If you read Marilyn Manson's book, you'll find out that he was raised in a strict fundamentalist home where they taught him that the UPC code was the "mark of the beast".
He was terrified of life waiting for Jesus to return and a world filled with evil. When he figured out that he was being conned, he decided to embody the very image he was taught to fear.
Discuss.
2007-07-09 05:25:48 · 18 answers · asked by Divadarya: trans n' proud 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think his whole persona is just a very clever marketing ploy.
2007-07-09 05:28:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I'm not a Christian either. But I don't use a single example to discredit a whole group.
An intelligent dialogue between believers (of all kinds) and non-believers would render a lot more understanding than a contest of "who's right."
Certainly, if someone was going to "win" the contest, it would have happened at least 600 years ago. I came to realize, the more freedom I want, the more I have to be willing to accept about the next person's freedom.
2007-07-09 12:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jahosaphat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really like Marilyn Manson, he's got his ideas straight and some pretty informed consistent opnions. I also enjoy his music more than the folks in my church would like to know (not that much more though). I don't know how fundamentalist fanatic christianism can mess with your head, as i've never experenced it. I just got the true face of christianism (a loving and fullfilling experience). Some of his critics seem to be valid.
i believe he does those weird stuff just to cause controversy, oh and for weird teenagers to like him (i speak as an ex-weird teenager)
Paz de Cristo
2007-07-09 12:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by Emiliano M. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, since Marilyn Manson spends his time being in the public eye, you cannot say whether what he professes in his book is truth or an exaggeration. Also, he ended up rather screwed up (as his public image would show) and he needs of course to blame someone. Most importantly, he is a person in the spotlight, and he has people who help him to convey an image that will sell albums, and/or create 'shock value' simply for publicity purposes.
Who really knows what Marilyn Manson believes in his heart, except him? Who knows what he believes when he wakes in the morning or when he goes to bed at night? It could very well be that is a devout Christian, or even that he believes in Buddhism. We don't really know. The only one who knows is him.
Besides, I try not to take everything I read too seriously. That is of course, unless it was inspired by God.
2007-07-09 12:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Alexis 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, yeah, if he were taught that the UPC code was the "mark of the beast" he was being conned. That's not a good example of Christian education.
2007-07-09 12:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by Machaira 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lol. Yep, Marilyn Manson is a great example. Living in fear is never a good thing.
2007-07-09 12:29:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Marilyn Manson is the product of ignorant fundys destroying their children.
2007-07-09 12:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I read that book too. I like how he talked about how insecure his religion left him feeling, and how awful some of the people he went to school with were.
2007-07-09 12:32:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If his life is an example of how to live as a non-believer then I don't want any part of it. I love it when people blame their own shortcomings on God, seems a little convenient to me. Don't forget, he wasn't being "conned", he just denied truth like you do.
2007-07-09 12:30:14 · answer #9 · answered by Scott B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
marilyn went toschool with a friend of mine there in canton ohio... he said he was a kewl person, but becos of my friends parents being uppitty and all that OLD money.. he wasnt allowed to associate with him... so my friend admired him from afar... Oh ya! my friend isnt gay... he's a devoted xtian.
2007-07-09 12:32:29 · answer #10 · answered by prairie fire 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He certainly came close to embodying it
2007-07-09 12:29:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋