The New Dark Ages

The 'New Dark Ages' is a blatant attempt				vampires, with 'sexy' and attracted
to implicate its followers down the				actors, and the new fact that one can be
deadly wrong path to un-enlightenment and				bitten just a little, the once fearful
everlasting perdition. I am quite sure				vampire has been greatly reduced to just
that many adults are completely unaware				a mischievous young lad.
of all this. Because what I write of is				Because of this reduction, evil beast to
just so 'unbelievable' and/or so totally				more mischievous lad, there isn't as much
strange and foreign to most adults, many				a need for the once brave and feared
will think I am exaggerating things to				'vampire hunter'. The twisting and
make a more exciting and readable				tweaking continues with this character;
article. Unfortunately, I am not, but I				nowadays, the vampire hunter is simply
truly wish I were. I call to mind, and				portrayed as a bumbling idiot or by a
would put 'The New Dark Ages' into the				fallen priest. Gone too are the days when
very same unbelievable and ridiculous				just any old cross would frighten the
category of the last fad our kids were				vampire into a cringe and to a quick
drawn to, called 'The Choking Game'.				flight away. In today's new twisted
After all who would be so dopey as to				script one must now have a strong
choke another until they passed out,				religious faith as well as a cross to
because of robbing their brain of				achieve the same results. Do you see how
critical oxygen, just so they would				the once all-powerful religious item has
experience a brief, zero cost and drug				been reduced to a product of another's
free 'high' upon returning from being				understanding instead of simply being
passed out-if they returned? However,				full of power from God. Gone also are
police departments across the nation have				the days when a vampire had to fear the
reported far too many participants of				light of day and the fact that they
this deadly 'game'. Therefore, as a				didn't have a reflection in a mirror. In
suggestion please remember that I				the old days the vampires stayed hidden
encourage you to stop reading this				in their coffin, in some secret room of
article at any time and call the				their house, until there was no
non-emergency line of your local police				possibility of any sunshine shinning on
department to have them validate and				them. Can you now remember the inference
confirm all I am revealing to you today.				of just how bad/evil these characters
Until parents and other adults in				were? They couldn't tolerate any of the
authority understand this 'new-dark ages'				light and would die if left in the
many teens will be in grave danger and				sunlight. Remember the inference to all
involved in activities that no one of any				the Bible stories about light? The story
intellect would recommend.				of how things evil and dark feared all
Fortunately for most, at this time, this				things of the light, AKA Jesus the Light
problem is more of a big city problem.				of the world? Can you see now the cloudy
However, family's today move around a lot				twists and tweaks with the intension to
and children from the 'big city' are				deceive? Tie all things twisted together
introducing many 'cool-things' to the				to see the hidden intent to deceive. With
local small town kids. Either way, it is				the promotion of the vampire to
best to understand the background and				mischievous lad; the demotion of the
climate that led to this problem and to				vampire hunter to less than respected
know what signs to be on the look out				idiot or bad priest as well as the facts
for.				of vampires being a bit more accepting of
The climate that this problem has grown				the light of day we have one character
out of is the new double standard with				that our impressionable kid's can now
regards to Christians and Christianity.				have empathy for. All one must do is to
For the rules that apply to many other				cultivate empathy a bit and we will get
groups, Jews, Muslim, or Blacks seem to				children who wish to emulate as well.
not apply to Christians any longer. We				What an amazing twist that has the
need understand that our children are				incredible power to make evil more
witnessing a time of 'talking down'				appealing for our kids!
Christianity. Popular books and media				I truly hope you can see my reason to
services are 'exposing' so called hidden				point out the various differences, simply
secrets and down right lies about our				to highlight, uncover and expose for you
faith. In this climate it isn't so far				what I see as and what I will call the
fetched for someone to claim that they				'hand of Satan'. If not Satan, who then
are not a Christian, and that they are				could benefit from such wonderfully
against and not supportive of				powerful twisting and tweaking of evil
Christianity because Christianity doesn't				things to be more appealing to our kids?
support their group. We are beginning to				Surely not God or anything of the Light!
see quite a high level of distasteful				Exposing our children to the dark side
rhetoric from the gay community in				(evil), a little bit at a time, while
specific lately. Because Christianity				changing evil into simply mischievousness
does approve of the 'gay lifestyle'				makes evil more appealing, or not as
various gay groups are now overtly				affront. Understand that the twisting
disrespectful of all things Christian.				and tweaking must be subtle and
Your teen sees his or her 'favorite'				non-descript in order to get pass our
actor or actress out-right bashing				adult radar. Surely those with devious
Christianity because they are either, gay				intent could not come out on the
or very liberal, and simply because it's				six-o'clock news and declare that they
the new 'cool' thing to do in Hollywood.				wanted to make our children more drawn to
Many local newspapers tend to lean left				dark and evil things! Because of how
and are supportive of various subversive				subtle their intent is, one appears to be
lifestyles offended by Christianity's				a religious nut! Now one can accuse me of
beliefs and so an anti-Christianity				over-doing things a bit or accuse me of
disposition comes through whatever they				making something wrong out of nothing. I
report or don't report, on purpose. There				truly wish I was. However, if I were not
are many 'safety-nets' in place today to				telling the truth, than why do our
prevent any actions or speech to come				children see vampires in a new light; why
across as 'anti-Muslim'. However, it				do they empathize with them and why do
appears to be 'open season' for				they actually wish to emulate them? Allow
Christian's and Christianity. I make this				me to develop this point a bit more for
point not because my feelings are hurt or				clarity.
I wish for things to be different. No, I				Simply put, I hope you can now see the
make this point in an attempt to explain				devious twisting and tweaking to make
the polluted climate that 'The New Dark				evil more palatable for our children. We
Ages' has grown out of.				all know and believe that a frequent
Another factor aiding this climate is				exposure, applied with various twisting
popular publishing houses. Many recent				and tweaking will callus people to the
best-selling books are on or have been on				point where the once strange appears
the market taunting the claims of				less-than-strange and more 'normal' or
undiscovered secrets and purposive lies				acceptable. I can almost hear you
in Christianities history. As when times				parents asking out loud as you read this
are tough and supposed lies are being				saying, "we are still talking about
'discovered', it isn't difficult for us				make-believe here, right"? "This is just
to see a, 'rewriting' of historical fact				a fictional story and characters created
as well as a twisting and replacement of				to sell tickets for the theatre industry,
the facts with convoluted				right"? Yes we are still talking about a
misunderstandings and conspiracy				once make-believe character; for me and
theories. Whereas twenty five years ago				for most, average Christian adults. Our
if someone would have claimed the same,				children however, are being manipulated
they would have been 'locked up' and				for devious dark and evil reasons. The
their mental faculties questioned at				reason is simply, to make them more
great lengths.				accepting of things dark and evil. If
It may be a bit cliché however; it has				this can be done, our children can easily
served us all very well up to now. We				walk away from God and all things of the
have always understood the general				Light. Or as we have seen a recent
unwritten 'rule' that the guys with the				rapidly growing trend towards pagan
white hats were good guys and the ones in				beliefs and actions as well as the
black hats were the bad guys. We				practice of 'white' witchcraft (also
understood this basic 'rule' that dark or				called Wicca) by our youth. So yes folks,
black was bad and light or things of the				we were talking about make-believe for
light were positive. This 'rule' came				you and me. For our children, we did not
from our Judeo-Christian upbringing and				know it until recently, but they, our
the general comparisons found in our				children, are talking about real things
Bible about light and dark. However,				taken from our make-believe! The
today there appears to be so many more				following will prove all that I am
shades of grey and things aren't as 'cut				saying. If more proof is needed, as I
and dry' as they used to be. Today				said back when we started, call your
because of the various shades of grey,				local police and hear it directly from
real or not, we are witnessing an almost				them! I tell you honestly, if this were
total reversal of the once general				not true, the following activities would
opinion of all things dark and/or black.				not be happening to our children across
For an example today our children have				the country.
witnessed their parents graduate from				In just about every major city today
dopey horoscopes in the daily newspaper				there are rather large groups of
to having psychic's tell their fortune				youngsters who have bought into the new
and pick out more favorable days for				twisted and tweaked script for vampires,
certain family events. These activities				and in doing so many of our kid's wish to
were once considered dark and are still				seriously emulate today's scripted
an activity for Christians to avoid. Pop				vampire characters, because they are
culture today has many very popular				'cool', sexy and all powerful! All
television shows during prime time,				attributes our children wish to possess.
dealing with 'spirits' or ghosts of the				Yes, that statement is rather difficult
dead, who need someone's help in what				to take, however it is so very true to
they call 'crossing-over'. This too was				our children!
and is still considered dark and not an				Now there are varying degrees to all of
activity Christians should partake of.				this. However, I know you couldn't be one
However, in pop culture these dark				of the few who didn't notice that our
activities are often seen in a 'new				children began dressing and acting rather
light', pun intended, as not so very dark				strange lately, we all brushed it off as
or scary any longer. The younger				some new fad called, Goth or Gothic.
generation that always seems willing to				Whereas that is partly right, a group of
challenge the older generation's rules				our children equate looking Gothic as
and guidelines can find something that				looking like a vampire. So now with the
someone is going to take offense to.				want to look as Goth and as a vampire, is
Therefore, the younger generation that				to dress in all dark/black clothing and
takes offense to the unwillingness of the				to wear long black top coats. Strong
older generation, to accept things that				overly done, large buckets on super thick
are dark. This gives the younger				and strong looking combat boots, and
generation something to be offended over				things such as coloring their faces pale
and something to shake their head over.				white with dark sunken eyes and to have
As you can now see the unwillingness is				black painted finger nails, all in order
the issue and not the dark or negative				to look more like a vampire and/or the
action(s). Just a simple quick twist and				Gothic characters of today's screen
the issue is lost in the emotions. I'm				stars. Multiple body piercing and tattoos
sure you now can see that within this				go hand-in-hand with this new look to
type of polluted and 'cloudy' climate				vary degrees of intensities, and those
something dark, something bad, something				children who would have shunned this type
very bad, could thrive long enough to be				of behavior and dress at one time, are
a problem, with just a bit of tweaking to				now falling right in step. Unfortunately,
the over all 'script' of things. Allow me				we parents in general, sat back and
to now clarify the things of days past				watched it all happen shaking our
with the new twist and tweaking to				parental heads at the new fad.
produce desired results in and with our				The most extreme of this group are found
children.				hanging out in 'underground' or 'secret'
In our generation, back when we were				unknown to most parents, Gothic/vampire
teens, mostly all of us enjoyed going to				nightclubs and/or youth centers depending
the movies and being frightened by some				on the age of the kids involved. Out
spooky, dopey and completely fictitious				east, police have found 'secret' club
monster. Knowing that it was unreal				rooms behind normal corner bars that the
didn't lose its scariness with most of				locals (adults) didn't know anything
us. The most frightening and				about it. To stir the pot a bit, so to
serendipitous of characters for most of				speak, we now even have several Hollywood
us was that of the vampire. There were				stars who also dress and act like this
many others however, the vampire seemed				and their contribution to the vampire
to be the scariest for most of us. A				culture is very strange and violent
completely fictitious, dark and evil				lyrics in their popular songs. Some claim
character that took what they wanted				that these stars fuel this new pop
without ever asking! This was seen and				culture; others see it as just a passing
held to be almost as brash and				fad in music and filling a need. Simply
distasteful and even looked upon as rape.				because of how 'cool', how sexy and how
Because vampires 'needed' and wanted				much in control, yet untouchable and
blood to drink was even scarier and				powerful the modern immortal vampires
totally gross to us.				are, they now have a new and very serious
The reason I used the word serendipitous				following... Our teen children in the
is because today's pop culture is again				form of Gothic vampires.
resurrecting, so to speak, and no pun				You are now welcomed and even encouraged
intended, the character of the vampire,				to call your police and validate
once again. This time though the facts of				everything I wrote here. I know it sounds
this character are being deviously				very strange, bizarre and too difficult
twisted, tweaked, convoluted and				to swallow. I also know that I am
portrayed completely untrue and different				beginning to sound like a 'conspiracy
than originally intended in days past.				theory expert' and a 'right-wing' nut,
However, because we are talking about a				who sees 'the devil' around every corner
fictitious character, many of us adults				as well as in the details! However, I
don't find the need to argue the fine				merely attempted to provide you with as
points; we state that it just doesn't				much of the background and the climate
matter. Rather, I suggest we need to				that lead to this, as well as to the over
understand that because of this twisting				all devious reasons. I truly wish it all
and/or replacement of the commonly held				was untrue! Your local police can fill
facts that it truly is important because				you in more and validate what I have
it is now being done purposely twisted so				stated.
that once fearful dark and evil				However, before you go, allow me tell you
characters are simply now more appealing				that there are two major groups of Goth
to our children. The why of this in the				vampire cults. One, unfortunately, do
first place, is because this has lead to				actually drinks each others blood! The
many misunderstandings and a reversal of				fear of Aids or Hepatitis isn't a real
things dark and once considered evil.				issue for these 'all powerful vampire
If Hollywood can somehow and in someway				kids'. The other group of Gothic/vampires
twist things just a bit, then this bad,				are called 'psychic energy-vampires'! The
evil guy, in the black hat or not, isn't				extreme group, however small, who
so bad or evil any longer. Now because he				actually drink blood, do so by various
isn't so evil any longer, he is purposely				blood letting rituals found in occult and
made to look tough and attractive to the				satanic books. This radical group usually
ladies. So then maybe it wouldn't be so				wish to 'hide out' or sleep most of the
bad if one of us wanted to look like him				day away and then to come out 'only at
or dress like him, in an attempt to also				night' to hang out in local 'secret'
be popular with the ladies. This twisting				Gothic clubs. The other group is a bit
and tweaking must happen; because, no one				less dangerous and do not drink blood but
would ever consider emulating such a				do go around sucking 'energy' from people
totally evil character unless they were				and younger children, so they confess.
deranged. Therefore it becomes sort of				With both groups and with some of the
okay to twist and re-write the character				'Goth only' kids, a good majority of
description to a more fitting 'modern'				these youths do not want anyone to label
one.				them good, Christian or even simply
This twisting is a bit difficult to				average. No, they would rather we call
completely understand. However, as with				them evil, Gothic and/or a true vampires.
most deception, if one takes notice of				Just about anything in line with son of
the results, positive or negative, and				the devil or Satan's son and wicked would
then follows those results back to the				be preferred. As well as the fact that
intension, they can make a determination				school violence goes hand-in-hand with
based on the results. Bad results equal				this vampire/Goth culture so does
bad intension; Good results equal good				inverted pentagrams, the number 666 and
intension. Why would Hollywood want to				other occult and Satanic symbols that are
re-write, twist, and tweak an evil				used and truly cherished by these youths.
character into a 'not-so-bad' guy with a				The so-called 'new age', Wicca or white
lot of good-looking lady friends? Simply				witchcraft appears to be another on-ramp,
because it makes things evil more				not the only way to this Goth/vampire
appealing and acceptable to our				culture due to the amount of pagan
impressionable children. Allow me to				practices and beliefs that have
continue and if you begin to have trouble				infiltrated. Statement such as, the
following, come back and re-read this				triple goddess as well as the 'horned'
paragraph again. Let's apply this				god of the hunt are phrases tossed around
understanding to the new twisted				as though the meanings were universal and
character they intend for our children to				understood by all.
emulate.				Your local police will inform you if
Vampires of the past were held to be evil				there are any groups like this in your
and inhumanely cannibalistic by just				town or if it hasn't hit there yet, you
about everyone. Vampires were creepy				can take it as being fore-warned. Lastly,
looking and acting characters. In our				while I am speaking of warnings you need
day, vampires had to endlessly roam the				to know that there is one group of male
night looking to drink the blood of their				adults predators that hang around these
next unwilling victim. Vampires were				kids. There appears to be many forty and
damned souls destined to roam the earth				fifty year old males dressing and acting
and to never experience the final resting				like the most extreme kid's, in order to
place of heaven. Additionally, the only				be able to be close to the young
thing a vampire really had to fear was				impressionable girls. Buying alcohol and
the shape of a cross and/or a wooden				teaching the younger girls how to be Goth
stake that was to be driven into their				vampire as well as other activities such
heart as they slept in their coffin (uh,				as Tantra sex magic (magic spelled with a
gross) during the daytime. Women were not				k) being propagated by these 'adult'
drawn or sexually attracted to vampires,				predators. A popular reality television
on either side of the big screen.				show recently had a contestant that would
Vampires were not 'sexy' or seen as				fit the description of an adult male in
attractive because they were completely				his forties or early fifties, acting and
disgusting, gross and evil beasts that				dressing as one of the kid's in some
slept in coffins! Pretty much a total				vampire/Goth cult. He favored dark
turn-off for most if not all women. Women				clothes, body piercing, multiple tattoos
would and could fall under the 'spell' of				and being called evil, wicked and so on.
the evil creature of days past; sort of				I only point him out as an example. I do
an unwilling hypnotic trance, but surely				not know if he hangs around the kids or
not because of any sexual attraction was				not in his home town or is guilty of any
implied or ever existed. Now again				propagated actions. However, every town
follow closely for a moment this is a key				seems to have a large enough group of
point. Yes, even in days long ago,				adult males in very close with the local
vampires would 'penetrate' the neck of				females. Be on the watch for this type.
their victims in order to drink their				Their in is 'just how much they
blood; however, there was no sexual				understand while your parents don't'!
connection via the 'penetration'				Similar enough to the on-line predators
comparison ever made or understood by				that use the same logic to have young
anyone in the past. However scary and				girls open up and become victims.
repulsive vampires were generally held to				Now, no not all the children dressing and
be completely fictitious and scary only				acting in this way are against Jesus, in
for the purpose of entertainment or until				with the devil and going to cause some
our popcorn ran out.				sort of school violence. However, it
However fun and innocent vampires were in				goes a long way to understand the very
our day, it can't be said of our children				mass mind set of our children. Yes, to
because of the current plot of deception				certain extents kids go through various
to mislead our children into accepting				fads that adults find silly. This action
all things evil as simply different				and these kids involved in the Goth
shades of grey. It is here that the				vampire culture are not just another
intension becomes clearer as to why				passing fad. When these children wish to
anyone would be guilty of twisting and				emulate a once fictitious evil character,
tweaking.				simply because many are portrayed as
Due to many recent high dollar box-office				strong and sexy in today's media
hits in Hollywood, today's vampires are				something is wrong and needs immediate
portrayed by young and attractive boys.				attention. This is very difficult for
Some would even go as far as to say				many adults to grasp, I understand. It is
'sexy' and sexually appealing movie				equally difficult for a parent to
stars. Now the very suggested sexual				empathize and actually comprehend the
analogy of sexual penetration isn't just				fact that their very own child wants to
suggested, it is surely intended and even				look dead, or pale faced with dark sunken
made crystal clear for those too young to				eyes. Their child wants to paint their
completely understand any off-handed and				fingernails black and to shun any and all
cloudy analogy. The once dreaded curse of				bright and cheery things because they are
having to wander the earth endlessly				for 'losers'. I understand that this
isn't considered now, really all that				article is a rather large morsel for
negative. This has been shown in more				anyone to swallow. However, if we are
favorable light and is now almost seen as				going to ever offer any help and to pull
a good bonus. It is seen as a type of				these kids back into the fold, we must
immortality that can't be achieved by any				completely understand what we are dealing
other means. Today vampires still drink				with. We must also understand the
another's blood however, in the new				general condition of their soul and their
script they can do it 'less completely'				level of true clinical mental depression.
or not as much as in days long gone. Now				Simply because this is so bizarre and
drinking just a little is sort of okay,				strange, please do not turn away and hide
after all, we all need to eke out a				from the facts. It truly doesn't help you
living somehow. Remember, in days past,				or your child! Don't allow your children
when one was bitten by a vampire they				to be involved in all this without you
too, were then doomed to roam the earth				sitting down and having several serious
endlessly in search of their next				talks. If your child isn't involved to a
unwilling victim? Today, on the other				dangerous degree, great! If your child is
hand, one can be bitten just a little or				however, take this article re-read it
can even give permission for another to				several times until you know what you are
drink, but only a small amount so that				talking about and then pull your child
they won't become a full-fledge vampire				back by unconditional love and not
in the process. This new behavior is				ridicule. If this article helps you in
almost as similar to 'making out'. Good				any way please pass it around to every
girls can let it (making-out) go on for a				adult and authority you know. Information
bit, but when things begin to get out of				is power and information clothed with
hand, they must be stopped it at once, so				sincere concern out of unconditional love
as to remain a 'good girl'. Nowadays				can and will bring our children