The reason that the Fundamentalist campaign against Satanism in rock music and popular culture has failed is because they used the information as a weapon against their political enemies.
Ronald Reagan said that Christianity contained "unconventional weapons".
And one of those weapons is demonization of your enemies.
Another weapon is damnation of your opponent which Reagan inspired with his Last Judgement of the Millennium.
He also used blame and shame of the left-leaning Hippies.
This is the religious component of the Culture Wars which have so blighted our society.
Most people think that the Fundamentalists' approach to God is out of date - rooted as it is in the Old Testament.
But the emergence of Progressive Christianity gives us an alternative perspective.
Progressive Christianity is non-violent, non-judgemental, and rooted in unconditional love.
A new way of interpreting scripture gives us permission to reject the vengeful, judgmental, violent passages of the Old Testament and base our faith in the Gospel of Love preached by Jesus of Nazareth.
The problem still remains that the negative influences in rock music and entertainment sabotage our spiritual quest.
But a non-violent approach ensures that our faith does not become a weapon.
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