While I've already written about the potential dangers of the ice bucket challenge, largely due to one's poor health and also alcohol consumption, I've also applauded it for spreading word about a worthy cause and making money to further research about that cause in the process. While I just sent a quiet donation without getting ice-cold water dumped over my head, so long as people are cautious when partaking in it, I have no problem with it. That's much more than can be said about World Net Daily writer Selena Owens, whom recently wrote an article, entitled, "The Dark Side Of The Ice Bucket Challenge." I know, I'm already scared too.
She began her "piece" with this:
"I'm not one to get all crazy about the latest fads, especially ones that call for being doused in frigid ice water. Concerning the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC), I feel that there are more comfortable ways to bring attention to debilitating diseases without going to such extremes, which are more sensationalized than sensible in actually educating people."
I guess that makes sense. She hasn't fallen off her rocker yet. Please, continue...
"Initially, I watched some really funny ice bucket challenges by people who sincerely participated to raise awareness - and money - for ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. I cringed when the ice water overtook its subject, and I laughed at the comical responses. And then the craze just didn't stop. Social media blew up with videos of politicians, celebrities, athletes and kindergarteners that got on board with this phenomenon."
Okay, she's not talking crazy yet. Let's get to the good stuff already...
"So I began to think about the IBC: Whose idea was this? Why would people so easily agree to being drenched in icy water? Who participated and who didn't? Why do people feel obligated to take the challenge if offered to them? What's the purpose of calling out three other people to take the challenge? Is there an underlying meaning we are not aware of in taking this challenge, or is it simply crazy summer fun, an innocent passing phenomenon that we'll forget about at the first sight of an autumn leaf?"
Here I thought I was an over-analyzer...
"No doubt that when it comes to culture and making a societal statement, symbolism and messaging is top tier. Entertainers aim to present their message to the masses. We see it in movies, in Super Bowl performances, in the Grammys: In every song or dance, symbolism is the end game. With that in mind, I investigated the phenomenon behind the ALS IBC, and I discovered the IBC to be darker rather than enlightening and quite cultic instead of a lighthearted attempt to understand a debilitating disease.
Let me explain."
Please do...
"Let's begin with the bizarre, rather dark 'drowning accident' of Corey Griffin, the 27-year-old IBC co-founder. Griffin died last month when he left a very successful ALS fundraiser and 'dove off a building at Straight Wharf in Nantucket at 2 a.m. on Aug. 16 and drowned, according to the Boston Globe. 'He floated to the surface [and] then he sank. He did not come up again,' the report says. Corey was pronounced dead at 3 a.m. He had helped raise $100,000 for ALS research on the night of his death.'"
Where is this going exactly? Okay, go on...
"Corey Griffin appeared to be on a path to great achievements: He was a college hockey player, enjoyed a very successful financial career and was a philanthropist who raised money for children in hospitals and his friend stricken with ALS. It confounds me as to why Griffin would take such a risk with his life, especially in the dead of night? Very odd. Very bizarre. Very dark."
Yes, it is typically dark at night (in the U.S. anyway)...
"Such an ill-fated loss, and yet I haven't heard a peep or read anything on a national stage about the unfortunate passing of Corey Griffin besides the post in the Boston Globe. One would think that given all the frenzy of the IBC, participants would flood social media with an outpouring of mourning or hold a vigil or something. But people seem content to film their IBC antics without giving Corey Griffin a fleeting thought. Do they even know he died? Do they even care?"
Allow me to google "Corey Griffin dies." I'll be damned; I received 340,000 results. Please continue...
"I also thought about why people would pour water over their heads. Sometimes the participants drench themselves, but typically someone else is designated to this task. Now I realize that being immersed in ice-cold water is quite a challenge to take, and it would definitely attract attention; I get it. However, I couldn't put my finger on why this didn't feel right to me - then I saw this video on Facebook. In the video, Evangelist Anita Fuentes breaks down an assortment of cryptic and cultic messages hidden in the IBC. It's worth watching to decide for yourself if evil influences and symbolism are embedded within the IBC, or if Fuentes - as well as myself - is looking for ghosts behind every bush and a conspiracy behind every popular fad."
Ah, now we're getting to the crazy, I mean, the good stuff!
"In particular, Fuentes' video depicts the world-renowned cultic queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey, taking the IBC. Winfrey precedes her dousing with the words, 'In the name of ALS and the Ice Bucket Challenge. ...' [emphasis mine] Interesting choice of words."
Indeed it was. Wait - why was it interesting again?
"Winfrey's proclamation hit a nerve with me because Christians, myself included, routinely pray and make decrees 'in the name of Jesus.' We specify whom we worship when we invoke prayer in Jesus' name. However, because Oprah mistakenly believes the One True God is jealous of her, and the well-known fact that she denounces Jesus as the only way to God and basically considers herself to be a god, I found this statement to be very cultic in nature."
Ah-ha, now it all makes sense, or something...
"Fuentes also addresses the matter of pouring water over ones head and how that act directly correlates with water baptism and syncs the IBC with the sacred Christian deed of cleansing and purification, albeit, in a sacrilegious manner. She also delves into deep issues of rituals stemming from dark, cultic practices that encompass the IBC and which symbolically place America and Americans in a satanic ritual - with or without their knowledge."
Hmm... What if one "cleanses" themselves via showering on a daily basis?
"Satanic ritual? Yes. Rituals about in 'Christian' America. Whenever spectators watch singers like Beyonce, JayZ, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and especially Nicki Minaj, they are indoctrinated and involved with blatantly satanic rituals that stem from the deep abyss of the occult. Some of these very same artists have taken the ALS IBC. Gaga doesn't utter a word as she baptizes herself, arrayed in a sexy black leotard, sporting black lips, perched in an ornate black chair. Gaga doesn't use a bucket; she instead uses a large silver bowl associated with pagan worship. Do you think she would take the IBC if it didn't meet her pagan criteria? Not a chance."
Speaking of Paganism, how about that Christmas?!? Anyway, are we almost done yet? Please?
"The ALS IBC is ritualistic in nature. People are chosen to undergo a form of water baptism with cultic god Oprah leading the charge 'in the name of ALS.' The Bible is clear: 'You shall have no other gods before me' (Exodus 20:3). Oprah is a god to millions of Americans, and those who follow her doctrine and antics have tossed Jesus off the throne of their hearts - perhaps not intentionally ... or perhaps so. Yet by following her seemingly innocent IBC decree, knowingly or not, they have cast Jesus off symbolically."
Yes, and those whom follow Selena Owens' doctrine have tossed sanity "off the throne of their hearts" (whatever that is)...
"What about the money? The foundation raised over $94 million in one month, stupendously exceeding the $1.5 million it raised last year. And it continues to rake in approximately $9 per day. There are concerns about ALS using embryonic stem-cell methods, and the organization is not very clear on which research it will conduct and how any of that translates into advances to combat or cure ALS. This has left some people feeling misused or duped into participating with the IBC."
I have a feeling Ms. Owens was "duped" long before the ice bucket challenge rolled into town... Alright, Selena, let's end this "piece" with a bang!
"Here's a challenge: Follow Jesus, not the masses."
:: a well deserved slow clap ::
I'm sorry, but she deserved that. Selena Owens finally put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Because of her, we now know the truth, and the truth is that the devil looks an awful lot like Oprah Winfrey, millions of people are being led astray of Jesus and are now worshiping either a bucket or a disease for which they're trying to raise money, oh, and it's dark at night. Thank you, Selena Owens. I can now finally say, "I get it."
Speaking of "get," would someone please get Ms. Owens to a mental health facility? The voices in her head say thanks...
http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/the-dark-side-of-the-ice-bucket-challenge/
She began her "piece" with this:
"I'm not one to get all crazy about the latest fads, especially ones that call for being doused in frigid ice water. Concerning the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC), I feel that there are more comfortable ways to bring attention to debilitating diseases without going to such extremes, which are more sensationalized than sensible in actually educating people."
I guess that makes sense. She hasn't fallen off her rocker yet. Please, continue...
"Initially, I watched some really funny ice bucket challenges by people who sincerely participated to raise awareness - and money - for ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. I cringed when the ice water overtook its subject, and I laughed at the comical responses. And then the craze just didn't stop. Social media blew up with videos of politicians, celebrities, athletes and kindergarteners that got on board with this phenomenon."
Okay, she's not talking crazy yet. Let's get to the good stuff already...
"So I began to think about the IBC: Whose idea was this? Why would people so easily agree to being drenched in icy water? Who participated and who didn't? Why do people feel obligated to take the challenge if offered to them? What's the purpose of calling out three other people to take the challenge? Is there an underlying meaning we are not aware of in taking this challenge, or is it simply crazy summer fun, an innocent passing phenomenon that we'll forget about at the first sight of an autumn leaf?"
Here I thought I was an over-analyzer...
"No doubt that when it comes to culture and making a societal statement, symbolism and messaging is top tier. Entertainers aim to present their message to the masses. We see it in movies, in Super Bowl performances, in the Grammys: In every song or dance, symbolism is the end game. With that in mind, I investigated the phenomenon behind the ALS IBC, and I discovered the IBC to be darker rather than enlightening and quite cultic instead of a lighthearted attempt to understand a debilitating disease.
Let me explain."
Please do...
"Let's begin with the bizarre, rather dark 'drowning accident' of Corey Griffin, the 27-year-old IBC co-founder. Griffin died last month when he left a very successful ALS fundraiser and 'dove off a building at Straight Wharf in Nantucket at 2 a.m. on Aug. 16 and drowned, according to the Boston Globe. 'He floated to the surface [and] then he sank. He did not come up again,' the report says. Corey was pronounced dead at 3 a.m. He had helped raise $100,000 for ALS research on the night of his death.'"
Where is this going exactly? Okay, go on...
"Corey Griffin appeared to be on a path to great achievements: He was a college hockey player, enjoyed a very successful financial career and was a philanthropist who raised money for children in hospitals and his friend stricken with ALS. It confounds me as to why Griffin would take such a risk with his life, especially in the dead of night? Very odd. Very bizarre. Very dark."
Yes, it is typically dark at night (in the U.S. anyway)...
"Such an ill-fated loss, and yet I haven't heard a peep or read anything on a national stage about the unfortunate passing of Corey Griffin besides the post in the Boston Globe. One would think that given all the frenzy of the IBC, participants would flood social media with an outpouring of mourning or hold a vigil or something. But people seem content to film their IBC antics without giving Corey Griffin a fleeting thought. Do they even know he died? Do they even care?"
Allow me to google "Corey Griffin dies." I'll be damned; I received 340,000 results. Please continue...
"I also thought about why people would pour water over their heads. Sometimes the participants drench themselves, but typically someone else is designated to this task. Now I realize that being immersed in ice-cold water is quite a challenge to take, and it would definitely attract attention; I get it. However, I couldn't put my finger on why this didn't feel right to me - then I saw this video on Facebook. In the video, Evangelist Anita Fuentes breaks down an assortment of cryptic and cultic messages hidden in the IBC. It's worth watching to decide for yourself if evil influences and symbolism are embedded within the IBC, or if Fuentes - as well as myself - is looking for ghosts behind every bush and a conspiracy behind every popular fad."
Ah, now we're getting to the crazy, I mean, the good stuff!
"In particular, Fuentes' video depicts the world-renowned cultic queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey, taking the IBC. Winfrey precedes her dousing with the words, 'In the name of ALS and the Ice Bucket Challenge. ...' [emphasis mine] Interesting choice of words."
Indeed it was. Wait - why was it interesting again?
"Winfrey's proclamation hit a nerve with me because Christians, myself included, routinely pray and make decrees 'in the name of Jesus.' We specify whom we worship when we invoke prayer in Jesus' name. However, because Oprah mistakenly believes the One True God is jealous of her, and the well-known fact that she denounces Jesus as the only way to God and basically considers herself to be a god, I found this statement to be very cultic in nature."
Ah-ha, now it all makes sense, or something...
"Fuentes also addresses the matter of pouring water over ones head and how that act directly correlates with water baptism and syncs the IBC with the sacred Christian deed of cleansing and purification, albeit, in a sacrilegious manner. She also delves into deep issues of rituals stemming from dark, cultic practices that encompass the IBC and which symbolically place America and Americans in a satanic ritual - with or without their knowledge."
Hmm... What if one "cleanses" themselves via showering on a daily basis?
"Satanic ritual? Yes. Rituals about in 'Christian' America. Whenever spectators watch singers like Beyonce, JayZ, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and especially Nicki Minaj, they are indoctrinated and involved with blatantly satanic rituals that stem from the deep abyss of the occult. Some of these very same artists have taken the ALS IBC. Gaga doesn't utter a word as she baptizes herself, arrayed in a sexy black leotard, sporting black lips, perched in an ornate black chair. Gaga doesn't use a bucket; she instead uses a large silver bowl associated with pagan worship. Do you think she would take the IBC if it didn't meet her pagan criteria? Not a chance."
Speaking of Paganism, how about that Christmas?!? Anyway, are we almost done yet? Please?
"The ALS IBC is ritualistic in nature. People are chosen to undergo a form of water baptism with cultic god Oprah leading the charge 'in the name of ALS.' The Bible is clear: 'You shall have no other gods before me' (Exodus 20:3). Oprah is a god to millions of Americans, and those who follow her doctrine and antics have tossed Jesus off the throne of their hearts - perhaps not intentionally ... or perhaps so. Yet by following her seemingly innocent IBC decree, knowingly or not, they have cast Jesus off symbolically."
Yes, and those whom follow Selena Owens' doctrine have tossed sanity "off the throne of their hearts" (whatever that is)...
"What about the money? The foundation raised over $94 million in one month, stupendously exceeding the $1.5 million it raised last year. And it continues to rake in approximately $9 per day. There are concerns about ALS using embryonic stem-cell methods, and the organization is not very clear on which research it will conduct and how any of that translates into advances to combat or cure ALS. This has left some people feeling misused or duped into participating with the IBC."
I have a feeling Ms. Owens was "duped" long before the ice bucket challenge rolled into town... Alright, Selena, let's end this "piece" with a bang!
"Here's a challenge: Follow Jesus, not the masses."
:: a well deserved slow clap ::
I'm sorry, but she deserved that. Selena Owens finally put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Because of her, we now know the truth, and the truth is that the devil looks an awful lot like Oprah Winfrey, millions of people are being led astray of Jesus and are now worshiping either a bucket or a disease for which they're trying to raise money, oh, and it's dark at night. Thank you, Selena Owens. I can now finally say, "I get it."
Speaking of "get," would someone please get Ms. Owens to a mental health facility? The voices in her head say thanks...
http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/the-dark-side-of-the-ice-bucket-challenge/
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