Knight Decoded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2596\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2596\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/laughing-jack-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"Laughing Jack, a fictional character -- impersonated by a demon?\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/laughing-jack-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/laughing-jack-900x480.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/laughing-jack.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laughing Jack, a fictional character &#8212; impersonated by a demon?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MEET THE new Slenderman&#8211;an evil clown named Laughing Jack.<\/p>\n<p>A 12-year old Indiana girl, diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, is being held at a juvenile detention center after allegedly stabbing her 50-year-old stepmother to death and setting their apartment on fire. Why did she do it? To please Laughing Jack.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Her case is eerily similar to the Slenderman murders in Wisconsin last year. We speculate on the spiritual causes behind this tragedy and discuss the concept of the <em>tulpa<\/em>, essentially an imaginary friend that comes to life.<\/p>\n<p>Also: What&#8217;s the deal with the new short film produced by Pepsi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3RmSKT-9u_A\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Black Knight Decoded<\/em><\/a>? It uses the myth of the Black Knight satellite to float a message of global unity (and membership in a galactic brotherhood).<\/p>\n<p>Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilberthouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gilbert House Fellowship<\/a>, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to <a title=\"Gilbert House Fellowship\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilberthouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.GilbertHouse.org<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a title=\"P.I.D. Radio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pidradio\" target=\"_blank\">P.I.D. Radio Facebook page<\/a>. Find links to the articles we discuss at <a title=\"P.I.D. News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pidnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">P.I.D. News<\/a>, and make time to listen to some of the great Christian podcasters at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revelationsradionetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Revelations Radio Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the &#8220;download&#8221; link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>Download a lower-fidelity version of the show (better for slow Internet connections) by <a title=\"PID Radio 11\/22\/15 - Low-bandwidth version\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/archive\/2015\/11\/pidradio151122_low.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEET THE new Slenderman&#8211;an evil clown named Laughing Jack. 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