From: Demented Otaku To: Subject: [FFML] [MST] A Third "Pokemon is Occult" Article! Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 10:44 PM Alright people, I've found yet more MST Star fodder! It's at http://members.tripod.com/~extreme_faith/pokemon.html Call me demented, but somehow, I doubt that this is the whole point of Christianity. MST WARS EPISODE IV A NEW DOPE [The MST Star floats in space over a planet inhabited by more zealots than any other planet it has seen before. It fires, and the zealots are exterminated, but not before they rant about how Star Wars is occult.] Dem'Ota: Konnichi wa! Welcome to the fourth MST being done by Demented Otaku! This one is even longer than the ones before it, so we'll be expecting lots of replies! Kerrigan: Man, those zealots are total morons! Belldandy: It's sad how religon in America has become a mere excuse to persecute things that are different and new. To bring this into the light, we're going to MST another one. Washuu: This is our biggest project yet, and we don't do snips! We won't be holding back this time! It's time to show what the MST Star crew can do! Dem'Ota: Right! Iku yo! > > Pokemon Revision 7 > > - Just another 'fad'? Read on! A Christian perspective. > Belldandy: Or rather, a zealot's perspective. Dem'Ota: What does this guy think he's doing, calling it a "fad"? Fads fade in a few months! Pokemon will go on for years! > By Brett Peterson Jesus4SC@email.msn.com > > How close can we get to the occult and still call it 'good social > interaction & imagination stretching fun for kids? > > Pokemon is a role-playing game like Dungeons and Dragons, MAGIC (another > card > > game like Pokemon), and many other 'games' and cartoons that have occultic > overtones. > Kerrigan: Okay, this is really starting to get ridiculous now! Come on, it's cute, not serious! There's no way it could be occult! I mean, look at it! Just look! Don't try searching for occult stuff! See it as it is! Is anybody sacrificing anybody? Is there ritual sex? Are there any unholy missions involving goat's blood? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're not looking at Pokemon. > > Gary Gygax, inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, feels that ' When you start > playing out a fantasy, it can eat up time and capture you totally.' The > 'capturing' is a force that you can not control. William Viser, "The > Darkness Among Us" > > Proverbs 22:6 Ý Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is > old, he will not depart from it. > > > We finally have a researched answer to the influences behind 'Pokemon' and > the religions and philosophies that are taught within the game. Pokemon is > the result of influences that are completely mystical. These are just to > name a few: > Washuu: Hey! Look at this! These guys actually *researched* it! Dem'Ota: You're kidding, right? Washuu: No. Can't wait to see what paranoid conlusions these guys'll come up with after they actually research. They're almost as interesting to study as midi-chlorians. Dem'Ota: Don't remind me... > > > Buddhist Mysticism, Hinduism, meditation rituals, Egyptian Book of the Dead, > Book of Tao, the Analects of Confucius, the Gita, the I Ching, The Tibetan > Book of the Dead: All These Philosophies influenced Pokemon! > Belldandy: There's nothing wrong with other religons if they don't hurt people. What ever happened to "Love thy neighbor."? Awfully selective attention for somebody claiming to be holy... > C.G. Jung summarizes all these philosophies in his theory of 'collective > unconsciousness', & he assures his followers of the congeniality with > occultic energy sciences and the evolutionary sciences with the occultic > practices and tapping into the water energy, fire energy, leaf energy, and > wind energy you can achieve spiritual enlightenment and success - all of > which are incorporated in Pokemon. > Washuu: I know. Nothing wrong with trying to acheive that stuff. Just because it's different doesn't mean it's occult. > Jung draws upon Oriental conceptions of consciousness to broaden the concept > of "projection": > > Not only the "wrathful" demons/monster (pocket monsters) but also the > "peaceful" deities/spirits (pika-chu's) are conceived as animal projections > of the human psyche - the fundamental religious teaching and game play in > Pokemon! > > Dem'Ota: Religous teaching in Pokemon? Give me a break! You didn't research this at all! > > The Bible says: > > EPH 5:8-17 "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. > Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all > goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have > nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. > For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But > everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes > everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from > the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Be very careful, then, how you > live--not as unwise but as wise, > > making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore > do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is." > Washuu: What does this have to do with anything? Belldandy: These people just pick out random bible quotes that say something is evil, but they never say *why* they think it's evil! It's only a mere step above people who say "Pokman sux! u ppl ur gay!" Kerrigan: Constantly dodging the subject...sounds like they have something to hide. Dem'Ota: Difficult to see, the Dark Side is. > > > Color energy Cards: > > In the Tibetan tradition life is a sort of 'game', and they state that each > of the levels of game-existence is associated with a particular color and > also certain geographical symbols. Note the energy cards in Pokemon have > colors and elements that also refer powers and positions. > Belldandy: Those are game mechanics. Washuu: If you played a game with only one kind of energy, it would lose several levels of strategy! Kerrigan: It's just like playing chess with only pawns! No variety! > In Tibetan teaching, each person (trainer of projections) has to learn to > decode his own internal road map. The Tibetan indicators may be used as a > starting point. The purpose is clear: one should follow the signs of the > three higher types and shun those of the three lower. One should follow > light and pleasant visions and shun dark and dreary ones. Look at the > Pokemon cards - both are represented and role-played by our children. > > Recently I observed a group of children who were role-playing Pokemon. They > were making evil faces and chanting their Pokemon character names over and > over! One three year old was chasing another boy almost trance like in > expression saying in a deep raspy voice, 'bulbasore attack, bulbasore, > bulbasore.' They are meditating and projecting their spirits just like > practitioners of the occult! > Washuu: So this is the crap they come up with when they "research"... Kerrigan: They say they researched, but they couldn't even get the spelling right! Belldandy: They're only 3! Can anybody really name even one small child that would worship evil? Dem'Ota: Chibi! Washuu: Don't start with me! Dem'Ota: > Pokemon monsters in the game and the cartoon can only say their name, so > when they talk they are really chanting their name - the children, I have > observed, do the same thing while they are playing. They are actually > opening their selves up to personality modification - an occult practice! > [Everybody burst out laughing.] Kerrigan: Ha! These kids are only pretending to be something else! You could say that acting is occult! Washuu: Yeah! I mean, years ago, kids used to pretend to be cowboys! Does that make cowboys occult? Belldandy: Heh. I'm sure there weren't many cowboys that sacrificed goats at high noon. Dem'Ota: Good one! Selective examples are the signs of idiocy, my friends! > This is what is taught in Tibetan practice: "Use your foresight to choose a > good post-session robot. Do not be attracted to your old ego. Whether you > choose to pursue power, or status, or wisdom, or learning, or servitude, or > whatever, choose impartially, without being attracted or repelled. Enter > into game existence with good grace, voluntarily and freely. Have faith in > the protection of the deities and choose." (Revised Tibetan Book of the > Dead) > > Why would Satan influence a game like Pokemon? It opens up players to the > demonic realm, channeling (a power some of the pokemon characters have), and > possession. > Belldandy: Hold on! You just mentioned Satan, but Satan does not exist in the religons you pointed to as "influencing" Pokemon. Kerrigan: There's something seriously wrong with this freak's logic. > Luke 11 > > 24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry > places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my > house whence I came out. > > 25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. > > 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than > himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man > is worse than the first. > Dem'Ota: Look! Another Bible quote that's completely irrelevant! > In Japan, Shinto is one of the oldest belief systems and was developed out > of worshiping the earth, such as sun, water, rocks, trees and even sounds > (jiggly puff, a cute Pokemon sings a song and the sounds puts all who hear > her into a trance - this is a common type of teaching in Shinto and is very > evident in Pokemon)! > Belldandy: And what is wrong with that? By the way, Purin doesn't put people in a trance. She makes them sleep. Washuu: If being put in a trance is occult, that means that psychiatrists and psychologists worship Satan! Dem'Ota: Masaka! No! Even them? What has this world come to? > By 300 AD, the sun-worshipping Yamato kingdom had loosely unified the nation > through conquest and alliance. Buddhism was introduced from China in the > mid-6th century and soon became the state religion. Rivalry between Buddhism > and Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan, was diffused by presenting > Shinto deities as manifestations of Buddha. They seem to embrace all > mystical religions and warrior religions. > Kerrigan: You seem to embrace all idiocy and irrelevance. Shinto teaches that all such natural features were felt to have a god behind > their power. Many Shinto beliefs were incorporated into Japanese Buddhist > practices after its introduction in the 6th century. Just as they believe in > evolution and re-incarnation, these ideas are manifest in Pokemon. > > Washuu: Okay, now this is just completely off. > These pictures are typical examples of the dark side of Pokemon. Haunter, an > evolved spirit can hypnotize and has 'dream eater' power (powered by the > purple Pokemon energy cards which is the psychic energy). This power lets > him drain the energy from his opponents. > Dem'Ota: Notice how this guy knows a specific attack, yet can't even spell "Bulbasaur" or "Jigglypuff". Washuu: That's the smartest thing I've heard you say. You're improving, baka boy. Dem'Ota: Stop that! > Some eastern and New age philosophies teach this principal and call spirits > that can do this 'energy vampires'. This is just the tip of the iceberg! The > Pokemon game contains many typologies manifest in the cards that reflect the > philosophies of Shinto with mystic Buddhism, in addition to many other > beliefs. Kadabra, above on the right, evolved from Abra. Both have demonic > powers. > > Belldandy: Demonic? I haven't seens Mara using Pokemon abilities, so they probably aren't demonic. Washuu: How is Buddhism demonic anyway? It's just different! > > Evolving - dying and being 'reborn' as an 'evolved Pokemon' > > Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the > judgment: > Kerrigan: That's irrelavant quote number 5! > > In Pokemon, the monsters actually die to their old self and evolve into the > new, more powerful Pokemon. This is the teaching of eastern mystery > religions and is spelled out in the Egyptian book of the Dead and other > occult religions. > > In one Pokemon episode, Bulbasore (a frog) did not want to evolve - some > feel this means to just 'grow up' - but the idea is to go through a > substantial change and it is even suggested that the Pokemon 'looses' its > former self or in a way dies to his current psyche - a typical example of > Pokemon and it's occultic influence. Children are subtly being indoctrinated > in the theory of evolution and mysticism in the Pokemon game. > Kerrigan: There he goes with the "Bulbasore" thing again. Belldandy: Won't anybody realize that entertainment is just that, entertainment?! There's nothing wrong with mysticism! There's nothing wrong with evolution! The thing that is wrong is intolerance! > What other influences are evident in Pokemon? It gets more unbelievable and > shocking as you read on! > > Washuu: I'm sure it will be unbelievable, but not in the way you're hoping, zealot. > > Wicca, Witchcraft, Paganism, Satanism, 'New Age', and other occultic > influences in 'Pokemon' > > Lets look at what these religions teach and a short history. Remember - > Pokemon's energy is derived from earth, water, fire, lightening, etc. - and > the 'pocket monsters' are part of a universal whole. > > First - do you really believe there is power in the occultic? Let's see what > the Bible says about all this: > > 2 Chronicles 33:6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the > valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, > and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he > wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. AV > > These are real powers that have one intention - to keep you from knowing God > and experiencing His plan and will for your life! Any game, cartoon, etc. > that even hints at occultic practice is dangerous! > Dem'Ota: Pokemon? Dangerous? Washuu: Hinting at occultic practice? Kerrigan: Provokes God to anger? Belldandy: All completely wrong! If I were in charge of your service, I'd fire you. > > > Wicca, or Witchcraft is a popular and fast growing religious practice all > over the world today. > > Most Witches/Warlocks consider their practice something that is learned by > experience - not by books. They go through many incredible rituals to become > powerful in the 'craft'. Pokemon trainers must go through a lot of training > and ritual type actions to become 'Master Trainers', with the ability to > controle the Pokemon and their powers. > Belldandy: Goddesses must go through training! Dem'Ota: Jedi must go through training! Washuu: Everybody goes through some kind of pattern to become good! You think that somebody can be a master without training? If so, you're dumber than baka boy! Dem'Ota: That's enough! Washuu: Dem'Ota: gaaaahh!!!! > Pagans use earthly powers and demonic spirits, shamans use animal spirits - > their minds are set on the flesh - the Bible says the mind set on the flesh > is death! > Belldandy: Notice that it says "Spirits"! Spirits are not flesh! Awfully idiotic for somebody who claims to be a pastor. > The Bible says: > > Galatians 5:16-23 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not > fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and > the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary . > > the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if > ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the > flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, > lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, > strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, evellings, and > such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time > past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. " Belldandy: Wow! A seventh irrelevant quote! That one was really long, too! > AV > > Through the true power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus gives us these according to > that same passage: > > v. 23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, > gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no > law." > > Dem'Ota: Now serving irrelevant quote eight! > > 1CO 10:19-22 "Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is > anything, or that an idol is anything? No, but the sacrifices of pagans are > offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with > demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you > cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons. Are we > trying to arouse the Lord's jealousy? Are we stronger than he? > Washuu: Irrelevant quote number nine! I have a feeling that this guy's gonna be doing this constantly. > In Pokemon, trainers summon one of their Pokemon to battle other monsters > and they use them as guardians. In Wicca, guardians, known as Watchtowers, > are called. These spirits (and sometimes animals) are called by them to > protect them from 'evil' spirits while they open themselves up to these > spirits during rituals - the circle, the pentegram, etc. all provide a 'safe > ' area to practice. (In Pokemon the monsters are held in a Pokeball until > the trainer summons them). In witchcraft these spirits are summoned and > called to stay in the circle until needed to fight off bad spirits. These > Guardians in Pagan practice are often the spirits with whom a person feels > comfortable with and has developed some form of a relationship with (in > Pokemon the trainers befriend their 'pocket monsters' and develop trusting > and advice seeking relationships with them). Possible guardians might be one > of the Ancestors, a "spirit guide," or other spiritual entity (including > animal spirits and even real animal - like the typical witches black cat) > with which the person is familiar with. > Washuu: I reccomend reading further into everything, but this is going too far. You're seeing stuff that isn't there! It's just a hallucination! > This is what occurs in Pokemon play -the pocket monsters are captured, > trained, and summoned as needed. > > > Remember - we know most that Pokemon has cute characters and that the > cartoon even teaches some 'good morals'. Many ask why we don't attack the > really satanic games. Well, everyone knows they are satanic, they don't need > anyone to warn them of subtle ways they indoctrinate children into the > occult as does Pokemon. > Kerrigan: So in other words, Pokemon is only a carefully conducted plan to make children become occult? Something's totally off there. > Elements & Powers, geography, and demonic realms of power in Pokemon and > astrology, New age cults, & Witchcraft. > > Most Pagan and earth based religions and philosophies find power in the Four > Elements - Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. These are the energy cards in the > Pokemon game! > Belldandy: Like I said earlier. Game mechanics! > Look at this verse in the Bible: > > 1TI 4:1 "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the > faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such > teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been > seared as with a hot iron." > Dem'Ota: That's number ten! > What are we allowing to come into our homes! The elements in Pokemon are > foundational to many earth religions and mystic rituals. We draw our power > from God, not the earth! > Washuu: If you really want to get technical, we draw out power from our bloodstream, which is kept healthy by food, which all comes from the earth. > The Bible tells us: > > Galatians 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the > elements of the world: > Belldandy: Number eleven! > Galatians 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of > God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye > desire again to be in bondage? > Kerrigan: Twelve! > Most all covens and eastern philosophies, and Pagan belief systems hold the > elements as sources of power, as the Pokemon game does. > > Again - the Bible says: > > 1 Timothy 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which > minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. > Dem'Ota: Thirteen! > 1 Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself > rather unto godliness. > Washuu: The fourteenth! > 2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall > be turned unto fables. > Kerrigan: Number fifteen! > This is what all religions are - nothing but mans attempt to reach God. > Listen - finite man can not reach an infinite God! He had to reach down to > us, and He did in Jesus Christ! > > > > > Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Light! God loves you and has a > wonderful plan for your life! > > All: What does this have to do with Pokemon?! > One last example of occultic practices and Pokemon. > > What are our children really playing with - imagination and simple 'pocket > monsters'? > > In Paganism and the Occult there are sprit guides, messengers, and > elementals or artificial elementals. They can be summoned to do things for > the 'trainer' or 'practitioner'. They can 1. Watch and tell the trainer what > it sees, 2. Guard the trainer, 3. Fight with other spirits or elementals, 4. > Carry out assignments given by the trainers. > > Belldandy: Seeing eye dogs do pretty much the same thing. You gonna accuse blind people of being occult? Dem'Ota: Not counting Rezo, of course. > > Pagans can capture free elementals (much like Pokemon trainers capture > pocket monsters) and build relationships with them for use (just like > Pokemon trainers). Witches, Shamans, etc, recommend ony master practitioners > do this because you are not masters of the elementals, just like Pokemon > trainers are not masters of the Pocket monster - and they warn that they can > be hard to get rid of and may require an exorcism to become free of a bad > one. > Washuu: If you want to get technical, Pagan just means non-Christian. Dem'Ota: Demented Otaku is an atheist, but he isn't capturing elementals. One of his friends is Jewish, but he isn't becoming an elemental master. His parents are Buddhist. They aren't doing exorcisms. You call this research? Ha! This entire thing is crap! > 'artificial elementals' - the name of the actual 'pocket monsters' our > children are playing with! > > Matt. 17:14-21 " Ý And when they were come to the multitude, there came to > him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my > son: for he is lunatick(Demon Posessed), and sore vexed: for ofttimes he > falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy > disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O > faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long > shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and > he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then > came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? > And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto > you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this > mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing > shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer > and fasting. " > Belldandy: And that makes sixteen! > > > Please pray and do what the Lord instructs you to do - it is time to take a > stand for God and protect our children from the influences of our enemy! My > son is six and we had a whole book of Pokemon cards - after praying about it > he made the decision to get rid of his cards, because he could see they were > evil! > Washuu: Or rather, he wanted you to shut up about your idiotic ranting and raving. > > Listen Christians - we are in a battle! The enemy is subtle and is trying to > influence our children's minds. Pokemon teaches all the basics of many false > religion and occultic practices! Pokemon also indoctrinates children in > evolutionary thought and pagan beliefs! > Dem'Ota: To quote Luke and Yoda, "What is in there?" "Only what you take with you." It's only there if you look for it. > It is not Pokemon that we fight - the Bible says: > > Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against > principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this > world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. > Kerrigan: Irrelevant Bible quote number seventeen! > These 'powers' are the very real demonic spirits behind all-false religion > and self-serving pursuits. > Belldandy: Somehow, I doubt that Togepi is a "Very real demonic spirit", and that Pokemon is a religon. > Again, Pokemon is not the enemy - it is Lucifer and all that exalts itself > against Jesus Christ and the true path to enlightenment. Pokemon is a tool > the enemy can use to build a false foundation and plant seeds of futility in > my child - and this I will not allow, and I will, by the blood of Jesus and > the power of the Holy Spirit come against all falsehood and doctrines of > demons that try to indoctrinate my child with eastern mysticism and occultic > practices. > Dem'Ota: About time they got something right. Pokemon is not the enemy! > I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ by and through the power of the Holy > Spirit will protect you and your children from the schemes of the enemy. > > Grace, peace, and courage to take a stand for righteousness be yours! > Kerrigan: We're taking a stand to righteousness right now! > > > NOTE: This is a Christian perspective based upon the Bible as God's Word to > mankind and the source of truth. It is God's relevation of Himself and it > clearly shows the way mankind can reach God - and the only way is Jesus > Christ. The Bible repressents our 'fixed point of reference'. > > Galilio once developed a theory of relativity based upon this example: A > boat is sailing at 10 knotts, and the captain is walking on the deck in the > direction the boat is traveling at 2 knotts. I add this to this example: The > boat is the world, the ocean is the universe, and the captain is a man. If > another man is sitting on the deck of the boat, his perception is that the > captain is walking by him at 2 knotts an hour. From shore, the captain is > walking 12 knotts - the 10 the boat is going and the 2 he is going. From a > boat drifting in the current flowing 2 knotts in the same direction of the > other boat, the captain appears to be traveling 10 knotts and the boat 8 > knotts. Which one is right? In mans thinking all are right, but from an > absolute fixed point of reference all are wrong. From this absolute fixed > point of reference the boat is actually traveling 12 knotts (10 plus the 2 > knotts for the current), and the captain is actually traveling 14 knotts (10 > + 2 +2). Therefore, as individuals on the boat, we need a perspective > outside our own space and time domain to give us ultimate truth - this is > where God steps in and inspires 40 scribes to write the Bible - it is God's > revelation of ultimate truth from His fixed point of reference - it is the > only truth - and it is completely accurate. Other religions say we are only > going 10 knotts, science says we are only traveling 2 knotts, and absolute > truth says we are going 14 knotts. Which one is right? Of course the fixed > point of reference has the only ability to measure truth. God did this in > the Bible. John 3:16 states 'For God so loved the world, that He gave His > only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have > everlasting life'. There is only one interpretation for this passage - and > it is essential we understand it! > Everybody: I didn't understand a word of it. > Back to our fixed point of reference.. The Bible is the only religious book > that has been authenticated by over 20,000 manuscripts and prophecy that was > WORD for WORD fulfilled! It is a foundation for the only true belief system. > 2 Timothy 3:16 'All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is > profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in > righteousness' All other religions are based on man - his imagination - his > ideas, rather than God's. the Bible is very clear on how to live and how to > access true peace and the power and presence of God. If everyone lived by > the Bible and accepted the Salvation that only comes from Jesus Christ, > there would not be a Holocaust or a Cambodia. The earth would be a > paradise - filled with the joy of the Lord Jesus and the peace of God! > Everything I say I can back by the Holy Scripture - it is my fixed point of > reference - therefore it is solid and can withstand every test. It is not > Christians that make Christianity elite - it is God's Word that makes our > faith in Jesus Christ the only way to Salvation and true peace. John 14:6 > Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh > unto the Father, but by me. I am not out to 'abolish the wickedness of > Pokemon' - God had me write this paper to alert individuals to the occultic > influences and the potential for instilling false beliefs. My son and I both > were enjoying collecting the cards - I made up a cool binder and it was fun > trading the Pokemon. Everytime he asked me about the occultic powers I > shrugged and said, 'as long as you know that is from the enemy, God's power > is better and different.' Then they began saying some stuff that is very > close to the terminology used in occultic rituals - and they some how got it > from Pokemon. So all I did was research the game and compare it to various > religions. There are, as you read, some very clear connections. In game play > you can open yourself up to a very real power that has one goal - your > emotional instability, self-seeking powers, the occult, and eventual death. > Yes, Pokemon is cute, fun, and the anime cartoon is refreshingly simple - > but it is also dark, subtly occultic, and can (I did not say will) influence > young people to follow a wrong path. Anything that has this potential should > not be part of a Christian home. For those well grounded, this cartoon and > game is a simple waste of time. For some though, it is the beginning of > deception and a path to the Powers of Satan. Jesus Christ is the only way to > happiness, peace, and complete joy. He loves you and has a wonderful plan > for your life! I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ by and through the power of > the Holy Spirit will lead you into truth, protect you and your children from > the schemes of the enemy, and work in you to will and to do His good > pleasure. Grace, peace, and courage to take a stand for righteousness be > yours! > > > Pastor Brett Peterson > > Coastland Ministries > > Dem'Ota: Woah. The ending actually had something nice to say about Pokemon! Belldandy: I didn't really like the way it kept going on about how Christianity is the only good religon though. There are many other good ones. Wicca, Buddhism, Shinto, Norse... Washuu: Give it up. Norse isn't going to be making a huge comeback anytime soon. Belldandy: I really like having all those temples though, even if they did have my name wrong! Kerrigan: Anyway, this MST is over, so to everyone out there, bye! Dem'Ota: Oh, and make lot's of commentary of Aa! Megumi-sama! when it's done! Ja ne! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ "Watashi wa dare da? Koko wa doko nan da?"- Mewtwo "......"- Darth Maul "Ruuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!" -Evangelion Unit 1 ICQ me at 35921209 AIM me as Dem Ota 99 E-mail me at Zznnchen@email.msn.com You wanna see my fanfiction? Go to: http://dem-ota.tripod.com/demota.html Anime fans shall assimilate all! Demented Otaku: Anime fan, spamfic writer, Boondocks fan, and Akane supporter. Bow before the almighty whale cheese!