Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mitel!spock!watson@uunet.uu.net (Steve Watson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Mark of the Beast and the "new world order". Message-ID: Date: 25 Oct 90 07:10:02 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada. Lines: 27 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Well, I guess I'll jump in and get things started.... In article jjj@blob.hut.fi (Joni Jaakko J{rvenkyl{) writes: >I have been listening an album made by Vangelis (+ Demis Roussos) for a few >days now, which is called 'Aphrodite's child'. It has three big number >6's on the cover. >Am I now supposed to be under the power of evil Satan, the ever-so-bad >Lucifer? .... Am I an ignorant pagan, who is just being seduced by >the Mighty Powers of Dark Emperor? Personally, I doubt it. The idea that a object, picture, or word can, of itself, exert an influence is called 'magical thinking', which IMHO is foreign to Christian theology (yes, I realize I'm implicitly attacking the beliefs of those who collect(ed) relics of the saints and pieces of the True Cross. So be it.) However, I do wonder about the motivation of people who deliberately use a symbol known in our culture as an emblem of evil. I haven't heard the album (my knowledge of Vangelis starts and ends with 'Chariots of Fire'), but would feel *uncomfortable* about buying it (I'm not entirely sure why: I guess its the thought that counts). -- ====================== disclaimer =============================== "Blame me, not the Company I keep..." - Steve Watson UseNet: mitel!spock!watson@uunet.uu.net