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2007-09-15 04:13:07 UTC
By DAVID DEUTSCH
Press Writer
September 14, 2007 at 20:30:8 PDT
Controversial Rock Band Linked to Paganism, Rituals
PADANG, Indonesia (MA) - A member of the controversial rock group
Negativland has been linked with leaders inside of the 'paganism'
movement, a loosely-knit network that enacts subtly-veiled re-
creations of pagan human sacrifice rituals.
Press sources have revealed that Negativland member Don Joyce has been
closely linked with a group of pagans responsible for the enactment of
literally hundreds of pagan ritual re-creations, featuring, among
other things, a 'sex tent' deemed unsafe by public health and safety
committees.
Joyce has been closely linked with Douglass St. Clair Smith, a known
pagan. Smith has been deemed a leader of a group of pagans who hold
celebrations at a festival known as Starwood, which makes prominent
use of satanic symbols such as pentagrams. Leaders within the movement
stay in warm, comfortable accomodations, while the often-penniless
adherents sleep in tents, and use outdoor latrines.
"There's been a lot of chatter in the system between Joyce, and key
members of the paganism movement", remarked David Vanderzandt, a noted
researcher of the pagan community for the past twenty years, and an ex-
pagan who rejected the movement for Christianity. Vanderzandt says
that Joyce and pagan leader Smith have been close associates for a
long time.
"When I see these clowns doing adjoining radio shows, and attempting
to conceal the connection between members of Negativland, Pacifica
Radio, and the pagan community, I want to stop and ask these guys -
'who are you kidding'?", Vanderzandt said.
In addition to Joyce's connection with Smith, numerous other clues
abound throughout Negativland's work. "If you look at the cover, for
example, of the Negativland album 'Jam Con '84', you will see a
blatant representation of the so-called 'Green Man', a well-known
emmanation of Satan, and basically synonymous with the god Pan,"
Vanderzandt said.
In addition to more familiar pagan ritual re-creations like Burning
Man, pagans participate in other lesser-known rituals, said to include
in some cases actual human sacrifice.
Smith's Church of the Subgenius is no stranger to controversy: This
year, a top cleric, Kevin Underwood, was arrested for the brutal
murder and attempted cannibalization of a 10 year old girl.
Readers are urged to use caution whenever dealing with members of the
paganism movement. Known for their use of brain-damaging chemicals at
rituals, pagan behavior is said to be uncertain, and often
unpredictable.
Press writer Hakim Zakki contributed to this report from Oakland,
California.
Press Writer
September 14, 2007 at 20:30:8 PDT
Controversial Rock Band Linked to Paganism, Rituals
PADANG, Indonesia (MA) - A member of the controversial rock group
Negativland has been linked with leaders inside of the 'paganism'
movement, a loosely-knit network that enacts subtly-veiled re-
creations of pagan human sacrifice rituals.
Press sources have revealed that Negativland member Don Joyce has been
closely linked with a group of pagans responsible for the enactment of
literally hundreds of pagan ritual re-creations, featuring, among
other things, a 'sex tent' deemed unsafe by public health and safety
committees.
Joyce has been closely linked with Douglass St. Clair Smith, a known
pagan. Smith has been deemed a leader of a group of pagans who hold
celebrations at a festival known as Starwood, which makes prominent
use of satanic symbols such as pentagrams. Leaders within the movement
stay in warm, comfortable accomodations, while the often-penniless
adherents sleep in tents, and use outdoor latrines.
"There's been a lot of chatter in the system between Joyce, and key
members of the paganism movement", remarked David Vanderzandt, a noted
researcher of the pagan community for the past twenty years, and an ex-
pagan who rejected the movement for Christianity. Vanderzandt says
that Joyce and pagan leader Smith have been close associates for a
long time.
"When I see these clowns doing adjoining radio shows, and attempting
to conceal the connection between members of Negativland, Pacifica
Radio, and the pagan community, I want to stop and ask these guys -
'who are you kidding'?", Vanderzandt said.
In addition to Joyce's connection with Smith, numerous other clues
abound throughout Negativland's work. "If you look at the cover, for
example, of the Negativland album 'Jam Con '84', you will see a
blatant representation of the so-called 'Green Man', a well-known
emmanation of Satan, and basically synonymous with the god Pan,"
Vanderzandt said.
In addition to more familiar pagan ritual re-creations like Burning
Man, pagans participate in other lesser-known rituals, said to include
in some cases actual human sacrifice.
Smith's Church of the Subgenius is no stranger to controversy: This
year, a top cleric, Kevin Underwood, was arrested for the brutal
murder and attempted cannibalization of a 10 year old girl.
Readers are urged to use caution whenever dealing with members of the
paganism movement. Known for their use of brain-damaging chemicals at
rituals, pagan behavior is said to be uncertain, and often
unpredictable.
Press writer Hakim Zakki contributed to this report from Oakland,
California.