Alice
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Podcast Appearances
They always go for the jugular, right? They're so important. You go straight to the top.
They always go for the jugular, right? They're so important. You go straight to the top.
Not the other, you know, lesser demons.
Not the other, you know, lesser demons.
I mean, even God sends like his, you know, angels ahead to like the angel Gabriel to like announce. Yeah. It's usually not God coming down to say things, but Satan. Apparently they go straight there.
I mean, even God sends like his, you know, angels ahead to like the angel Gabriel to like announce. Yeah. It's usually not God coming down to say things, but Satan. Apparently they go straight there.
And I mean, this isn't just sensationalism in the book. This is now in real people's lives. I mean, 360 interviews, these horrible allegations. You can't even write fiction like this, nor do the kids realize that they're part of the ultimately, I think, what was shown to be fiction.
And I mean, this isn't just sensationalism in the book. This is now in real people's lives. I mean, 360 interviews, these horrible allegations. You can't even write fiction like this, nor do the kids realize that they're part of the ultimately, I think, what was shown to be fiction.
But you can see how this catches fire because as many people were saying at the time, okay, maybe be one child can fib or say something that isn't real, but could 360 possibly do that? And so this is very, very attractive in the sense of we have to stop this. This can't possibly be 300 plus people making up lies. We are under spiritual warfare here. One of the darkest of evils coming after us.
But you can see how this catches fire because as many people were saying at the time, okay, maybe be one child can fib or say something that isn't real, but could 360 possibly do that? And so this is very, very attractive in the sense of we have to stop this. This can't possibly be 300 plus people making up lies. We are under spiritual warfare here. One of the darkest of evils coming after us.
And in addition to these types of cases, which ultimately didn't go anywhere, how do we learn about things today? Well, we have lots of streaming services and lots of shows. And you betcha, especially this case, we saw it with HBO's Paradise Lost. When you can catch fire with your media, you're able to all of a sudden capture eyes around the nation, around the world.
And in addition to these types of cases, which ultimately didn't go anywhere, how do we learn about things today? Well, we have lots of streaming services and lots of shows. And you betcha, especially this case, we saw it with HBO's Paradise Lost. When you can catch fire with your media, you're able to all of a sudden capture eyes around the nation, around the world.
And that's what happened in 1985. ABC's 2020 aired a report called The Devil Worshippers. And in this 2020 episode, it reported that 15,000 animal mutilations, satanic rituals across the country were happening. And this was the spread of Satanism. It wasn't just your weird kid in the backyard. This was something that was an undercurrent of our entire society.
And that's what happened in 1985. ABC's 2020 aired a report called The Devil Worshippers. And in this 2020 episode, it reported that 15,000 animal mutilations, satanic rituals across the country were happening. And this was the spread of Satanism. It wasn't just your weird kid in the backyard. This was something that was an undercurrent of our entire society.
And it was taking over in waves by the thousands. I mean, can you imagine the horror that you don't even know what's happening in your own community? So Dale Griffiths, who would later testify in the West Memphis three case, makes an appearance on this 2020 episode.
And it was taking over in waves by the thousands. I mean, can you imagine the horror that you don't even know what's happening in your own community? So Dale Griffiths, who would later testify in the West Memphis three case, makes an appearance on this 2020 episode.
To hell, right? I mean, literally my, so I did not grow up in Alabama as a child, but my husband did. And he like recounted stories of he'd be driving home with like, you know, other youth group members. And this was like many years later. So this is past the satanic panic. Harry Potter was coming out.
To hell, right? I mean, literally my, so I did not grow up in Alabama as a child, but my husband did. And he like recounted stories of he'd be driving home with like, you know, other youth group members. And this was like many years later. So this is past the satanic panic. Harry Potter was coming out.
And their youth pastor like threw the copies of Harry Potter out the window because he was like, you're opening up the doors to hell because this is magic. I mean, this had lasting impressions, even outside of kind of the core time period that we're talking about here.
And their youth pastor like threw the copies of Harry Potter out the window because he was like, you're opening up the doors to hell because this is magic. I mean, this had lasting impressions, even outside of kind of the core time period that we're talking about here.