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This was an actual letter sent out by the St. Mary's Church:
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 chid may speak to evil sprits through meditation.) -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 Dracula cereal is an example of this. -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 or sexual manner. -Expresses an interest in sex. -Masturbates -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. ~St. Mary's Catholic Church OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I DONT THINK JESUS WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO HATE AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DO AND APPEARANCES and also jesus was openminded for his day and today, the openmindedness of that time is considered normal.... so i think jesus would be openminded to most of these things on the list eh, and most gothic people think jesus is horrid and evil its just... the people that follow this current religion of christianity make him to look so evil and unopenminded. i seriously would think he would hate what their doing to his religion. he actually FOUGHT for the right to believe whatever you want against the jews, not against it :) |
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-Frequently wears black clothing.
i don't, but i have my black stuff here or there. i have to mix it up, ya know? -Wears band and/or rock t-shirts. *looks at self* i do believe i'm wearing a death cab for cutie shirt right now. -Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish. my mom said my eyeliner/mascara is really dark..*shrug* -Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols. i have a claddagah ring, but only cause it was in buffy.. ![]() -Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos. i have my ears pierced and i'm more than likely getting my bellybutton pierced when i'm 18..and i'm considering a small butterfly on my hip or lower back. -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.) umm i don't think my music is too anti-social..not many people listen to it, so..maybe?.. -Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically. i talk to a lot of people "like that". -Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports. i never showed interest in any of those things. -Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan. only because i love buffy..so..there's the vampires thing..and willow (on buffy) is a witch and i thought that was cool and did a report on it. (wiccans, pagans) it IS pretty interesting.. -Takes drugs. nooooope. -Drinks alcohol. nooooope. -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.) i don't, nor do i in any way believe people do it to "detract from the light of God and His love". -Complains of boredom. i'm bored. -Sleeps too excessively or too little. i really don't get enough sleep. -Is excessively awake during the night. till around midnight or 1, usually, sometimes later. yes, i am a victim to insomnia.. -Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.) i don't like the sun because i have to wear a hat or cover my eyes to see, plus it's hot. vampires don't like the sun because they turn into a ball of flames when they step into sunlight. -Demands an unusual amount of privacy. what can i say, i'm not a socialite. -Spends large amounts of time alone. i don't like most people. -Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your chid may speak to evil sprits through meditation.) no, this is so i can take a nap. -Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult. because when my friend points out the guy she likes i don't want my mom standing behind me going "OOHHHH HE'S CUTE!!! HI STEVEN!!! DID YOU KNOW MELINDA HAS A WITTLE CRUSH ON YOUUUU!??!" -Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this. i only disregard instructions from the authority figures who aren't too nice to me. -Misbehaves at school. on occasion. -Misbehaves at home. rarely. -Eats excessively or too little. i think i eat a normal amount. i'm gonna be full if i wanna be full.. -Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this. LMGDFAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA -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.) mmm, nah. i do put my mouth on my finger or arm when i cut it though, because it hurts and because saliva helps clot blood.. -Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.) hehehehe. i watch a looootta corrupted media. -Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature. hmm, St. Mary's Church doesn't even know what a video game is. apparently it's a videos game. and yea, i play a lot. -Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer. what else am i supposed to do? -Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music. butbutbut..it's fun. ![]() -Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner. shake dat booty. -Expresses an interest in sex. and you people at St. Mary's Church DON'T? wow, you're depriiiived. -Masturbates well, if you people at St. Mary's Church don't have sex, what else are you gonna do? -Is homosexual and/or bisexual. ![]() -Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism. philosophy?? that's not even a religion! -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". my friend has a bumper sticker that says the first thing. not cause he's gothic, just cause it's funny.. -Claims to be a goth. don't believe i ever have.. buuuut according to this little thingy here i am gothic. wow. i would have never thought of myself like that. |
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