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WalmartGuy · 30th June 2005, 08:04 PM

:: This is a newsletter that St. Mary's church in Colorado Springs sent out this week ::

If Your Child is a Gothic, Reform Through the Lord!

Listed below are some warning signs to indicate if your child may have gone astray from the Lord. Gothic (or goth) is a very obscure and often dangerous culture that young teenagers are prone to participating in.
The gothic culture leads young, susceptible minds into an imagined world of evil, darkness, and violence. Please seek immediate attention through counselling, prayer, and parental guidance to rid your child of Satan's temptations if five or more of the following are applicable to your child:

-Frequently wears black clothing.
-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish.
-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols.
-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. (Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-Christ, and publicly speaks against the Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.)
-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.
-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.
-Takes drugs.
-Drinks alcohol.
-Is suicidal and/or depressed.
-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation. (This is a Satanic ritual that uses pain to detract from the light of God and His love. Please seek immediate attention for this at your local mental health center.)
-Complains of boredom.
-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
-Is excessively awake during the night.
-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)
-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
-Spends large amounts of time alone.
-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your child may speak to evil sprits through
meditation.)
-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
-Misbehaves at school.
-Misbehaves at home.
-Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this.
-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. (Vampires believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very
dangerous and should be stopped immediately.)
-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your
child may watch.)
-Plays videos games that contains violence or are of a role-playing nature.
-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.
-Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner.
-Expresses an interest in sex.
-Masturbates.
-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.
-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".
-Claims to be a goth.

If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.

Although some people may or may not agree with the newsletter, I just want to know what you do that is on that list.

Me:

-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
-Drinks alcohol.
-Complains of boredom.
-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
-Is excessively awake during the night.
-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
-Misbehaves at school.
-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources.
-Plays videos games that contains violence or are of a role-playing nature.
-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
-Expresses an interest in sex.
-Masturbates.

My favourite thing is that cable tv is the work of the devil. It's so true. Comcast and Communism both display similar traits.

debs · 2nd July 2005, 09:11 PM

i know this probably sounds disrespectful but reading that made me laugh so much my stomach hurts . in my opinion its absolute bullshit and it must have been some inhuman superbeing who wrote that because obviously theyre soooooooooooo perfect that theyve never done any of that.

me?

-i wear a pentagram because someone gave it to me for luck
-i have my ears and my belly button peirced( i must be pure evil)
-i associate with goths, im hardly gonna ignore someone cos they wear black-i dont think anybody is that shallow
-i show a disintrest in the church because i strongly believe that the institution of the catholic church is very corrupt
-i drink alcohol
-i'm depressed(having a guy hold a knife to your throat and threaten to kill you isn't an easy thing for me to deal with)
-i sleep excessivly because i have depression and it makes me chronicly exhausted
-i demand privacy because i'm human and i like to keep certain thing to myself without them being public knowledge
-i spend time alone because i'm not a vegetable and i like to think about things occasionally.
-i insist on spending time with my friends without an adult because i'm 17 and i like the fact that i can cross the road with out holding someones hand. i like my independence
-i play video gaames of a violet nature( i'm such a horrible person)
-i use the internet alot to keep in touch with my best friend who live half way accross the world
-expresses an intrest in sex (i 'm human)

yeah looking back on that i'm practically next in line for the thrown down in hell with my old pal satan

neopetking · 3rd July 2005, 04:24 AM

-Frequently wears black clothing.
-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.
-depressed.
-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation.
-Complains of boredom.
-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
-Is excessively awake during the night.
-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)
-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
-Spends large amounts of time alone.
-Requests time alone and quietness.
-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
-Misbehaves at school.
-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood.
-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources.
-Plays videos games that contains violence or are of a role-playing nature.
-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
-violently shakes head to music.

llust · 4th May 2009, 05:01 AM

This is the most ignorant thing i have EVER read! I could assault the person that wrote that garbage. They need to learn what half that is before doing that. And get 'Gothic' from 'Growing Up'

-Frequently wears black clothing.
Looks nice

-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
Promote good music?

-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nail polish.
Im a girl?

-Wears ankhs
It means eternal life and fertility, thank you very much

-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
Who wouldn't? Individuality?

-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music.
...

-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.
Eat me? They're my friends

-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
Sorry if bibles dont keep my attention?

-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft
Interesting much?

-Takes drugs.
Eh, its not satanic

-Drinks alcohol.
Also not satanic

-Complains of boredom.
o_o if your 15... its going to happen?!

-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
7-9 is normal?

-Is excessively awake during the night.
Well duh? your awake, not tired, what else?

-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light.
i have a low tolerance to sunlight, i recently had a heat stroke, thank you

-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
Well i dont like people up my ass all the time

-Spends large amounts of time alone.
Masturbation? TV? Talking to friends?

-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your child may speak to evil spirits through
meditation.)
...............................

-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
[no comment]

-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
Well duh? what fun is that?

-Misbehaves at school.
....

-Misbehaves at home.
.....

-Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this.
I love count Dracula!!!!!! =D

-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.)
......shoot me if im not allowed to watch Family Guy or the Simpson's

-Plays videos games that contains violence or are of a role-playing nature.
Really? Final Fantasy, DND, WoW, EQ, ect are satan now

-Uses the Internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
uhhuh... yea right..

-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.
Mosh pits, head banging, its all productive

-Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner.
eh, why not?

-Expresses an interest in sex.
ok, now this is ridiculous, im human!

-Masturbates.
Yup

-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
Bi

-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.
This is funny, Buddhism? Dangerous?? riiiight, the day im scared of a monk attacking me will be the day.

TropheyEyes · 4th July 2010, 03:23 AM

This is actually ridiculous! I hate all these stereotypes + that, it's absolutely stupid. No, just no.

-Frequently wears black clothing.
Black clothes go with anything

-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
Yeah, maybe we like music?

-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish.
I'm a teenage girl

-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols.
Ohmygod! Pentagrams might actually just look cool?

-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
They're nice

-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. (Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-Christ, and publicly speaks against the Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.)
Obviously, i'm not going to be listening to all the crappy music, I'd rather listen to REAL music

-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.
Oh, shut up. We're aloud to talk to who we want

-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
Well sorry that the bible + praying bores me

-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.
It is interesting?

-Takes drugs.
If people want to take drugs, then it's up to them

-Drinks alcohol.
Read above

-Is suicidal and/or depressed.
That has NOTHING and i mean NOTHING to do with being a "goth"! I've been diagnosed with depression, + have a attempted suicide so i'd know i think ¬_¬

-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation. (This is a Satanic ritual that uses pain to detract from the light of God and His love. Please seek immediate attention for this at your local mental health center.)
Maybe people cut as a form to release their anger? + to be honest, it really annoys me with all these Christians + whoever else who believe in God. They critise anyone who doesn't!

-Complains of boredom.
Well, yeah. Sorry if i get bored sometimes!

-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
Not my fault i can't sleep

-Is excessively awake during the night.
Well yes, if i can't sleep then it's not my fault

-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)
The sun hurts my eyes sometimes + shut up about "His" light >_<

-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
I like my private time.

-Spends large amounts of time alone.
Yeah, i like to be able to think

-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your child may speak to evil sprits through meditation.)
No, i like to relax

-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
Well yeah, you can't have much fun while being looked after

-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
If they act stupid to me, i'm gonna do it back

-Misbehaves at school.
I'm not an angel

-Misbehaves at home.
Read above

-Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this.
Goth related foods, don't make me laugh

-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. (Vampires believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very dangerous and should be stopped immediately.)
LOL, the only time i "drink blood", is if i have a cut that's bleeding

-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.)
Yeah i do watch TV, who doesn't?

-Plays videos games that contains violence or are of a role-playing nature.
Yep, they're fun

-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
Well yeah, if there's nothing else to do then i'm gonna go on the computer

-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.
What? Headbanging, what's wrong with that?

-Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner.
That's not gothic :L

-Expresses an interest in sex.
Well doesn't everyone at some point?

-Masturbates.
Look at men LOL

-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
No, that's homophobic, + tbh all of this is COMPLETELY ridiculous + over the top.

-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Shut up, just shut up

-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".
Well people who want to be a goth, let them. It doesn't exactly mean they worship Satan or whatever

-Claims to be a goth.
Read above