Can demons change the environment? According to one of the great thinkers of Spiritual Mapping - George Otis, Jr. - they can.

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Word cloud from "The Deep State and Communism." Note all the conspiratorial and demonological terms.

E.g., In the Home section, there is a tab entitled "The Deep State and Communism" which reads "An ancient spiritual battle continues behind the reality of the Corona Virus. We must identify the enemy, and then call upon the authority of God" and uses principalities and powers language.

Ahn then asks the pointed question "Why won't other candidates sign the Families First Pledge?" The claim is that other candidates will "weasel out" on their commitments later. An alternative explanation: The Pledge is part of the Biblical Voter organization which espouses conspiratorial demonology.

Text of email indicating Che Ahn has signed the "Families First Pledge"

I got another email from would-be-father-of-CA Ché Ahn, and I wanted to offer an example of how the demonic can be a large part of these movements but remain hidden. In the email, Ahn declares that he has signed the "Families First Pledge" which lists five (quite evangelical) ideas about family.

Same person who:

Invoked violent biblical imagery at the Million Women March: religiondispatches.org/2024/10/17/p... (@fredclarkson.bsky.social)

And at Stop the Steal rally on Jan 5, 2021: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Disturbing to consider this person "the father" whom CA "needs."

Down but not out. If you know people who are considering voting for Ché Ahn in California, it might be time to sit down and have the discussion about the New Apostolic Reformation, Dominionism, and Spiritual Warfare.

The Exorcist as Medical Drama YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

How might viewing The Exorcist as a medical drama instead of a horror film explain the spike in requests for exorcism after the film's release?

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Meet the Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S. Given the threat to America’s democratic institutions and aspirations posed by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), it’s alarming that the movement’s leading figures aren’t well or widely known. Many,...

A good who's who by André Gagné (@profgagne.bsky.social) and Frederick Clarkson (@fredclarkson.bsky.social). If you're unsure who the movers and shakers are in the NAR, this is a perfect primer.

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The Vice President Just Told Me What Aliens REALLY Are… YouTube video by Benny Johnson

Vance: "I don't think they're-- I don't think they're aliens. I think they're demons anyway, but that's a longer discussion."

Looks like Vance is jumping on the aliens=demons train. He'll have a surprising amount of company...

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If you've not pre-ordered your copy of Devils of Democracy, Barnes and Noble is offering 25% off during their presale with code PREORDER25 until March 26th.

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Pleased to announce that Devils of Democracy is available for pre-order! If you're interested in learning about how ideas of demons have always intersected with American politics and what can be done to minimize the effects of conspiratorial ideas of demons: this is the book for you!

Conspiracy Theories, Part 4 - Improvisational Millennialism YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

Final part of the conspiracy series is up! This video is on improvisational millennialism with an example analysis of a QAnon post.

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Discussions of demons with this group have a weird way of becoming shadow texts.

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Fantastic! Are they alphabatized? What am I in-between out of curiosity?

Can I do the opposite?

Feel like this is a weird prologue to Ted Chiang's "The Evolution of Human Science."

Conspiracy Theories, Part 3 - Connectivity, Fact/Fiction Reversal, and Folkloric Transmission YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

If believing a bad knowledge claim doesn't make us a conspiratorial thinker, what does? Third video on Conspiracy Theories, featuring the common themes of connectivity, fact/fiction reversal, and folkloric transmission.

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Conspiracy Theories, Part 2 - Stigmatized Knowledge Claims YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

Second video in the Conspiracy Theories video series. This one addresses the five categories of "stigmatized knowledge" and contextualizes them as failures of the basic epistemic proof from the last video.

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Conspiracy Theories, Part 1 - Differentiating Good Knowledge Claims from Bad Knowledge Claims YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

Back from the break with a video about differentiating bad knowledge claims from good ones. A precursor to discussing how conspiracy theorists process knowledge.

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Demons and Dominion - Part 3 YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

Interested to know how far the long arm of Dominionism has stretched in the United States? This video covers the last three election cycles:

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Dominion and Demons - Part 2 YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

What do capital punishment, Machiavellian politics, and the dominion theology of C. Peter Wagner have in common? Find out in this week's video.

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Dominionism and Demons - Part 1 YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

The first in a three part series on Dominionism in NAR theology, its relationship to demons, and how much progress the group has made in their political goals....

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Here at #aarsbl25 in Boston! I'll be available for a good portion of today and Monday if anyone wants to connect and chat about demons!

What Is the Seven Mountain Mandate? YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

There's a rough game plan for taking over the U.S., and it has a lot lot to do with demons.

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Three Charismatic Waves in the U.S. YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

Arguably, the religious movements most focused on the demonic in the United States are those produced by three Charismatic waves. Here's a brief explanation of them:

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How great were the Muppets!

Analysis and Commentary on Savchuk's Signs You Have a Demon - Part 2 YouTube video by ThatDemonProf

Second part of the Savchuk analysis is up!

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