youtube/watch?v=3jrMoVWl5KA There are 9 more parts to this episode. I can’t even make it through the first part without LMAO. At 5:29 we have this gem of dialog between the host (Pastor Gary Greenwald) and his guest (Phil Phillips, author of “Turmoil in the Toybox”): Host: Millions of children are watching occultic cartoons and then going out and buying occultic toys. Now, could we say that there is witchcraft and occultic practices that are actually being portrayed in these cartoons.” Guest: Oh yes. The witchcraft and occult practices are not make believe. Theyre taken from actual witchcraft, actual pagan religions. Levitation, mind control, astral projection and other forms of witchcraft ceremonies are portrayed within the cartoons.” Host: All of these things are portrayed in the cartoons?” Guest: Yes. Pretty much so. Now, there are so many things wrong with this exchange that it boggles the mind. Even more boggling is that (a) these guys can’t even see the logical fallacies and hypocrisy in what they say and (b) at least some people actually bought into this wholesale and (c) it still happens today with a wide variety of topics. So, first they point to Scooby Doo and He-Man as examples of shows being used to corrupt children with occultic iconography, language, etc. Yeah, the Scooby Doo excerpt they show actually does contain some occultic references but was it intended to corrupt children? I doubt it. Second, the guest claims that these things depicted in the cartoons are “taken from actual witchcraft, actual pagan religions.” Then he mentions “levitation, mind control, astral projection and other forms of witchcraft ceremonies.” So, first he claims to *know* that these things really exist. How? Did he study them? Wouldn’t that put him in a precarious position with his own religion? Then he calls things like levitation “witchcraft ceremonies.” While I’m sure there are ceremonies intended to grant the power of levitation, levitation itself can’t be considered a ceremony any more than the other items he mentions. Then, when asked by the host if these things are portrayed in cartoons, he responds, “Yes. Pretty much so.” Well! I’m glad he’s so freakin’ positive about it. Wow. The occult has *always* been a topic that appealed to people. Magic, mysticism, cool powers, etc. Everyone fantasizes about such things. Of course writers (and other folks behind the development of entertainment) are going to tie into that fascination. And, of course, the idea that *they* (host and guest) are just as tapped into it with their beliefs is completely in their blind spot. How can someone believe in miracles without being fascinated by the idea of magic?
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:31:47 +0000
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