Well I'm not saying people shouldn't be concerned about this stuff, and I 100% agree with you that demons have serious power to enter our lives and world through occult activities. No disagreement WHATSOEVER! I'm just concerned that Satanists get more press, notoriety, and support when we Christians go nuts protesting them it seems than when we just quietly pray and stay away from it.
The world is quickly spiraling out of control. I'm starting to think that all we can do is fight for our own and draw a line in the sand protecting our brethren. We can't fight every single Satanist, abortionist, contraceptionist, liberal scientist, atheist, and wackadoodle out there. But we CAN feed the poor here in town, take care of OUR children and make sure they know the idiocy of Satanism and the 'new morality,' teach our families against the LGBT Nazi fascism we're surrounded by, and fight by preserving what we have.
Super conservative/tea party types in America think we can restore and return America to its roots. They think we can somehow end abortion, get rid of the gay rights silliness, and make Christianity the religion of America again. I hate to be cynical, but it isn't going to happen. I think Satanic rituals will ensue whether you and I like it or not.
And when you get down to it, Hinduism worships gods that are, in reality, demonic as well! Then the Sikkhs worship false idol gods. The Buddhists do as well. Then there are Unitarian Universalists and Scientologists that have a sort of egotistical bizarre cult of evil. The Mormons are as dangerous as Satanists in a way in that they promote spirit babies, the Planet Kolob, magic underwear, bizarre rituals, the idea of God being flesh and bone (God the Father that is!), God the Father married to a mother goddess, false prophecies, false translations, false histories, etc.! The Mormons are absolution insane. They teach that Jesus was a mere mortal man who EVOLVED into the Christ. Is this not demonic teaching!?
The Jehovah's Witnesses are evil as heck. They are basically Arians!
Worse things happen at Marilyn Manson and Slayer concerts than Satanic "black masses." Marilyn Manson wipes his butt with Bible pages on stage. We're not going to stop that perverse freak from doing his "shows."
A Miley Cyrus concert sings a steady liturgy to young girls that teaches them to be sexual automotons for men. They hear 2-3 hours of perversity and porn in song. They watch Miley "twerk" and do sick sexual things. They come out of this musical liturgy affected. But can we stop her?
You have Boy Scouts with homosexual leaders hanging around your boys. We couldn't stop that. Yeesh.
Turn on Showtime and you'll see at least 4 shows dedicated to swinging or being a lesbian. Can't stop it.
Gay pride parades are all over the country. Can't stop 'em.
Legalized drugs all over the place. A nation of dopers. It's demonic, too. Can't stop it.
Satanists wanting to put up a Baphomet demon statue in a courthouse in Kansas.
Episcopalians co-worshipping with Hindus and sharing the chalice.
A nation that spies on its own people.
I think you get my drift. I TOTALLY agree with you about the dangers of this Satanic stuff, but I want to make it clear that our society doesn't care. It will go on. The "black mass" is a mockery of the Catholic Mass. But will that matter? No way. Liberals won't mock Islam or Hinduism or Buddhism, but Christianity HAS ALWAYS been fair game! You can dunk a rosary in urine or cover the Theotokos in feces on a piece of "art" or pervert a crucifix, but as long as it's not Islam, it's fair game in the U.S. We're living in a post-Christian age, so why will the government or most Americans care if Satanists are worshipping a mockery of Catholicism?
I'm Orthodox, but I love Catholics, was Catholic for 30 years, and I can't bear to see them mocked in any fashion. But that's ME! Most of the country has moved on from Christianity and could care less.
I agree that Satan is happy to see the spiritual/moral decline of people. But, having been exposed to the occult when I was young, I would say the "black mass" is a very powerful thing. It's a powerful thing for evil, instead of good--but, I wouldn't dismiss it like it's nothing. When you're around stuff like that, you can feel the (negative) spiritual power of Satan--it's very real. Demons can attach themselves to you at events like this (or in other situations, like using the Ouija boards). You have a hard time getting away from them after that. (Not sure about Orthodox religions), but Roman Catholics believe that people can become possessed by Satan or his demons. It's at events like this, that that process can be started.