Thursday, November 1, 2007

This is Truly Terrifying: 'Hell House' - Religous Halloween Funhouses

I saw this pod while Tivo'ing through some Current TV and was just dumbfounded, then terrified. Nothing scares me more than self-righteous zealots who think they know what is best for other people.

The Current pod is currently on air so I cannot embed it here. But I found similar clips on YouTube, including the one below.

Be advised: there is both graphic and generally distasteful material in this clip.



Wikipedia has a short article on this topic. One excerpt in particular hits on one of the most disgusting aspects of this whole business, which is the use of grotesque propaganda on children (watch the videos and you'll see kids who appear to be maybe 10 or 11 years old): "...teaching by instilling the fear of eternal damnation in children and adolescents. Using the concept of hell for moral policing was commented on as being child abuse, since children walk away with nightmares and in some cases, extreme fear."

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