The Seminar for an Armed Battle Against Satan Has Been Postponed


I suppose there were people planning to attend and they must wait for another opportunity. Those who believe they will need bullets and bombs to fight Satan are disappointed.

While the link made fun of the group who offers conferences on physical warfare against Satan it is a real organization with people who believe there will be some kind of shoot-em-up battle. This conference was cancelled due to lack of registrants. Nevertheless, the cause goes on. 

I don't know where attacks by Satan rank with other eminent attacks. We've had the mountain men awaiting attacks from the "government." There are those fearing attacks from outer space. The end of times prophets never have trouble selling that idea. Pastor Jim Bakker earns his living these days selling food us eat during the lockdown of the Armageddon. You can also buy the book, Preparing for Satan's War. Pope Francis sometimes refers to Satan as a real and eminent threat. 

The battle against Satan has become so serious it makes a perfect topic for parody and ridicule. An imaginary God battling and imaginary Satan is as good as the stories of the Greek gods battling each other, have affairs and stealing each other's imaginary goddesses. It is said we have only begun to discover the capacities of the human mind. Maybe gods and Satans better than the current ones are waiting in the wings to be imagined.

I wonder how a man of peace like the Pope sees the coming Satan? Does he join the flame throwers and expect a battle with bullets and swords? Or, does he expect his imaginary God to come in and do the dirty work. Probably I could find out the Pope's plans but it doesn't interest me. 

Back to the conference training people for the coming battle with Satan, I did not see what it cost to attend. Nor did it say lunch was included. It could have been the cost was just too steep even if you feared for your life. Maybe in a war with Satan one just needs to improvise a strategy like holding your fire and shouting, "I'm on your side bro. Don't shoot." 

It wouldn't hurt just to find out what kind of a deal Satan is offering. You never know. 

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