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If Your Child is a Gothic, Reform Through the Lord!
Recently a flyer from a local church was sent around with this message, here it is in full.
If Your Child is a Gothic, Reform Through the Lord!
Listed below are some warning signs to indicate if your
child may have gone astray from the Lord.
Gothic (or goth) is a very obscure and often dangerous
culture that young teenagers are prone to participating in. The gothic culture leads young, susceptible minds into an imagined world of evil,darkness, and violence. Please seek immediate attention through counselling, prayer,
and parental guidance to rid your child of Satan's temptations if five or more of the following are applicable to your child:
-Frequently wears black clothing.
-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish.
-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include:
reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various
other Satanic worshipping symbols.
-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of
music. (Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-Christ, and publicly speaks
against the Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.)
-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak
eccentrically.
-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such
as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic,
the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.
-Takes drugs.
-Drinks alcohol.
-Is suicidal and/or depressed.
-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation. (This is a Satanic ritual that uses pain to detract from the light of God and
His love. Please seek immediate attention for this at your local mental health center.)
-Complains of boredom.
-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
-Is excessively awake during the night.
-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to
vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)
-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
-Spends large amounts of time alone.
-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your child may speak to evil sprits.)
-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and
elders are but a few examples of this.
-Misbehaves at school.
-Misbehaves at home.
-Eats excessively or too little.
-Eats goth-related foods. Count Chocula cereal is an example of this. (COUNT CHOCULA CEREAL MEANS YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEVIL)
-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood.
(Vampires believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very dangerous and should be stopped immediately.)
-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media
sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.)
-Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature.
-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.
-Dances to music in a provocative manner.
-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.
-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".
-Claims to be a goth.
If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.
I for one totally agree with this! The Gothic subculture is evil and corrupts the minds and bodies of the young. I myself almost fell prey to this evil group, many of my friends have, but I luckily was saved. I urge everyone here not to hate Gothics but to pity them, they are in need of help, they must be saved from themselves and the vile persuasion of Evil. What's your views on this satanic culture hiding in plain sight?
Ok now... I reply to it with this....
-Frequently wears black clothing.
Yes but ummmmmm.. that is just me. Not the devils work O_O
-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
I like the bands...
-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish.
when did makeup become evil... i see people walking into church wearing it all the time...
-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include:
reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various
other Satanic worshipping symbols.
Not always... I mean are you going to trow a fit if i have my Heartagram necklace on... I is a damn symbol for a band...
-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
Cant kids like things?
-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of
music. (Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-Christ, and publicly speaks
against the Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.)
O_O, Thats over 5... i guess i am goth O_O
-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak
eccentrically.
They are my friends... They understand and know me...
-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such
as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
Cant we be lazy?
-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic,
the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.
ummm.. this could be our love of fantasy....
-Is suicidal and/or depressed.
Everybody gets depressed
-Complains of boredom.
Ahhhh... i think everybody gets bored at times
-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
Maybe we are just fat, lazy and tired...
-Is excessively awake during the night.
That is from sleeping in late...
-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to
vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)
No.. it just is bright and hurts your eyes. If you have glasses it really hurts...
-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
Doesn't everyone have the right to privacy
-Spends large amounts of time alone.
Maybe we are reading.... O_o or wrighting
-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your child may speak to evil sprits.)
We like peace and quite some times, just like you and others
-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
Cant we hang out with our friends?
-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and
elders are but a few examples of this.
Maybe they were rude to us first.. i had a priest come up and hit me because i said "crap" O_o
-Eats excessively or too little.
Ever heard of not hungrey...
-Eats goth-related foods. Count Chocula cereal is an example of this. (COUNT CHOCULA CEREAL MEANS YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEVIL)
Its Cocolate....
-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. (Vampires believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very dangerous and should be stopped immediately.)
Gives you your iron back and you dont waist anything.. Actully scientist say blood is healthy....
-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media
sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.)
Umm... it is called Entertainment.. I guess watching "I Love Lucy" is a sin... I love that show ^^
-Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature.
Roleplaying never hurt anyone... does it not say on the Gaia home page "RolePlaying Community"?
-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
How are we to keep in touch with friends and find out information that isn't on the new and not in books?
-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.
Its called Headbanging and it does nothing but give you a headache and stimulate the brain for thinking...
-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Cant there be other religons... there is a thing called "Freedom Of Religon" O_o
-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".
They are just sayings... I dont wear any, but I dont see anything wrong with it...
I am over half of these things and i am no where near "Goth".... I have friends that are "Goth" and beleave me, I look nothing like them. Not all "goths" are "evil"... Some are the nicest people I have ever met. Look at the crime that is out there, half of it leads back to churchs.... What kind of a priest hits you if you say crap? What kind of a priest rapes and molests little children? I have seen groups of people, storm out of churchs and beat kids like me in the street for haveing a lip periced... Yes my mom and dad are Christain, I grew up in a Christian chruch, a chruch that I watched go out and beat kids. The more you push church and god on kids... the more they are pushed away from it and you. Beleave me, I know from my parents. If you let the kids do what they want to do, one day some will make a mistake and fall into as people say "gods hands" and will beleave again. Forceing them into a mental hospitly will not work... I know frist hand on some of these things, and if you saw me you would never think i am like i am. I am a nice girl if you make a good start off with me. And excuse my langue, But this is all a bunch of Horse Shit some lady sat down and wrote because that is what she though of her own kid.... Why dont you actully sit down and talk to your kids, see what the probally is and bond with them. Dont push them to church and away from you. All some of us was it love and attention from our parents....
Well that is my say on things... How did i do?