It boggles my mind when people are so ignorant of anything that differs from the Status Quo that they would immediately disclose it as "Satanic".
Apparently the day that women started wearing trousers, pants were "Satanic". The day that people started getting tattoos, tattoos were "Satanic".
The day that people started to listen to that new-fangled Rock-n-Roll, then Rock-n-Roll was "Satanic". It shouldn't therefore come as any surprise
that these Xenophobic Luddites would consider the Internet to be "Satanic" too.
However, the part that surprises me is that this comes a.) 13 years after the mass adoption of the Internet upon the invention of the WWW, and b.)
from a Law Enforcement statement linking the Internet with Satanism! What rock has this Law Enforcement Agency been living under for these past 13
years?
Thurston County Sheriff's Department: Children and
Computers - The Hidden Dangers
Warning Signs
# Use of a new, unusual vocabulary, heavy with computer terms, satanic phrases, sexual references or a sudden interest in related hard rock or satanic
oriented posters, music, etc.
# Look for related doodling or writing using of words such as: Hacking, Phreaking, or any words with "ph" replacing 'f"
# Lack of interest in self and appearance, grooming and hygiene, or indications of lack of sleep, sudden drop in school grades, and unauthorized
absences from classes.
# Computer files ending in GIF, JPG, BMP, TIF, PCX, DL, GL, FLI, MPG, AVI, MOV - these are picture or graphic files and parents should know what they
illustrate. Image files may be pictures of a sexual nature and can be of very high quality, moving pictures, and even include sound.
# Names on communication programs that seem satanic, pornographic, rude, or vulgar in nature
# An obsession with fantasy adventure games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Trade Wars
Oh noes! My child texts in "1337-5p34k"! They are clearly involved in Satanism!
Oh noes! They have image and movie files on their computer (Windows comes with several thousand as part of a clean/new install)! They are clearly
involved in Satanism!
Oh noes! My child plays games! They are clearly involved in Satanism!
Oh noes! My teenager is skipping class and has become rude to me! They are clearly involved in Satanism!
Oh noes! My child uses the Internet! They are clearly involved in Satanism!
Oh plz!
When will the madness end?
If ever I saw a clear-cut example of why there should be a Wall of Separation between Religion and Government, this would be it. Public Offices should
never be used as pulpits to commit Acts of Religious Terrorism, scaring people into subscribing to the narrow-mindedness of a particular sect.
Shame on you Thurston County for spreading Religious Propaganda that was debunked over a decade ago by the FBI's Lanning and Lanning 2 Reports! Grow
up and buy yourself a Clue!
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Not to mention, Prodigy and Compuserve haven't been around for almost a decade. You might want to update your Website to reflect the times!)