Word: satanic
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...Satan poised to invade the Bible Belt? Hell, yes, say Baptist ministers along the Mississippi, where TV spots recently carried the voice of a frantic mother begging for help from 911 to rescue her daughter from the evils of gambling. The source of the Baptists' consternation is a growing movement to revive riverboat casinos. They fear that the floating games will bring bawdy music, painted women and public intoxication. On the other side of this fire- and-brimstone debate are the chambers of commerce of such Mississippi River towns as Natchez and Vicksburg. They insist that legalizing games of chance...
...much for Ollie's vaunted respect for superiors. But he was not alone. Almost everyone held William Casey at arm's length in those days. A major scandal had just surfaced: in a covert arms-for-hostages deal, the Great Satan had sold weapons to its enemy, Iran. Profits had been diverted to the Nicaraguan contras. Casey, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, would be summoned to testify about what he knew and when he knew...
Lubbock takes its religion seriously, to be sure. But I suspect that the "anti-Satan" campaign has more to do with unruly heavy-metal enthusiasts than with making ready for the apocalypse. Gary Rosen GSAS
RATHER than just oppose Satan's message, Lubbock leaders are on the attack against His messengers--who now pose as members of heavy metal bands...
Joseph R. Palmore '91 is managing editor of The Crimson. He owns two Led Zeppelin albums, but nonetheless claims not to worship Satan...