Satanism

The United States of America is a nation that prides itself on the concept of freedom, and the backbone of this freedom is the Bill of Rights. Written by former president and founding father James Madison, the Bill of Rights was created in order to ensure and protect each citizen’s individual liberty. While today we recognize twenty-seven amendments, the Bill of Rights is comprised of the original ten constitutional amendments. While some of these ten amendments are more relevant and…

Throughout history, society has created its own interpretations of historical events and warped these connotations into horrifying outlooks of people within these communities. History exists to help understand human nature, identity, change, and societal behavior. However, when people in a society completely ignore historical facts and create their own interpretations, it results in a rift between people. Interpretations taken with a negative stance on certain groups essentially marginalize…

Mara Leveritt writes a fascinating tale of the American justice system gone terribly wrong in her book Devil’s Knot. On May 5, 1993, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steven Branch went missing from their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas. Subsequently, their bodies were recovered in a body of water by their homes with signs that they had been ferociously beaten and murdered. The evidence showed that Christopher Byers had been castrated before he was killed. Quickly, the town found out about…

Horrific crimes are committed across the United States every year and deciding on the correct punishment can be difficult. There are no perfect guidelines for how to lawfully punish someone and this is where the conflict of capital punishment, otherwise referred to as the death penalty arises. Capital punishment is a government-sanctioned practice where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime (Capital Punishment). If there are humans on Earth there surely will be people…

Art and Book Censorship A person might look at a list of banned books from schools and wonder why. Books and art are challenged or censored because they are seen as offensive or unfit for certain age groups (Gould). Many people want to censor or ban certain books or pieces of art, but censorship isn’t the right thing to please everyone. Censorship of art and books should not be enforced because it intrudes on the rights of a person. “Censorship is when a person or group successfully imposes…

Growing up with a Christian family, or with any strongly religious family can oftentimes affect how open and welcoming we are to other people and their views. I had a very religious family and am from a small village, so there wasn’t much diversity or openness to other beliefs. Recently, I’ve been curious and wondering about Wicca and interesting in looking into what they believe. I was raised where any pagan beliefs and witchcraft were believed to be evil and satanic. However, the more I…

patrons of libraries, and only 9% were by administration. People wanted these materials removed for reasons such as “sexually explicit material”, “graphic language”, material that was “unsuited to age group”, “occult themes or promoting the occult or Satanism”, “violence”, “a homosexual theme or promoted homosexuality”, “promoting a religious viewpoint”, and “nudity”. (2) Many people wish to ban books from schools and libraries because, while they contain good information, people believe that…

narrative order is restored. A Study of Popular Horror Films through Feminist Lenses There has been some feminist work on horror films and most contemporary feminist studies of horror films are psychodynamic. Within the psychodynamic theory the films may be considered as artifacts where such aspects as plot, narrative or point of view may be recognised, however the chief interest lies in the viewer’s motives and interests in watching horror films and on the psychological effects such films…

People often reject the unique, they look with a quirked eyebrow and a disfavouring eye on those who are different. In an unspoken agreement, the majority decided to don a negative attitude to the minority. Perhaps one of the most finespun, subtle discriminations in the world we live in today is that against the left; so inconspicuous is it, that most never realise its existence. Most would sneer, “how can there be discrimination against left? It’s just a direction, a handedness, an adjective,”,…

“Big deal. Death always comes with the territory...” (“Richard Ramirez”). These were the words of serial killer Richard Ramirez moments after he was convicted of killing thirteen people (“Richard Ramirez”). Richard Ramirez was a troubled child who lived with his parents and four siblings. His father was often violent and abusive, causing Ramirez to frequently run away from home. Due to distance between Ramirez and his family, he became close with his cousin, Mike. Mike was a soldier for the…