http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html A modern Pagan perspective Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17511 The occult “expert” strikes again | Backward Messages Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:22:56 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17511 [...] Rimer has been around a long time, and he’s not the only one of his kind. In 1991, Robert Hicks wrote a book on these experts, and on police investigations into the occult, in In Pursuit of Satan. It wouldn’t be so bad if police forces were being educated by people who took the time and care to get their facts straight. Instead, a lot of these “experts” spread misinformation and fear, first to the police and (once police talk to the press about supposed “occult crimes”) then to the press and the public. [...] [...] Rimer has been around a long time, and he’s not the only one of his kind. In 1991, Robert Hicks wrote a book on these experts, and on police investigations into the occult, in In Pursuit of Satan. It wouldn’t be so bad if police forces were being educated by people who took the time and care to get their facts straight. Instead, a lot of these “experts” spread misinformation and fear, first to the police and (once police talk to the press about supposed “occult crimes”) then to the press and the public. [...]

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17510 *d.* Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:47:59 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17510 That doesn't mean he isn't doing damage to multiple faith communities by claiming any unsolved crime he's called to was perpetrated by (FILL IN MINORITY HERE). That doesn't mean he isn't doing damage to multiple faith communities by claiming any unsolved crime he's called to was perpetrated by (FILL IN MINORITY HERE).

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17509 The Wild Hunt » Quick Notes: Trademarking the Gods, the Birth of Freedom, and Telltale Signs of Santeria Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:32:05 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17509 [...] you read that right. The expert was Don Rimer, who also happens to be an expert on Paganism, Satanic crime, and vampires. One wonders where he gets the time to become so knowledgeable when he’s so busy traveling [...] [...] you read that right. The expert was Don Rimer, who also happens to be an expert on Paganism, Satanic crime, and vampires. One wonders where he gets the time to become so knowledgeable when he’s so busy traveling [...]

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17508 The Wild Hunt » Quick Note: The Creepy Satanic Crime Videos Shown to Police Officers Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:53:42 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17508 [...] While it’s (very) easy to mock and laugh at these videos now, we can’t forget the part programs like this played in ruining the lives of hundreds of people in the 1980s and 1990s. While the “Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults” seems blatantly fabricated and made-up on-the-fly today, programs like it were no doubt instrumental in miscarriages of justice like the West Memphis 3 case, or the Kern County California arrests. Then, and today still, self-appointed “occult experts” ride a circuit of town halls, police gatherings, and church halls to share their “expertise” in an always-alleged but never conclusively proven occult crime underground. Updating their schtick to include the latest fads (lately, that means vampires). [...] [...] While it’s (very) easy to mock and laugh at these videos now, we can’t forget the part programs like this played in ruining the lives of hundreds of people in the 1980s and 1990s. While the “Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults” seems blatantly fabricated and made-up on-the-fly today, programs like it were no doubt instrumental in miscarriages of justice like the West Memphis 3 case, or the Kern County California arrests. Then, and today still, self-appointed “occult experts” ride a circuit of town halls, police gatherings, and church halls to share their “expertise” in an always-alleged but never conclusively proven occult crime underground. Updating their schtick to include the latest fads (lately, that means vampires). [...]

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17507 Gang Investigators and Satanic Panic « Bartholomew’s Notes on Religion Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:23:53 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17507 [...] “Satanic survivor” fundamentalist paperbacks (of the sort I blogged here). Last year, his focus was on the “vampire lifestyle”. The website of trhe Oklahoma Gang Investigators [...] [...] “Satanic survivor” fundamentalist paperbacks (of the sort I blogged here). Last year, his focus was on the “vampire lifestyle”. The website of trhe Oklahoma Gang Investigators [...]

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17506 skullaria Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:32:28 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17506 In gamatria, which is where all this number talk is stemming from, the number 7 - and all other numbers - stands for a lot of things. In gamatria, which is where all this number talk is stemming from, the number 7 – and all other numbers – stands for a lot of things.

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2009/03/the-return-of-don-rimer.html#comment-17495 Lokisgodhi Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:23:23 +0000 http://patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/?p=2645#comment-17495 Yeah, those two extra toes from being inbred rednecks finally come in handy for counting. Yeah, those two extra toes from being inbred rednecks finally come in handy for counting.

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