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Originally Posted by WeAreTheLastMen
As someone who actually knows a thing or two about the field of journalism, I can tell you it doesn't "rake in the cash" (lol). Not at all. I you're talking about the bigwigs at the top (the NOT journalists) it's a different story, and you'd be right.
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I just meant that they go for the most emotionally appealing stories in order to guarantee a majority of reader sympathy; which they do. By "raking in the cash" I meant for their publication, not just them. I know plenty of journalists don't have it great, and I don't mean to imply that I don't like journalists or anything.
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Originally Posted by WeAreTheLastMen
Oh, Goddamnit, not again. Ok. The appropriately vague "Christian movement" doesn't want to keep the "pagans" down. If you asked them what they thought of paganism, they'd ask you what the fuck you were talking about. Nobody is even aware that anybody still practices paganism, so they've got no reason to try and oppress it.
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Sure there is. The church knows all about the neopagan movements in Scandinavia, many of them associated with black metal bands. They've openly spoken out against them, and religious states like Poland have banned bands from playing.
Besides, that's just a way for them to avoid the question. If they
did become aware of it, you can be sure they wouldn't condone it.
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Correction: they did, in the 80s. Now they don't. The reason they did in the 80s was because a lot of metal was associated with Satanism, which scared everyone over the age of 40. If you recall, this was pretty much what a lot of the record execs had in mind when they signed the bands in the first place.
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Okay, my bad. I assumed many Christians still make the connection. I wouldn't be surprised if many still do, actually. But that was an assumption, so I apologize.
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I don't think so: Satanism is just silly, and nobody knows paganism is still practiced... which, actually it's not, but you know what I mean.
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Paganism is still practiced; it's just ignored or sometimes laughed at because it seems like an untrue religion or belief system nowadays. But to the people who believe it and find it comforting and enlightening to adopt the religion of their forefathers, it's still very much in practice.
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Can you actually sight any examples of censorship in America? I reaaaaaaalllly doubt it.
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The Nirvana song "Rape Me" was changed to "Waif Me" for distribution in major stores like Wal-Mart. This kind of stuff happens all the time, my friend. Bands that don't allow their song titles or lyrics to be changed suffer poor marketing and distribution efforts. This, in turn, affects sales. Now, on to movies:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493459/
A very enlightening film.
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Oh, there are plenty more. Pretty much every major religion has a few. They all have a few fundamentals, you know?
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I know, I was making a point. The Crusades were by far one of the largest. I was just venting.