You know, DEMONS enter into your dwelling through movies like this.

Those of us who have dissected cow eyeballs know the movie actually plays on your retina. So in fact the demons are trapped inside your eyeballs. And they’re upside down.

Oh yeah, I remember all of that. I still remember the triel of Judas Priest. Remember how their backward lyrics were supposed to have caused the attempted suicide of two metal heads? I even remember when the lead singer for Judas Priest was on the witness stand and read the backward lyrics forward “I asked her for a peppermint, I asked her to bring me one.” I never go into D&D because I couldn’t find anyone to play with me. My friends mother said we would go to hell because the preachers said so and the preacher couldn’t be wrong. I was born in 1972 just to toss that in. Go X. We would kick ass if we cared to.

2)MTV – and, a little before that, heavy metal LPs. Uncovering “backward masking” was popular, too. I don’t know if anyone even remembers that.

How could I forget? (Born 1973, grew up in the heyday of the backward masking hysteria)

Played D&D, too. Come to think of it, loved Halloween (who didn’t? Free candy? I’m in!).

I’m 3 for 3.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane

No kings,

Robert

I’d recommend picking up a copy, even if you’ve already read “Losing Faith in Faith.” It’s in paperback, and pretty cheap.

Footnote: I used to take piano lessons from a “secular” lady (an avowed atheist who played piano at the local methodist church) when I was a kid. She referred to the AG pastor’s kids whose lessons started right after mine as the “Assembled By God” kids. 30 years later, I see the humor in that!

ATL-Apostate

I concur with the non-denominational comment. We have a “non-denom.” group in Australia supported by the AOG infiltrating state schools to evangelise

“Evangelical” isn’t really a denomination – it’s a movement, closely tied in with those who refer to themselves as “born-again” and “Jesus freaks” etc.

Non-denominational might not always be code for those things, but it always has been in my personal experience.

Anyway, does anyone know if Barker’s new book is substantially different than his old one? The titles make it sound like the books are are a lot alike, and the descriptions and info I’ve seen online make it sound like perhaps the new one is just an updated version of the old one.

Donna — Dan’s new book is the same as his old book, but with additional essays and updates.

– Hemant