The 'new Dark Ages'

The 'New Dark Ages' is a blatant attempt tothe new fact that one can be bitten just a little,
implicate its followers down the deadly wrongthe once fearful vampire has been greatly
path to un-enlightenment and everlasting perdition.reduced to just a mischievous young lad.
I am quite sure that many adults are completelyBecause of this reduction, evil beast to more
unaware of all this. Because what I write of ismischievous lad, there isn't as much a need for
just so 'unbelievable' and/or so totally strange andthe once brave and feared 'vampire hunter'. The
foreign to most adults, many will think I amtwisting and tweaking continues with this
exaggerating things to make a more exciting andcharacter; nowadays, the vampire hunter is simply
readable article. Unfortunately, I am not, but Iportrayed as a bumbling idiot or by a fallen priest.
truly wish I were. I call to mind, and would putGone too are the days when just any old cross
'The New Dark Ages' into the very samewould frighten the vampire into a cringe and to a
unbelievable and ridiculous category of the last fadquick flight away. In today's new twisted script
our kids were drawn to, called 'The Chokingone must now have a strong religious faith as well
Game'. After all who would be so dopey as toas a cross to achieve the same results. Do you
choke another until they passed out, because ofsee how the once all-powerful religious item has
robbing their brain of critical oxygen, just so theybeen reduced to a product of another's
would experience a brief, zero cost and drug freeunderstanding instead of simply being full of power
'high' upon returning from being passed out-if theyfrom God. Gone also are the days when a
returned? However, police departments acrossvampire had to fear the light of day and the fact
the nation have reported far too manythat they didn't have a reflection in a mirror. In
participants of this deadly 'game'. Therefore, as athe old days the vampires stayed hidden in their
suggestion please remember that I encouragecoffin, in some secret room of their house, until
you to stop reading this article at any time andthere was no possibility of any sunshine shinning
call the non-emergency line of your local policeon them. Can you now remember the inference
department to have them validate and confirm allof just how bad/evil these characters were?
I am revealing to you today. Until parents andThey couldn't tolerate any of the light and would
other adults in authority understand this 'new-darkdie if left in the sunlight. Remember the inference
ages' many teens will be in grave danger andto all the Bible stories about light? The story of
involved in activities that no one of any intellecthow things evil and dark feared all things of the
would recommend.light, AKA Jesus the Light of the world? Can you
Fortunately for most, at this time, this problem issee now the cloudy twists and tweaks with the
more of a big city problem. However, family'sintension to deceive? Tie all things twisted
today move around a lot and children from thetogether to see the hidden intent to deceive. With
'big city' are introducing many 'cool-things' to thethe promotion of the vampire to mischievous lad;
local small town kids. Either way, it is best tothe demotion of the vampire hunter to less than
understand the background and climate that led torespected idiot or bad priest as well as the facts
this problem and to know what signs to be onof vampires being a bit more accepting of the
the look out for.light of day we have one character that our
The climate that this problem has grown out of isimpressionable kid's can now have empathy for.
the new double standard with regards toAll one must do is to cultivate empathy a bit and
Christians and Christianity. For the rules that applywe will get children who wish to emulate as well.
to many other groups, Jews, Muslim, or BlacksWhat an amazing twist that has the incredible
seem to not apply to Christians any longer. Wepower to make evil more appealing for our kids!
need understand that our children are witnessing aI truly hope you can see my reason to point out
time of 'talking down' Christianity. Popular booksthe various differences, simply to highlight,
and media services are 'exposing' so called hiddenuncover and expose for you what I see as and
secrets and down right lies about our faith. In thiswhat I will call the 'hand of Satan'. If not Satan,
climate it isn't so far fetched for someone towho then could benefit from such wonderfully
claim that they are not a Christian, and that theypowerful twisting and tweaking of evil things to be
are against and not supportive of Christianitymore appealing to our kids? Surely not God or
because Christianity doesn't support their group.anything of the Light! Exposing our children to the
We are beginning to see quite a high level ofdark side (evil), a little bit at a time, while changing
distasteful rhetoric from the gay community inevil into simply mischievousness makes evil more
specific lately. Because Christianity doesn'tappealing, or not as affront. Understand that the
approve of the 'gay lifestyle' various gay groupstwisting and tweaking must be subtle and
are now overtly disrespectful of all thingsnon-descript in order to get pass our adult radar.
Christian. Your teen sees his or her 'favorite' actorSurely those with devious intent could not come
or actress out-right bashing Christianity becauseout on the six-o'clock news and declare that they
they are either, gay or very liberal, and simplywanted to make our children more drawn to dark
because it's the new 'cool' thing to do inand evil things! Because of how subtle their intent
Hollywood. Many local newspapers tend to leanis, one appears to be a religious nut! Now one can
left and are supportive of various subversiveaccuse me of over-doing things a bit or accuse
lifestyles offended by Christianity's beliefs and some of making something wrong out of nothing. I
an anti-Christianity disposition comes throughtruly wish I was. However, if I were not telling the
whatever they report or don't report, on purpose.truth, than why do our children see vampires in a
There are many 'safety-nets' in place today tonew light; why do they empathize with them and
prevent any actions or speech to come across aswhy do they actually wish to emulate them?
'anti-Muslim'. However, it appears to be 'openAllow me to develop this point a bit more for
season' for Christian's and Christianity. I make thisclarity.
point not because my feelings are hurt or I wishSimply put, I hope you can now see the devious
for things to be different. No, I make this point intwisting and tweaking to make evil more palatable
an attempt to explain the polluted climate thatfor our children. We all know and believe that a
'The New Dark Ages' has grown out of.frequent exposure, applied with various twisting
Another factor aiding this climate is popularand tweaking will callus people to the point where
publishing houses. Many recent best-selling booksthe once strange appears less-than-strange and
are on or have been on the market taunting themore 'normal' or acceptable. I can almost hear
claims of undiscovered secrets and purposive liesyou parents asking out loud as you read this
in Christianities history. As when times are toughsaying, "we are still talking about make-believe
and supposed lies are being 'discovered', it isn'there, right"? "This is just a fictional story and
difficult for us to see a, 'rewriting' of historical factcharacters created to sell tickets for the theatre
as well as a twisting and replacement of the factsindustry, right"? Yes we are still talking about a
with convoluted misunderstandings and conspiracyonce make-believe character; for me and for
theories. Whereas twenty five years ago ifmost, average Christian adults. Our children
someone would have claimed the same, theyhowever, are being manipulated for devious dark
would have been 'locked up' and their mentaland evil reasons. The reason is simply, to make
faculties questioned at great lengths.them more accepting of things dark and evil. If
It may be a bit cliché however; it hasthis can be done, our children can easily walk
served us all very well up to now. We haveaway from God and all things of the Light. Or as
always understood the general unwritten 'rule' thatwe have seen a recent rapidly growing trend
the guys with the white hats were good guystowards pagan beliefs and actions as well as the
and the ones in black hats were the bad guys.practice of 'white' witchcraft (also called Wicca) by
We understood this basic 'rule' that dark or blackour youth. So yes folks, we were talking about
was bad and light or things of the light weremake-believe for you and me. For our children,
positive. This 'rule' came from our Judeo-Christianwe did not know it until recently, but they, our
upbringing and the general comparisons found inchildren, are talking about real things taken from
our Bible about light and dark. However, todayour make-believe! The following will prove all that I
there appears to be so many more shades ofam saying. If more proof is needed, as I said
grey and things aren't as 'cut and dry' as theyback when we started, call your local police and
used to be. Today because of the various shadeshear it directly from them! I tell you honestly, if
of grey, real or not, we are witnessing an almostthis were not true, the following activities would
total reversal of the once general opinion of allnot be happening to our children across the
things dark and/or black. For an example todaycountry.
our children have witnessed their parentsIn just about every major city today there are
graduate from dopey horoscopes in the dailyrather large groups of youngsters who have
newspaper to having psychic's tell their fortunebought into the new twisted and tweaked script
and pick out more favorable days for certainfor vampires, and in doing so many of our kid's
family events. These activities were oncewish to seriously emulate today's scripted vampire
considered dark and are still an activity forcharacters, because they are 'cool', sexy and all
Christians to avoid. Pop culture today has manypowerful! All attributes our children wish to
very popular television shows during prime time,possess. Yes, that statement is rather difficult to
dealing with 'spirits' or ghosts of the dead, whotake, however it is so very true to our children!
need someone's help in what they callNow there are varying degrees to all of this.
'crossing-over'. This too was and is still consideredHowever, I know you couldn't be one of the few
dark and not an activity Christians should partakewho didn't notice that our children began dressing
of.and acting rather strange lately, we all brushed it
However, in pop culture these dark activities areoff as some new fad called, Goth or Gothic.
often seen in a 'new light', pun intended, as not soWhereas that is partly right, a group of our
very dark or scary any longer. The youngerchildren equate looking Gothic as looking like a
generation that always seems willing to challengevampire. So now with the want to look as Goth
the older generation's rules and guidelines can findand as a vampire, is to dress in all dark/black
something that someone is going to take offenseclothing and to wear long black top coats. Strong
to. Therefore, the younger generation that takesoverly done, large buckets on super thick and
offense to the unwillingness of the olderstrong looking combat boots, and things such as
generation, to accept things that are dark. Thiscoloring their faces pale white with dark sunken
gives the younger generation something to beeyes and to have black painted finger nails, all in
offended over and something to shake their headorder to look more like a vampire and/or the
over. As you can now see the unwillingness is theGothic characters of today's screen stars. Multiple
issue and not the dark or negative action(s). Justbody piercing and tattoos go hand-in-hand with
a simple quick twist and the issue is lost in thethis new look to vary degrees of intensities, and
emotions. I'm sure you now can see that withinthose children who would have shunned this type
this type of polluted and 'cloudy' climate somethingof behavior and dress at one time, are now falling
dark, something bad, something very bad, couldright in step. Unfortunately, we parents in general,
thrive long enough to be a problem, with just a bitsat back and watched it all happen shaking our
of tweaking to the over all 'script' of things. Allowparental heads at the new fad.
me to now clarify the things of days past withThe most extreme of this group are found
the new twist and tweaking to produce desiredhanging out in 'underground' or 'secret' unknown to
results in and with our children.most parents, Gothic/vampire nightclubs and/or
In our generation, back when we were teens,youth centers depending on the age of the kids
mostly all of us enjoyed going to the movies andinvolved. Out east, police have found 'secret' club
being frightened by some spooky, dopey androoms behind normal corner bars that the locals
completely fictitious monster. Knowing that it was(adults) didn't know anything about it. To stir the
unreal didn't lose its scariness with most of us.pot a bit, so to speak, we now even have
The most frightening and serendipitous ofseveral Hollywood stars who also dress and act
characters for most of us was that of thelike this and their contribution to the vampire
vampire. There were many others however, theculture is very strange and violent lyrics in their
vampire seemed to be the scariest for most ofpopular songs. Some claim that these stars fuel
us. A completely fictitious, dark and evil characterthis new pop culture; others see it as just a
that took what they wanted without ever asking!passing fad in music and filling a need. Simply
This was seen and held to be almost as brashbecause of how 'cool', how sexy and how much
and distasteful and even looked upon as rape.in control, yet untouchable and powerful the
Because vampires 'needed' and wanted blood tomodern immortal vampires are, they now have a
drink was even scarier and totally gross to us.new and very serious following... Our teen children
The reason I used the word serendipitous isin the form of Gothic vampires.
because today's pop culture is again resurrecting,You are now welcomed and even encouraged to
so to speak, and no pun intended, the charactercall your police and validate everything I wrote
of the vampire, once again. This time though thehere. I know it sounds very strange, bizarre and
facts of this character are being deviouslytoo difficult to swallow. I also know that I am
twisted, tweaked, convoluted and portrayedbeginning to sound like a 'conspiracy theory
completely untrue and different than originallyexpert' and a 'right-wing' nut, who sees 'the devil'
intended in days past. However, because we arearound every corner as well as in the details!
talking about a fictitious character, many of usHowever, I merely attempted to provide you
adults don't find the need to argue the fine points;with as much of the background and the climate
we state that it just doesn't matter. Rather, Ithat lead to this, as well as to the over all devious
suggest we need to understand that because ofreasons. I truly wish it all was untrue! Your local
this twisting and/or replacement of the commonlypolice can fill you in more and validate what I
held facts that it truly is important because it ishave stated.
now being done purposely twisted so that onceHowever, before you go, allow me tell you that
fearful dark and evil characters are simply nowthere are two major groups of Goth/vampire
more appealing to our children. The why of this incults. One, unfortunately, do actually drinks each
the first place, is because this has lead to manyothers blood! The fear of Aids or Hepatitis isn't a
misunderstandings and a reversal of things darkreal issue for these 'all powerful vampire kids'. The
and once considered evil.other group of Gothic/vampires are called 'psychic
If Hollywood can somehow and in someway twistenergy-vampires'! The extreme group, however
things just a bit, then this bad, evil guy, in thesmall, who actually drink blood, do so by various
black hat or not, isn't so bad or evil any longer.blood letting rituals found in occult and satanic
Now because he isn't so evil any longer, he isbooks. This radical group usually wish to 'hide out'
purposely made to look tough and attractive toor sleep most of the day away and then to
the ladies. So then maybe it wouldn't be so bad ifcome out 'only at night' to hang out in local 'secret'
one of us wanted to look like him or dress likeGothic clubs. The other group is a bit less
him, in an attempt to also be popular with thedangerous and do not drink blood but do go
ladies. This twisting and tweaking must happen;around sucking 'energy' from people and younger
because, no one would ever consider emulatingchildren, so they confess. With both groups and
such a totally evil character unless they werewith some of the 'Goth only' kids, a good
deranged. Therefore it becomes sort of okay tomajority of these youths do not want anyone to
twist and re-write the character description to alabel them good, Christian or even simply average.
more fitting 'modern' one.No, they would rather we call them evil, Gothic
This twisting is a bit difficult to completelyand/or a true vampires. Just about anything in line
understand. However, as with most deception, ifwith son of the devil or Satan's son and wicked
one takes notice of the results, positive orwould be preferred. As well as the fact that
negative, and then follows those results back toschool violence goes hand-in-hand with this
the intension, they can make a determinationvampire/Goth culture so does inverted
based on the results. Bad results equal badpentagrams, the number 666 and other occult
intension; Good results equal good intension. Whyand Satanic symbols that are used and truly
would Hollywood want to re-write, twist, andcherished by these youths. The so-called 'new
tweak an evil character into a 'not-so-bad' guyage', Wicca or white witchcraft appears to be
with a lot of good-looking lady friends? Simplyanother on-ramp, not the only way to this Goth
because it makes things evil more appealing andvampire culture due to the amount of pagan
acceptable to our impressionable children. Allowpractices and beliefs that have infiltrated.
me to continue and if you begin to have troubleStatement such as, the triple goddess as well as
following, come back and re-read this paragraphthe 'horned' god of the hunt are phrases tossed
again. Let's apply this understanding to the newaround as though the meanings were universal
twisted character they intend for our children toand understood by all.
emulate.Your local police will inform you if there are any
Vampires of the past were held to be evil andgroups like this in your town or if it hasn't hit
inhumanely cannibalistic by just about everyone.there yet, you can take it as being fore-warned.
Vampires were creepy looking and actingLastly, while I am speaking of warnings you need
characters. In our day, vampires had to endlesslyto know that there is one group of male adults
roam the night looking to drink the blood of theirpredators that hang around these kids. There
next unwilling victim. Vampires were damned soulsappears to be many forty and fifty year old
destined to roam the earth and to nevermales dressing and acting like the most extreme
experience the final resting place of heaven.kid's, in order to be able to be close to the young
Additionally, the only thing a vampire really had toimpressionable girls. Buying alcohol and teaching the
fear was the shape of a cross and/or a woodenyounger girls how to be Goth/vampire as well as
stake that was to be driven into their heart asother activities such as Tantra sex magic (magic
they slept in their coffin (uh, gross) during thespelled with a k) being propagated by these 'adult'
daytime. Women were not drawn or sexuallypredators. A popular reality television show
attracted to vampires, on either side of the bigrecently had a contestant that would fit the
screen. Vampires were not 'sexy' or seen asdescription of an adult male in his forties or early
attractive because they were completelyfifties, acting and dressing as one of the kid's in
disgusting, gross and evil beasts that slept insome vampire/Goth cult. He favored dark clothes,
coffins! Pretty much a total turn-off for most ifbody piercing, multiple tattoos and being called evil,
not all women. Women would and could fall underwicked and so on. I only point him out as an
the 'spell' of the evil creature of days past; sortexample. I do not know if he hangs around the
of an unwilling hypnotic trance, but surely notkids or not in his home town or is guilty of any
because of any sexual attraction was implied orpropagated actions. However, every town seems
ever existed. Now again follow closely for ato have a large enough group of adult males in
moment this is a key point. Yes, even in daysvery close with the local females. Be on the
long ago, vampires would 'penetrate' the neck ofwatch for this type. Their in is 'just how much
their victims in order to drink their blood;they understand while your parents don't'! Similar
however, there was no sexual connection via theenough to the on-line predators that use the
'penetration' comparison ever made or understoodsame logic to have young girls open up and
by anyone in the past. However scary andbecome victims.
repulsive vampires were generally held to beNow, no not all the children dressing and acting in
completely fictitious and scary only for thethis way are against Jesus, in with the devil and
purpose of entertainment or until our popcorn rangoing to cause some sort of school violence.
out.However, it goes a long way to understand the
However fun and innocent vampires were in ourvery mass mind set of our children. Yes, to
day, it can't be said of our children because of thecertain extents kids go through various fads that
current plot of deception to mislead our childrenadults find silly. This action and these kids involved
into accepting all things evil as simply differentin the Goth/vampire culture are not just another
shades of grey. It is here that the intensionpassing fad. When these children wish to emulate
becomes clearer as to why anyone would bea once fictitious evil character, simply because
guilty of twisting and tweaking.many are portrayed as strong and sexy in
Due to many recent high dollar box-office hits intoday's media something is wrong and needs
Hollywood, today's vampires are portrayed byimmediate attention. This is very difficult for many
young and attractive boys. Some would even goadults to grasp, I understand. It is equally difficult
as far as to say 'sexy' and sexually appealingfor a parent to empathize and actually
movie stars. Now the very suggested sexualcomprehend the fact that their very own child
analogy of sexual penetration isn't just suggested,wants to look dead, or pale faced with dark
it is surely intended and even made crystal clearsunken eyes. Their child wants to paint their
for those too young to completely understandfingernails black and to shun any and all bright and
any off-handed and cloudy analogy. The oncecheery things because they are for 'losers'. I
dreaded curse of having to wander the earthunderstand that this article is a rather large morsel
endlessly isn't considered now, really all thatfor anyone to swallow. However, if we are going
negative. This has been shown in more favorableto ever offer any help and to pull these kids back
light and is now almost seen as a good bonus. It isinto the fold, we must completely understand
seen as a type of immortality that can't bewhat we are dealing with. We must also
achieved by any other means. Today vampiresunderstand the general condition of their soul and
still drink another's blood however, in the newtheir level of true clinical mental depression.
script they can do it 'less completely' or not asSimply because this is so bizarre and strange,
much as in days long gone. Now drinking just aplease do not turn away and hide from the facts.
little is sort of okay, after all, we all need to ekeIt truly doesn't help you or your child! Don't allow
out a living somehow. Remember, in days past,your children to be involved in all this without you
when one was bitten by a vampire they too,sitting down and having several serious talks. If
were then doomed to roam the earth endlessly inyour child isn't involved to a dangerous degree,
search of their next unwilling victim? Today, ongreat! If your child is however, take this article
the other hand, one can be bitten just a little orre-read it several times until you know what you
can even give permission for another to drink, butare talking about and then pull your child back by
only a small amount so that they won't become aunconditional love and not ridicule. If this article
full-fledge vampire in the process. This newhelps you in any way please pass it around to
behavior is almost as similar to 'making out'. Goodevery adult and authority you know. Information
girls can let it (making-out) go on for a bit, butis power and information clothed with sincere
when things begin to get out of hand, they mustconcern out of unconditional love can and will bring
be stopped it at once, so as to remain a 'goodour children back to their families. God bless you
girl'. Nowadays with 'this new twisted script' forand yours!
vampires, with 'sexy' and attracted actors, and